Went over into
Hetch Hetchy and hiked up Smith Mt (7750'). Low oak scrub down at the bottom, a lot like Sequoia or even LA, then pine forest up on top. A lot of it burned a couple years ago, so it was all charred toothpicks and underbrush. The trail went up the sunny side of the mountain, so the snow was all gone except for the very
top, which was exciting in a running-shoe-on-cornsnow sortof way. Warm and sunny, so I spent a while up on top hanging with the
locals, who would have been adorable except for the part where he was actively devouring my pack. Then he gave up and just tried to
pull it home.
Tioga Pass through yosemite was still closed this weekend, but they just opened up
Sonora Pass (next one north), so I drove home that way. Never been over that one before, and it wins over Tioga easily for being windy and crazy and
steep.
6hrs rt.
pics.