Our tour group spent three days in Yosemite at an ambling pace, which allowed me to soak up the views, the warm Fall temperatures, and experience a few new things like a Ansell Adam’s inspired photography tour of Yosemite Valley.
It’s the highest road in California with an elevation range from 6,200 feet to 10,000 ft. The road is closed for half the year due to snowy conditions.
Olmsted Point is where you’ll find dramatic panoramic vistas of the granite cliffs and boulders that form so much of Yosemite and makes rock climbers around the world happy.
Tenaya Lake was our picturesque first stop along the Tioga Pass. There’s a nice sandy beach here with beautiful views of the surrounding glacially shaped domes that look snow covered, but is just the granite sparkling!