We both had hankerings for Yosemite and decided to head up at the end of September. I was hoping to do a trail up in Tuolomne and Gil was wanting to go back to Hetch Hetchy. The weather decided for us when it dumped the first snow of the season in the high country and Tuolumne was out.
We looked at a map and decided we'd aim for Laurel Lake. (Note, the zig-zagging red near the reservoir is switch-backs, lots, and lots, and lots of switch backs.)
We stayed with friends in Mariposa Friday night and got an early start Saturday morning. When we parked in the day use parking, the wind was fiercely blowing cold air at us. It was quite unpleasant. You can see a few white caps on the water. Thankfully, once we got across the dam and through the tunnel, the wind stopped.
We survived the switch backs and had amazing views of Hetch Hetchy and hiked through some beautiful alpine meadows. We reached Laurel Lake and had lunch. It was cold and we kept moving to stay in the sun while we ate.
I love Yosemite!
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