Golden Gate — Friday, Aug. 12, 2022

Arrived at Paradise parking lot around 9:30am. Most parking spaces taken, we were lucky to find one. We got on the Skyline trail to Myrtle Falls, and then hiked up the Golden Gate trail, then back on to the Skyline trail to get to Panorama Point. The Golden Gate trail had wildflower meadows in bloom, more views of waterfalls, and we saw two Marmots along the way up. The switchback was steep, as was the section of Skyline to Panorama point. It was all worth it for the nonstop views we had.