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| Hiking | 11.00 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 11.00 Miles | 6 Hrs | | 1.83 mph |
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| no partners | | Tioga Pass opened earlier than ever before this year - bad news for the snow pack, but good news for early season hiking in the higher elevations. With the campgrounds still closed, Tuolumne Meadows was blissfully people-light when we were there.
We started at Soda Springs Trailhead and took the easy to follow trail as it ran alongside, and occasionally across, the Tuolumne River. It was a last minute decision to hike there (one of the benefits of living in the San Joaquin Valley) and none in my small group had hiked it before, so we were not quite sure what to expect.
While it was 100 degrees down in the central valley, it was fantastically lovely in the high sierra. And the trail was nice, with pretty vistas every mile or so. Meadows, woodlands, pines and redwoods, deer, marmots, rivers, etc. The Glen Aulin falls are very pretty and make for a nice turning around point, however if I'd been alone or hiking with more fast paced companions, I would have gone on a few extra miles to check out the falls and canyon further downstream.
Overall, lovely day! I highly recommend trying to hit Yosemite in the early, late, or off season. It makes all the difference to not be overwhelmed by swarms of tourists. |
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