Star standing at the top of Gaylor Lakes Basin pass. Yes, we hiked down thru the snow!
Our picnic location at Granite Lake
The Gaylor Lakes hike starts from a little parking lot just inside the East Gate of Yosemite off of the Tioga Pass Road at about 9,900 feet. As advertised by the "Yosemite Hikes" website, everybody in their rush to reach the valley passes right by it. We saw absolutely nobody from the top of the pass to Granite Lake. It was the most snow we have ever crossed in our years of hiking, and the highest (10,500 ft.) we have ever been on the trail. The temperatures stayed around 50 degrees for the entire hike. We've never reached such an incredible destination in a 5+ mile hike with only 1,100 feet of total elevation gain.
I have linked a short video. Check it out!
Ben
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