I've read about making sure not to miss the opportunity to visit Granite Lakes when on the Gaylor lakes hike as well as hiking up to the top of Gaylor peak for an amazing view. I'll definitely look more into those old mining sites as well. Sounds really interesting. Thank you for the tips!by Calipharaoh - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thank you guys so much for the quick responses! It looks like it's a thumbs up for the Cathedral lakes area at the very least. Looks beautiful! Hopefully someone will be able to chime in about the Gaylor/Mono area. Would anyone have any recommendations regarding Gaylor lakes vs Mono pass vs Cathedral lakes? Gaylor lakes sounds great but too short for a whole day so I'm hoping to add Mono passby Calipharaoh - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Hello all, I was wondering if somebody could give me some insight regarding recent trail conditions for any of the hikes I listed above. We are a group of 6 young adult guys heading there this weekend. This is our fourth trip to the park and we want to do some hikes in the eastern part of the park but we usually go later in the season so we hadn't considered the potential of snow impeding our hikby Calipharaoh - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra