Today we are heading for Yosemite National Park on the West side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. As we climbed from the San Joaquin valley towards the park the temperature started to drop so more clothing was added as we proceeded East to Mariposa, CA and our final destination of Yosemite.
This had to be one of the best times to visit Yosemite as ALL the waterfalls were running, due to the snow melt and the fact that the North and West sides of the park are still closed due to snow, in some spots 11ft deep. We had an enjoyable ride through the park and stopped at all of the vantage points. (see Half Dome Above)
With Hwy#120 closed due to snow, we continued North on CA#49 following the gold route of 1849 through some historical towns of Goveland, Angles Camp and Chinese Camp.
We chose Jackson for the overnight stop as it was at the junction with CA#88 which was an open road over the mountains to Nevada. However, overnight there was snow on #88 and it became a non motorcycle road very quickly.
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