sunrise and volgesang (yosemite) snow cover
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:02 am
Hello,
Does anyone out there have recent information about snow cover on the JMT between Cathederal-Sunrise-Tenaya; as well as the Lyell canyon-Vogelsang-Raferty creek loop? Also, is the sunrise creek crossing just a matter of getting wet, or is it running more dangerously high? I saw a recent update on the back country conditions thread suggesting patchy snow around sunrise, but haven't been able to find anything about voglesang.
A friend of mine wrote for advice about scenic trail runs in the area, and I would send him to those two routes if they're either snow-free, or mostly so- I don't think he would mind navigating some patches or muddy feet, but if it's more snow than trail, it would probably be better going elsewhere.
thanks very much in advance!
Does anyone out there have recent information about snow cover on the JMT between Cathederal-Sunrise-Tenaya; as well as the Lyell canyon-Vogelsang-Raferty creek loop? Also, is the sunrise creek crossing just a matter of getting wet, or is it running more dangerously high? I saw a recent update on the back country conditions thread suggesting patchy snow around sunrise, but haven't been able to find anything about voglesang.
A friend of mine wrote for advice about scenic trail runs in the area, and I would send him to those two routes if they're either snow-free, or mostly so- I don't think he would mind navigating some patches or muddy feet, but if it's more snow than trail, it would probably be better going elsewhere.
thanks very much in advance!