Tuolumne Meadows Backpack
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:57 pm
Tuolumne Meadows
Author: Helen (63.122.243.---)
Date: 04-15-02 13:20
We're thinking of doing a 3-day backpacking trip in Toulumne over Memorial Day Weekend. Does anyone have any good suggestions for about a 20-ish mile loop where we wouldn't encounter too many people over the long weekend? Are there specific grounds where we'd have to camp at, or would anywhere suffice? What are the snow conditions going to be like at that time of year? Do we have to have a four-season tent to do a trip at that time of year?
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: Dan Anderson (---.ca.us)
Date: 04-15-02 17:45
Memorial Day weekend is still early for the High Sierra (that is, areas at or near treeline). You'll probably be finding large patches of snow. It makes hiking inconvenient and sometimes the trail becomes hard-to-find.
To avoid Crowds, avoid the immediate road area, Tuolumne Meadows, Lyell Canyon, the High Sierra Loop, including Glenn Aulin. I would head north from the Tioga Road, there's lots of uncrowded country there.
You can camp anywhere you want, as long as it's not next to the trail, a lake, or stream.
Bring a bear canister, mosquito repellent, and a mosquito head net.
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: Rick Ellis (63.95.39.---)
Date: 04-17-02 16:16
While it'll probably be warm and without snow below 8000' (or higher since this is a dry year) you should be prepared for bad weather. I'd probably try to avoid going higher than the meadows with the amount of snow that'll probably still be on the ground there.
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: karl dupre' (---.nash01.tn.comcast.net)
Date: 01-13-03 20:25
If conditions permit tuolumne to pate valley to white wolf is a wonderful 26 mi. trip.Tuolumne is the highest point on the trail.there have been years when the road wasn't opened until late june,so you might want to make backup plans at lower elevations like Hetch Hetchy or the south rim trails.It's all good.
Author: Helen (63.122.243.---)
Date: 04-15-02 13:20
We're thinking of doing a 3-day backpacking trip in Toulumne over Memorial Day Weekend. Does anyone have any good suggestions for about a 20-ish mile loop where we wouldn't encounter too many people over the long weekend? Are there specific grounds where we'd have to camp at, or would anywhere suffice? What are the snow conditions going to be like at that time of year? Do we have to have a four-season tent to do a trip at that time of year?
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: Dan Anderson (---.ca.us)
Date: 04-15-02 17:45
Memorial Day weekend is still early for the High Sierra (that is, areas at or near treeline). You'll probably be finding large patches of snow. It makes hiking inconvenient and sometimes the trail becomes hard-to-find.
To avoid Crowds, avoid the immediate road area, Tuolumne Meadows, Lyell Canyon, the High Sierra Loop, including Glenn Aulin. I would head north from the Tioga Road, there's lots of uncrowded country there.
You can camp anywhere you want, as long as it's not next to the trail, a lake, or stream.
Bring a bear canister, mosquito repellent, and a mosquito head net.
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: Rick Ellis (63.95.39.---)
Date: 04-17-02 16:16
While it'll probably be warm and without snow below 8000' (or higher since this is a dry year) you should be prepared for bad weather. I'd probably try to avoid going higher than the meadows with the amount of snow that'll probably still be on the ground there.
Re: Tuolumne Meadows
Author: karl dupre' (---.nash01.tn.comcast.net)
Date: 01-13-03 20:25
If conditions permit tuolumne to pate valley to white wolf is a wonderful 26 mi. trip.Tuolumne is the highest point on the trail.there have been years when the road wasn't opened until late june,so you might want to make backup plans at lower elevations like Hetch Hetchy or the south rim trails.It's all good.