Yosemite

I continue south but still in the Sierra Nevada range which is 400 miles long. My destination was a campground south of Yosemite and the ride was totally crazy. I was on route 49 to Oakhurst and there is this section that winds like a corkscrew through a mountainous uninhabited desert region. It was fun for awhile and then it got really hot as I dropped into the valley. Anyway, I made it. Since it was a holiday weekend there were parts of Yosemite which were so crowded, I had to change up plans a bit. I did a guided hike with Isaac in the Tuolumne Meadows area which is remote and there were not a lot of people there. It also gave me an opportunity to ride the whole park getting there. It was a great early morning ride with not a lot of other cars. We hiked to Lower Cathedral Lakes and saw Cathedral Rock summit. It was amazing. We hiked 8.5 miles (out and back) and 1400 feet elevation gain to about 9800’ Isaac was great. He graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies so we had a lot to talk about as he plans his future! Yosemite is amazing and I would love to come back when it’s less crowded to explore!En savoir plus