Was out from last Thurs-Monday; rained
every day, and downpours in our area looked very localized (sometimes no rain on us, while we could see rain dumping on areas ~ 5 miles away).
On 9/7, prior to leaving, forecast was "slight chance of / scattered showers and thunderstorms" for all 5 days.
Thurs 9/8: start at Elizabeth Lake TH then XC to near Johnson Peak, where we got rained on from 6:00 - 7:00; clear skies after
Fri: XC (cross-country) & trail to Fletcher Lake, Vogelsang Pass, camp near Gallison Lake; rain ~ 4:00-5:00
Sat: same camp, hike to lake @11,500', heavy rain ~ 5:00-6:00; fabulous moonrise over Mt. Simmons after 7:00
Sun: down to Merced Lake, Echo Valley, camp at small lake at 7,500' along trail to Sunrise;
rain 1:30 - 5:30; wet and NO funMon: beautiful sunny all day, hike out to Sunrise TH, rain started 3:50 near Tenaya Lake, nasty pouring (while driving along Tioga Road) until 4:45