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Re: Mono Pass/Lyell Canyon Loop (June 21-24, 2024)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:20 am
by snowblind
c9h13no3 wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:21 pm
Wandering Daisy wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 4:24 pm I have never considered Mono Pass- always go in from Tioga. Can you get a passenger car to Mono Pass TH?
This Mono Pass.

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/mono-pass-trailhead.htm
I also find it a bit confusing they have 2 Mono passes so close to one another.

Re: Mono Pass/Lyell Canyon Loop (June 21-24, 2024)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:29 am
by snowblind
terrapin wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:06 am Thanks for the report and photos. Very nice! That's a great idea for a short loop in Yosemite. I'm curious though how it was crossing the Lyell Fork on the last day when you left the JMT to head towards your car...
It was a bit tricky to find a safe place - we crossed just a bit south of where the JMT takes a hard-ish left (west) near Hwy 120 where we found a nice flat section that wasn't too slippery or deep.