Previous Tioga Road Opening Dates
The Yosemite National Park web site has a page showing all Tioga Road opening dates since 1980. The latest date ever was in 1998 when the road opened on July 1.
That was the year I crossed over the pass on the next weekend on my way home from the Markleeville Death Ride and saw people still sking at the pass, water rushing everywhere, and a good portion of Tuolumne Meadow filled by a lake.
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No Date Yet for Tioga Road Opening
The Park Service people are maintaining their inscrutability regarding the opening date of Tioga Road. They continue to maintain that no opening date has been set yet but that it could be late June (a foregone conclusion) or early July.
A July opening is a possibility – it has happened – but pretty darn late given that all of the other Sierra passes have been open for weeks now, including Sonora Pass which is nearly as high.
If I had to bet, I might go for sometime late next week. It sounds like the road has been essentially plowed out for a while now, but that there are problematic spots. Today I saw a photo on the Yosemite National Park site showing snow on the road near Olmstead Point. However, beyond the obvious snow is a lot of uncovered granite.
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Updated Cathedral Lake Fall Colors Photo
Fall Colors. Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park. October 10, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
This is an updated and somewhat modified version of a photo I posted last fall.
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Reflecting on an October Trip
Cathedral Peak in autumn with approaching storm. Yosemite National Park. October 9, 2004. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
I was reminded of this image as I read some of Muir’s descriptions of autumn in the Sierra in The Mountains of California recently.
An hour after this picture was taken we had light snow on this ridge.
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Busy Times
I haven’t posted much here since my recent Eastern Sierra ski adventure and, before that, my Yosemite waterfall trip. The end of the academic year approaches and I’m quite busy herding my students toward final exams and wrapping up a two-year stint as president of our academic senate.
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Layered Cloud
Layered Cloud. Eastern Sierra Nevada. May 28, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
Bridgeport Flowers
Spring Flowers. Near Bridgeport. May 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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This Morning's Sunrise
Eastern Sierra Sunrise. May 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Welcome to Visitors from Yosemite Blog
Loyd over at Yosemite Blog posted a nice message about my photography at his site today. He mentioned a few shots at on my Yosemite Photography page, including some of my favorites.
Thanks for the very nice words, Loyd – and welcome to any Yosemite Blog visitors who happen by here today.
– Dan
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