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ttilley
Did you make it to Tuolumne Meadows, or circle around the Cathedral Range?
Never planned to go to Tuolumne. Did have it in mind to go to Bernice... but instead went
to Emeric b/c had ulterior motive of climbing Babcock Dome (didn't happen due to
desire to not get flippers wet) and z wifie had never been there... and knew that a storm
that was gonna be windy was forecast... and also hiking uphill carrying snowshoes is
a whole lot easier than with them on your feet... so up to Emeric crossing Fletcher and Emeric
at the confluence... camp at Emeric and back out and around... or simply:
Day 1 up Mist to Echo and climb "Merced Dome"
Day 2 up to Emeric and climb "Emeric Dome"
Day 3 back out to Bunnell Pt. Valley
Day 4 down Mist and home
Another of Babcock Dome... the snow doesn't stick long...
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Plenty of snow up high... but you need to go pretty high... pretty darn high...
Merced River Canyon never disappoints... Mentioned it a few times before... if had to do "groundhog day" hike... it's one I could do...
Even gone so far as saying the hike up to Merced Lake trumps some other big rock hike.
It's always better in person... it's almost sensory overload...
Have fun
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