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MEXICOWANDERER
May 31, 2017Explorer
Yer going to have a lot of spindrift hunkering the Eastern Sierra this summer. Crowley, Convict Lake, the June Lake Loop all the way up to Sonora Pass. I wouldn't bet a person will find a vacancy in the National Forest campground near Lee Vining, nor in the Mono county campground. The Tuolomne Meadows area in the park may not open at all. Nor the Saddlebag Lake Resort. As high as Tioga Pass is, at 9,945 ft. Saddlebag Lake is at 11,200 ft.
A bit of advice: The entire region will be rife with early morning "Black Ice" on the pavement where snow melts during the day and freezes during the night. Very dangerous as a person may not be expecting it. About 35 years ago I descended Deadman Summit sideways almost the entire length sideways in a Cadillac. All the way down the straight stretch when it was two lanes. By some miracle there was no oncoming traffic. The car occupied two lanes, first canted to port then however gracefully I tweaked the throttle and steering wheel the rear end whipped around to starboard. I felt my face go beet red. Like a freakin' flatlander :)
A bit of advice: The entire region will be rife with early morning "Black Ice" on the pavement where snow melts during the day and freezes during the night. Very dangerous as a person may not be expecting it. About 35 years ago I descended Deadman Summit sideways almost the entire length sideways in a Cadillac. All the way down the straight stretch when it was two lanes. By some miracle there was no oncoming traffic. The car occupied two lanes, first canted to port then however gracefully I tweaked the throttle and steering wheel the rear end whipped around to starboard. I felt my face go beet red. Like a freakin' flatlander :)
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