Vacation 2013: Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park & Lake Tahoe

Barbara and left Yosemite National Park and drove over the rugged Tioga Pass heading towards Mono Lake. We stopped at Olmstead Point to view Yosemite Valley from the high country of beautiful Sierra peaks. We stopped at Toulumne Meadows to view the highest meadow in the Sierra a magical place peacefully existing in a valley surrounded by mountains.

View from Olmstead Point of Half Dome on the Tioga Pass Hwy.


Doug & Barbara at Olmstead Point

Mono Lake

We stocked up on supplies in Carson City at Trader Joe's before arriving just before dark at Fallen Leaf campground just west of South Lake Tahoe, NV. Our first day of the two days we camped out at Fallen Leaf Lake was memorable. We discovered Fallen Leaf Lake a short bike ride from our campsite to be a big surprise as we had no knowledge that such a beautiful high Sierra Lake would be in our backyard so to speak. The peaks surrounding the Lake towered to nearly 10,000 feet while the clear lake invited all who visited her to swim in it's clear waters. On day two we rode our bikes a short distance to Lake Tahoe where we visited the Lake shore and hiked several of the natural trails near the National Forest visitors center. We drove up to Kaspian campground near Tahoe City to meet Barbara's daughter Daralyn and her friend Glen to drop off supplies for Burning Man. The smoke from the fire south of us in Yosemite limited our visibility as we drove by beautiful Emerald Bay on the winding high mountain highway. We were very impressed with natural beauty of Lake Tahoe and all the scenery that surrounds it.