My husband and I took the "easy way" by taking a bus up to Glacier Point and hiking down to the Valley Floor. We went in the fall and it was so beautiful; it's really one of our favorite hikes ever. Obviously the view from Glacier Point is magnificient, but there is also a reason why the hike is called the Panorama Trail. What ...

I hiked up the Four Mile Trail, then took the bus down from Glacier Point. The following day I took the bus up and hiked down the Panorama and Mist Trails. Four Mile is a good, vigorous hike. It covers more than 3000 feet of elevation, so it's not easy, but it's very do-able. The switchbacks are plentiful, and the trail is mostly smooth ...