Day 12 - Lake Tahoe to Yosemite National Park

Today we set out from Lake Tahoe and had to take a different route than we had planned because of road closures or because you were required to have chains on your tires! Thankfully we didn’t get any more snow overnight and we were able to get out without a problem. First we headed east to an overlook that Jason had been to during his last trip to Lake Tahoe. The visibility was great this morning and it hadn’t been very good the last two days. The overlook was absolutely breathtaking, and worth the 15 minute detour. Then we headed north through Truckee to take interstate 80 because it was passable! There was a LOT more snow around the highway than there was when we headed to Lake Tahoe. We then headed on CA 49 which was a nice twisty two lane road through the foothills. We then took CA 120 into Yosemite. It took us about 5 hours to reach the entrance to Yosemite because of the detour and two lane winding roads. CA 120 climbed through the mountains and brought us to snow once again. In Yosemite we visited Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Falls, and saw Half-dome and El Capitan from afar. Just when we thought we were through driving during snowfall, we set out to leave Yosemite on CA 41. As we climbed the mountain it began to rain, which quickly turned to snowfall! It wasn’t as hard as yesterday’s in Lake Tahoe, but it was still coming down pretty good! After a very long day of driving we arrived at our hotel in Oakhurst, CA around 6:30. Tomorrow we’re heading to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Right now we are unsure of the route due to road closures and chain requirements! 

Miles Traveled: A very long 310!