I am debating between 2 routes for a 3-day backpacking trip in the beginning of October.
Would like to do either do:
1. Tenaya to Clouds Rest to Sunrise Creek
2. Sunrise Creek to Half Dome to Lake Merced
3. Lake Merced to Tenaya
or
1. The Valley to Half Dome
2. Half Dome to Clouds Rest to Sunrise Lakes
3. Sunrise Lakes to Tuolumne
My question is, if I take the second route, will I be able to get from the meadows to the valley in October? It looks like summer shuttle service ends in September, but the winter schedule doesn't kick in until November...