I know, it's hard to think about Autumn in the early days of summer, but I'm looking ahead and already planning our next visit. In this case, we'll probably be bringing a friend or two who aren't "hardcore" hikers, and so we'll want to stay in the valley and take shorter, easier day hikes. Like I've said in other posts, we need to be a bit frugal, and won't be staying in Camp Curry like we have in the past. I have no experience with valley campgrounds, though. Are there some that are better than others? There's a possibility we might have a borrowed tent trailer.
I've seen the valley in a spectacularly high-water spring (early May 2005*), in regular a spring (June 2007), and a light winter (Feb 2010). This will be my first trip in Autumn. What's special about the Valley in Sept/Oct? Also, if you had to pick, would you go in late-Sept or mid-Oct?
*After seeing all of the falls at such ridiculously high water rates, I had trouble recognizing them in the postcards in the gift shops.