[pct-l] Question about Yosemite side trip

[Stephen Clark]

For a Clouds Rest from Tuolumne Meadows day hike take the free shuttle from
the Tuolumne Meadows store to Tenaya Lake. From the west end of the lake
the trail to Clouds Rest is approx: 6.5 to7 miles. Just plan so you don't
miss the last shuttle back to Tuolumne.
Snake Charmer


On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:

>
> On Mar 26, 2013, at 10:55 PM, Frank Dumville <fdumville at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't been there, but I have heard many suggest that nearby Cloud's
> Rest is as good or better than Half Dome and not so crowded. You could
> probably do that as a day hike for which you would not need a permit.
>
> While possible from other trail heads, I wouldn't recommend trying Cloud's
> Rest as a day hike if you are starting from the PCT near Tuolumne.
>
> A thru-hiker certainly *could* hike a route such as Tuolumne -> Cloud's
> Rest -> Yosemite Valley, but it would be a long day and there are so many
> spectacular views along the route that I think even the most milage
> oriented thru-hiker would feel that they were rushing just to get to a
> campsite in the valley before dark.
>
> FYI, if you get a backcountry permit in Tuolumne for your hike down to the
> valley it also includes a stay in the backpacker campsite in the Valley on
> the day of your arrival so you don't need to scramble for a place to sleep
> when you reach the metropolis of Yosemite Valley.
>
> I've visited Yosemite Valley on two different occasions from the PCT.
>  Once I hitched down and back and the second time I hiked down via Cloud's
> Rest and Half Dome.   On both occasions I found the actual Valley
> experience a bit of a cultural shock.  After hiking through the High
> Sierra, the car camping crowds of the Valley were a bit jarring.  Set your
> expectations accordingly.
>
> If I did this again, I might consider some alternate routes to hike back
> out of the Valley (e.g. Yosemite Falls) to re-join the PCT farther north
> rather than heading back to Tuolumne.
>
> Radar
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