Tioga Road plowing started?

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Eric, we need a flag.
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fishmonger wrote:sure looks like the plow went past the station into the park today
Yes it does! \:D/
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Dont get your hopes up for an eraly road opening. I dont think Caltrans goes into the park unless its a heavy snow year which this year it is not. Most of the time they just plow a little ways past the gate to the first pullout (Gaylor Lake) trailhead. From what I understand....its all up to the park service from here on out unless, Caltrans got permission to keep going.

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Find me a cheap place to have one made. Not terribly excited by high probability it'll be taken down and become someone else's property after only one season. :\
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Hey Eric, a trophy, one of a kind, be sure to let me know when it goes up.:)
Piece of cake.
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Here's another volunteering to hoist it up there...although, last time someone placed something in front of a yosemite webcam it shut down for quite a while, perhaps by the park service (someone placed something that looked like 'chewbacca' in front of the Sentinel Dome cam :rolleyes: :D )
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seems like this group should have a flag anyway. Just wondering if the NPS would mind us using their flagpole.
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NPS has updated their plowing webpage: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm
Tioga Road Plowing Update for April 21:

Start: 7 miles from Crane Flat
End: 11.7 miles from Crane Flat (8,000 foot marker)
Miles plowed today: 4.7 miles
Average snow depth: 4.5 feet
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Now they haven't updated since the 21st and there has not been any bad weather
so who is volunteering to go up there to check out the true status of plowing?
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Latest update indicates road plowed to Yosemite Creek. Now the dangerous stuff starts. 3 feet of snow at 8,000 feet. Looks good for Memorial Day and my post Memorial Day trip to start from White Wolf. :)

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