The Mousepods' Yosemite Trip

MouseWife · 04-17-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

If you haven't done the Tioga Pass road, do it. It's lovely. For us, it starts either starts or ends with the beautiful drive on 395. The Eastern Sierra's are STUNNING - especially with snow.

It is lovely, also, you get to see Mono Lake {unless that is going N instead of S on the 395}. We've done some hiking up in the Tuolomne valley area.

Also, I finally did see snow on those Mammoth Mountains last year!

Does the Devils' Postpile get snow? That would be neat to see. If you can get to it, that is.

DreadPirateRoberts · 04-18-2007, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

Does the Devils' Postpile get snow? That would be neat to see. If you can get to it, that is.

Devils Postpile does get snow, it's at about 7500 feet. The opening date is variable, last year it opened in late June. The road to Devils Postpile is right at the bottom of the Mammoth Mtn ski resort, I don't believe they plow the roads past there, so access is dependent on the absence of snow. Normally you park at the Mammoth Mtn parking lot, and take a bus in. They have buses that make stops, so you can get off, hike around and take the bus to another section of the monument. It's well worth the trip.