Natural History Wanderings

SF Gate  reports

An iconic trail in Yosemite is closed indefinitely after hundreds of boulders fell on it, national park officials said in a statement.

The substantial rockfall occurred April 15 and covered the John Muir Trail near the top of Nevada Fall, close to the Panorama Trail junction, in granite. The John Muir Trail between Nevada Fall and Clark Point is closed to hikers. No injuries were reported following the rockslide.

The National Park service wrote that “nearly 1,000 feet of trail are covered with boulders, trees, and other debris.”

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