9 June 2003, near Lee Vining, CA: We took Rt. 120 to Lee Vining, crossed back into California just north of Boundary Mt., and faced our last range to cross, the Sierra Nevada. Tioga Pass into Yosemite had opened 3 days prior, so we had hopes of one last night of camping in the park. No luck, the NPS doesn't open the Tioga campgrounds until mid-July. No big deal, we head straight home and put the strange policies of the NPS and the Forest Service behind us. Our trip was 2,800 miles, 18 days, 10 national parks, 6 plagues, 1 long heat wave, and no flats this year! |
