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May 26, 2003
Biking in Yosemite
The North-East entrance to Yosemite is the Tioga Pass. Through it, you enter Tuolumne Meadows and eventually Yosemite Valley. The pass is at 10,000' and tends to close earlier and open late, due to snow. It is supposed to open next week and it is 'mostly' plowed. Before it opens, we decided to drive to the gate and bike in. Yosemite, for anyone who has ever been there, is usually a zoo unless you go far back country. Lots of cars and tourists. Being in Tuolumne before it opens was magical. Very beautiful and no one was there. You're not even allowed to bring bikes into Yosemite, but since it was a holiday before it opens, there were no rangers there to enforce it. We went in about 12 miles losing 1700' of elevation. Of course, we had to climb back up that 1700' in 12 miles on the way back.I still can't believe I live here, where I have the opportunity to do these types of things. The rivers were raging and the snow was still everywhere. Its one thing to go to the gym and get on the stationary bike, its another to ride in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
From Tioga Pass back to the 395 is 8 or 9 miles of downhill road (Hwy 120). We decided it would be fun to bike, so we took turns. Derek biked down as I drove and then halfway down we switched. The computer on my bike said I got up to 51 mph. Very fun.
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Posted by wonko at May 26, 2003 08:34 PM
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