Nee's Journeys

Trip Logistics      When - June   26– 28, 2015      Hoover Wilderness – Virginia Lakes to Yosemite NP – Tuolumne Meadows      Total Elevation Gain – Approx 1500 ft.      Total Mileage – Approx. 25 miles        Pictures This is part 1 of a section hike I and my friend Steve are doing from Tuolumne Meadows to Tahoe.   Our first section we planned to hike was Ebetts Pass to Sonora Pass in 3 days.   When Steve went to go check on where to pick up our permit we found out that was a bit of a wildfire burning by Markleeville and that Highway 4 at Ebbets Pass was closed…so much for getting the first section of our section hike done…and this meant a quick choice of a plan B.   Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne was offered up and I shot it down since I decided I’d like to skip the 100 degree heat at the start of the hike and I still haven’t quite recovered from my rattlesnake encounter on that hike.    The alternate alternate route chosen was Virginia Lakes in Hoover Wilderness and fin