May Lake - Yosemite National Park - California, United States

by jasonchiu

with a Garmin Colorado 300

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This was a short hike to May Lake from the parking lot two miles away from Tioga Road. On the trip up, we saw mormots. There were also some snow piles left near May Lake. You could also find High Sierra Camp here. This was a quite enjoyable trip.

Length: 2.5 miles round-trip
Elevation Gain: 500 feet
Elevation at trailhead: 8,800 feet (2,640 meters)
May Lake Elevation: 9,270 feet (2,825 meters)
Duration: 2 hours
Difficulty Level: Easy
Start / End: May Lake Parking Lot

GPS track recorded by Garmin Colorado 300
Photos taken by Canon Powershot G7

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Great Information for the hiker. Here is a video on May Lake and Mount Hoffmann with information on how to get there, parking and where the trailhead is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kbMD17yr5o

by YosemiteVacations on May 20, 2011

Trip Info

by jasonchiu

July 01, 2008

Trip Location: Curry Village, California, United States

Length: 1.1 miles

Duration: 49 minutes

Activity: Hiking

Trip viewed 2,845 times

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