Snow Hides Yosemite Trails

This weekend I was supposed to be back paking in Yosemite with a few good friends. That fell through as a result of conflicts of schedule. Instead I headed to Yosemite for a day with my exercise friends and coach. It turned out to be a good thing that the back packing trip was canceled: the trails of Tioga Road were impossible to find. We intended to hike to North Dome from the Porcupine Creek trail head, but the trail was hidden by a thick pack of snow. Then we tried to hike to the top of Yosemite Falls from the Yosemite Creek trailhead, again no trail to be seen. Instead we did a few short treks, one to Lukens Lake while walking over snow, and a small group and I spent some time in the amazing (but crowded) Yosemite Valley. All in all, it was an awesome day, exhausting due to the 8 hours of driving and hiking, but awesome. I love California nature.