Earliest time to hike Tuolumne to Yosemite Valley

[daschoen]

We are planning a Yosemite trip around June 22nd. We would like to hike from Tuolumne to Yosemite Valley with a side-trip to Half Dome. Is this too early in the season for this hike? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Dan

[AlmostThere]

It is too early if there is still snow on the trail and you don't like hiking in snow. I doubt it will be too early - typically they put up the cables at the end of May, and the pass opens when they clear the road of fallen rocks and trees and snow, typically late May - early June. There may be shallow snow left on the higher elevation parts of the trail, but given the lack of snow currently (we usually have many feet of snow by January, I think the few inches left are melting) I doubt it.