Any camping before reaching Lower Young Lake (Yosemite)
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:10 pm
So the original plan was to backpack straight to Glen aulin, and do a side trip to WW Falls, but the quota was full. I did manage to get a permit for Young Lakes via Glen Aulin trail. My understanding is that the permit system governs where you camp the first night, and that after the first night, my trip can then head towards Glen Aulin. The trip is slated for 4 days 07/28-07/31.
I note that while the Meadows and Glen Aulin are free of snow, Young Lakes seems to still have abit up there. That being said, I am also aware there is a no-camping zone around Tuolumne Meadows, but I am not exactly where that 4 mile mark is from the trail perspective.
Is there a place outside the no-camping zone, but before Young Lakes that is legal and decent to camp at? If so, is it before or after the mile or so stretch where the majority of the altitude gain appears to lie?
If needed, I have no great problem camping at Lower Young Lake the first night, and then backtracking down and across to Glen Aulin the next day, but if there's a way to eliminate snow camping, the chunk of altitute gain on the way to Young Lakes, and the extra miles needed to backtrack the next day to Glen Aulin, I'd be interested to know the details.
First time backpacking to Tuoloumne Meadows (tons of other backpacking experience though), so any pointers or info regarding this would be appreciated. Thanks!
I note that while the Meadows and Glen Aulin are free of snow, Young Lakes seems to still have abit up there. That being said, I am also aware there is a no-camping zone around Tuolumne Meadows, but I am not exactly where that 4 mile mark is from the trail perspective.
Is there a place outside the no-camping zone, but before Young Lakes that is legal and decent to camp at? If so, is it before or after the mile or so stretch where the majority of the altitude gain appears to lie?
If needed, I have no great problem camping at Lower Young Lake the first night, and then backtracking down and across to Glen Aulin the next day, but if there's a way to eliminate snow camping, the chunk of altitute gain on the way to Young Lakes, and the extra miles needed to backtrack the next day to Glen Aulin, I'd be interested to know the details.
First time backpacking to Tuoloumne Meadows (tons of other backpacking experience though), so any pointers or info regarding this would be appreciated. Thanks!