by Phil » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:11 pm
I do Ten Lakes quite often and know the area pretty well. The thing is that, even in a light snow year, you guys are about 2 weeks ahead of the ideal time. Once the snow is gone, it's then mosquitoes for a few more weeks. Early to mid August is a great time. Overnight? Sure, but it's a great area to linger and explore more than such a short time allows for.
If you're short two permits for the Yosemite Creek trailhead entry and can't get a couple extra walk-ups, you can pick up the difference by taking the two strongest and fastest members of your group in from either White Wolf or Lukens Lake trailheads. Either route adds about 5 miles, but you can shuttle the two of them to their trailhead, wait it out for a little while at Yosemite Creek for them to make distance, then meet up at the trail junction and all go up together.