Yosemite: Tioga Road Pictures

“I drove up to Tioga Pass on Friday to check out the snow and take some pictures. Tuolumne Meadows was completely bare, just lots of water. I didn't stay until sunset, so there aren't any really "cool" shots, but here's a few to give you an idea of the snow...or lack of.











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“Totally beautiful!
Was the store open? I am wanting to phone them about our JMT resupply.”

“great shots Mike!

nice frames too.”

“Incredible. I like the one with the ice on the water. You have a great eye.”

“bee-yoo-tee-ful”

“really cool!”

“Dy-no-mite!”

“Looking great, Maestro!

That's a lot of snow for this time of year. Even if it melts away in short order, the run off is going to be raging for a while.

Few more of these, and I'm thinking the Sierra begins to go glacial again. ;)”

“Hikin':
Excellent shots! Makes me want to head there!! I really like the one of the stream (your first on display).

Really appreciate the review. I plan on doing a 2nd, maybe a 3rd. Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch-Hetchy.

Best Regards,
Jon Shannon
www.YosemiteTrailsDVD.com”

“Thanks for the pics, they are very refreshing. Tioga Pass is certainly beautiful!”

“Thanks everybody!

Wannabp, The store is scheduled to be opened this weekend.”

“I am sure you have heard these questions before but here goes anyway.
1. Do you use digital or film, and if digital, what type/megapixels?
2. Did you go to school to learn to take those great pics, or is that just a natural talent that you have?
Awesome photos, makes we want out of the office right now!”

“Thanks Tahoe! Those are digital pictures taken with my Canon Digital Rebel (~6.3mp).

No, I didn't go to school for photography. I'm really just learning photography. The credit goes to God for creating all that really cool scenery...all I did was point the camera and shoot!”

“Thank you Hikin Mike for sharing such beautiful pictures! I love that area so much, looks like you had a beautiful day! Did you happen to notice how much snow is up around Mt Conness?...I would like to get to the summit this summer..but don't know if I should wait till August”

“Madeintahoe,
You can see Mt. Conness on the 4th picture I posted. Still looks like a lot of snow, I'd wait until August.”

“fantastic shots!”

“Wow, still a lot of snow up there for the end of June...and the ice on the lake was a surprise, too...so much water...glad you got out, Mike..thanks for posting the pictures...God did a nice thing for us with Yosemite, didn't he?”

“Beautiful photos, Mike!

Anita, I was just on the Saddlebag Road, and it was still closed. Here are photos from

Aug 2004: http://community.webshots.com/photo/178529056/178959305AksPsF
Jun 2005: http://community.webshots.com/photo/368314638/369179813sBbBMN

There was a lot of snow there.”

“We drove down to Saddlebag too and were disappointed to find it still closed.”

“Thank you Hikin Mike....I did not recognize it at 1st...have only seen it few times and always in the summer..and from a different angle I guess!

Thanks Corinne, for putting those links in..I have been wanting to go back and look at your pictures when you did Conness..it is really a beautiful peak and that bowl.”

“Super wonderful pics! It's nice to see the road finally opened. Life now begins.”

“Is the campground in T meadows open yet? I was hoping to go there this weekend. We're heading to mammoth lakes and then up to T meadows.”

“beautiful pictures Mike!!! It's nice to see that you're getting out and about and enjoying the the beauty of life.”

“Nice to see you posting man! I'm probably headed to Desolation this weekend... send me an e if you wanna join in.. remember, dinner is on me!”

“Reptiles, The campground isn't open yet. I know they are opening the store this weekend, but I don't know about the CG.”

“Thanks Mike,
I was finally able to find the info on the NPS site, they are going to open the campground on 7/8. Looks like we will have to daytrip it from mammoth.”

“I'm planning on taking the family up there tomorrow to let the kids throw some snowballs before the snow melts. Hope to get more pictures... :)”

“I was planning on taking the hikers' shuttle from the Valley to Olmsted Point so I could hike to the Valley from there. The Hikers' Shuttle isn't running yet though. I was told that it may be running in one to two weeks.

SierraNomad
www.YosemiteTrailsDVD.com”