Hi all,
So glad to have a Yosemite trip to look forward to in this weird summer. Heading out with White Wolf --> Smith Meadow reservations for three nights next week, hoping to get any ideas from someone familiar with the area (I haven't spent time in this part of the park before.)
1. Current conditions: I know to prepare for the mosquitapocalypse, but I'm wondering if anyone has a sense of the mosquito conditions in that area right now, or at those elevations of the park in general (looks like we'll generally be around 8000 feet for much of this trip.) Any good info about current water/snow/whatever else would be much appreciated too!
2. Trip planning ideas: three nights seems like a lot of time for this quieter trailhead. One trip description I found online was simply a one night out-and-back to camp at the summit of Smith peak, so obviously two additional nights means we have a lot room to play with. Maybe we'll just play it as a low mileage trip and just wander on some day trips from a home base in the Smith peak/meadows area. But I'm curious if anyone has ideas for exploring the area, maybe multiple areas to camp that make sense for starting and ending at White Wolf with three nights. Is there a sensible way to encapsulate some time in the Hetch Hetchy area?
Thanks!