Day 4: Little Yosemite Valley to Yosemite Valley

On our last day we hiked back down to Yosemite Valley via the Mist Trail. The hike was only 4 miles and all downhill (descending 2,100 ft) but that made it all the more brutal. Our legs were sore from the past three days and our knees were killing us on the downhill. Add to that hundreds of tourists hiking up the wet stone stairs with no regard for the campers coming down with heavy packs. By the time we made it down, it had taken us longer than on the way up. Once in the Valley, we rewarded ourselves with hot showers, pizza, and beer - yum.