View of Red's Meadow from Mammoth Pass trail. Red's Meadow remained closed due to snow covering and damaging the road. It's typically the route into town with a shuttle bus running between the two so it added some extra snow travel miles to our trip.
A fairly standard lunch in the first few days coming out of town.
Along the way to Devils Postpile.
Strider in full relaxation lunch mode
A rugged ridge line and alpine lake across the valley.
Storm clouds building over the mountains
A good camp...a snow free patch of ground and relatively flat!
The morning approach to Donahue Pass over miles of snow and sun cups
Peaceful morning, perfect reflection
Finally made it to Yosemite! A flooded valley on the way to Tuolumne Meadows.
At Tuolumne Meadows, Strider and I decided to hike the road to the town of Lee Vining to stock up with more food for the next section. We talked with a park ranger who strongly encouraged us to reconsider heading north due to the streams between Tuolumne and Sonora Pass being near flood stage. After getting to town and checking my messages, a fellow hiker also warned of the stream crossings and said that he and his partner were jumping ahead to Sonora Pass. With this extra information, we made the decision to do the same and hitched a ride from Lee Vining to Sonora Pass to restart the trail.