Got a question for people who've hiked late spring in Yosemite:
Assuming an average snow fall this winter, what 3-5 day hiking routes would you recommend?
I did the Valley to Merced Lake and back via Clouds Rest and Half Dome last year (too much snow to go north or south from Merced Lake to make a loop), so wondering what trailheads would likely be accessible via car and what trails would be hikable. I could do snowshoes, but don't particularly want to have to use those that late in the spring. Still planning on an actual snowshoe backpacking trip up around Glacier Point/Taft Point, etc in the winter, so not sure I'll want to do a spring snowshoe trip on top of that.
Big Oak Rd to EL Cap, Yosemite Falls, North Dome is one possibility. Maybe even swinging up to Olmstead point, Clouds Rest, and down to the valley from that direction to make it a real challenge.
Grand Canyon of the Tuoumne River would be nice, but unless we have a low snowfall winter, would be a crap shoot if Tioga Road would be open or not. Starting from Hetch Hetchy and ending down in the Valley via Snow Creek might be an option, but still is pretty dicey snow-wise.
Anything around Hetch Hetchy likely to be clear enough to hike? I do have the Emigrant Wilderness on my list for next year, which may start/end at HH, but figure that there isn't likely to be much open to hike through that early.
Any other areas I'm overlooking? Wawona area, perhaps?