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	Tioga Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tioga Pass (elevation 9,943 ft, 3030.6 m) is a pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
		Mount Dana is to the east of the pass.
		Dana Meadows is immediately east of the pass alongside the highway, as the pass itself is roughly angled north/south as opposed to east/west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tioga_Pass (256 words)

	Tioga Pass Resort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tioga Pass Resort consists of a half dozen private and dorm-style log cabins grouped around a cavernous log structure built by Al Gardinsky, a Russian prospector-turned-innkeeper, more than 80 years ago.
		In winter, the unplowed road is buried under snow, and the resort becomes the center of some of the safest and most varied and easily accessed backcountry skiing in North America.
		Tioga Pass Resort and a handful of similar lodges sprinkled across North America attract skiers who want to claim the adventurous spirit of the backcountry without delving into winter camping.
	www.tiogapassresort.com /articles/article_adventure.shtml (1000 words)

	Tioga Pass Road Opening and Closing Dates since 1933
		Tioga Road was completed in 1915, and paved in 1937.
		If road opened then closed briefly again, the earliest opening and latest closing date is used.
		For example, in 1999 the pass was closed from Nov. 18-Dec. 23, but the "days open" figure includes these 35 days that it was closed.
	www.monobasinresearch.org /data/tiogapass.htm (126 words)

	Yosemite National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Tioga Road opened for the 2006 season on Saturday, June 17.
		Note that necessary road work and certain safety considerations usually keep the road closed even after the entire length of the road has been plowed.
		Snow storms during the opening require a stop to Tioga Road operations and in order to plow and sand the park roads.
	www.nps.gov /yose/now/tioga.htm (176 words)

	Tioga Pass Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tioga Road is closed most of the year, it's open only from the late Spring until the first major snowstorm in Autumn.
		The winter of 1999 - 2000 provided a rare opportunity for park visitors to explore the Tioga Pass area all the way through December and into early January when the first big snows finally arrived.
		The lower angle of the sun combined with the steep walls of the mountains along Tioga Pass make for an interesting play of light and shadow.
	www.yosemitepictures.com /tioga_pass_area.htm (175 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		Tioga Pass goes into the Park from the Eastern side..It is often closed (Usually due to snow) into mid-June..
		Tioga Pass doesn't involve such ups and downs, but you do go down to about 4000 feet and then up over the pass at nearly 10000 feet, and down to the Valley.
		The Tioga Road was not crowded by that standard though I was surprised that it seemed 3 of 5 cars were foriegn tourists from our vista stops (Olmstead etc)So thanks for not letting others scare us off of 89 and 120.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=1&tid=34815247&numresponses=4&start=0 (2639 words)

	Press Release: May 6, 1997
		"Superintendent Griffin's agreement to provide CalTrans the funds necessary to speed the opening of Tioga Pass Road is further evidence of her continued commitment to ensuring the livelihood of the gateway communities," Doolittle commented.
		Park officials had previously estimated that the road over the pass might not be ready for traffic until the middle of June.
		Joann Ronci, who represents the Tioga Pass corridor on the Mono County Board of Supervisors, applauded the combined efforts of Yosemite and Region 9 CalTrans officials.
	www.house.gov /doolittle/press/pr05057.htm (446 words)

	Yosemite National Park and Tioga Pass, California
		Typically Tioga Pass Road is closed from November to May due to snow, however each year is different.
		All roads are subject to closure during storms.
		When Tioga Pass (Hwy 120), Sonora Pass (Hwy 108), Monitor Pass (Hwy 89), and Ebbets Pass (Hwy 4) are closed, the shortest way to Yosemite Valley from Lee Vining is over Carson Pass (Hwy 88) through Minden, NV, and Jackson, CA, which is about 300 miles and at least 6 hours of driving.
	www.monolake.org /visiting/yosemite.htm (375 words)

	ROAD TRIP USA
		As schools let out and the snows are finally cleared from the highest mountain passes, summer vacation means it's time for families and friends to hit the road to visit our greatest national parks.
		From now until November, unforgettable drives like Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite, the North Rim Parkway in the Grand Canyon, the Beartooth Highway to Yellowstone, and the Going-to-the-Sun Road across Glacier National Park, are once again open for your road-tripping pleasure.
		Though the park is technically open all year, and some roads and trails are groomed and cleared for skiers, snow-shoers, and bicyclists, most roads are covered by thick blankets of snow until May and June.
	www.roadtripusa.com /almanac/june06.html (493 words)

	Tioga Pass Resort combines
		The name “Tioga” is taken from the Iroquois language, and means “where it forks,” “at the forks,” “swift current,” or “a gate”.
		In 1957, the Berglands sold the Tioga Pass Resort to Raymond and Margaret Yawman (the Berglands kept the Saddlebag Lake Resort), who operated the resort until 1963.
		In 2002, Tioga Pass Resort, LLC, a company formed by a group of outdoor enthusiasts headed by John Landsberger, Michael Entin, and Ron Cohen took over operation of TPR.
	www.tiogapassresort.com /history/history.html (650 words)

	Hike over Tioga Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		After passing Tioga Pass Resort, and with about 2 miles to go to the pass, Nate decides he's tired of slipping backwards with every step and puts the climbing skins on his telemark skis.
		After the pass, we hiked 8 miles downhill toward the Meadows -- these 8 miles seemed longer than they should have because we were expecting to be able to ski/snowboard, but the snow was too soft and the grade of the road too gentle and only rarely could gravity pull us downhill.
		Nate had to leave the road and find a snowy path in the hillside a couple of times when the road was bare, since he didn't want to wreck his skis and they're a pain to take off.
	matt.ginzton.net /trips/tioga2001 (1319 words)

	Yosemite National Park travel guide - Wikitravel
		Be aware that the Tioga Pass Road and the road to Glacier Point are seasonal and close as soon as the first major snow falls.
		The road to the Mariposa Grove is not plowed in winter and is often closed from sometime in November through March.
		The Tioga Road (Highway 120 East), is generally open to vehicles from late May or early June through sometime in November.
	wikitravel.org /en/Yosemite_National_Park (7732 words)

	Wildernet - Tioga Road - 1
		Tioga Road, State Route 120 East, lies in the northern portion of Yosemite National Park.
		The road is the main thoroughfare through Tuolumne Meadows and provides access to a variety of recreation opportunities including backpacking, camping, picnicking, swimming, fishing and hiking.
		Tioga Road is open to vehicles from late May or June (weather permitting) until the first major snow storm
	www.wildernet.com /pages/activity.cfm?actid=CANPYOSEIO*53329at&CU_ID=1 (708 words)

	Yosemite National Park, California, USA - Winter in Yosemite - Tioga Pass and Road
		The Tioga Road doesn't usually open until mid- or late-spring (that is before Memorial Day, if possible, or before Fourth of July in heavy snow years).
		Once the road is plowed, there is NO snow or ice on the road.
		This is not true for the road closing (usually October or November).
	www.yosemite.ca.us /forum/read.php?f=2&i=96&t=96 (333 words)

	dan's outside : dan's outside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The trail heads off in the general direction of the pass, crossing a couple of moraines near the beginning and then ascending gradually and steadily.
		Unlike Mono Pass (from which you can look down to Mono Lake) there is no view of Owens Valley from this pass, but the view of snow-covered peaks made up for that.
		On a previous walk to Mono Pass I had climbed a ridge from which I thought I could see Parker Pass, and this low ridge seemed to be that very same ridge.
	outside.danmitchell.org /2005/07/09 (1074 words)

	Lattimore... Travel Blogging Software: Yosemite Day 3
		On a positive note, I soon discovered that the road was in fact only plowed as far as the Yosemite Institute, and thereafter was covered with a couple feet of snow.
		The road beyond the gate was no longer paved, but it had a thick and fresh appearing bed of gravel on it, so I assume it gets used by someone for something.
		Went yet further down the road, watching the trail on the opposite side of the river deteriorate further and further until, lo and behold, I found a bridge that crossed the river.
	karavshin.org /lattimore/archive/001319.html (2282 words)

	RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Roads and Routes: Hanford to Hawthorne
		They closed Tioga Pass a couple of days ago for snow and ice but reopened it the next day.
		Tioga Road from the Valley is OK, a little narrow and curvey, speed limit 45.
		Tioga Pass to Lee Vining is very steep and can be scary in places but there are plenty of turnouts so just go slow and if your brakes start getting hot just pull over and let'em cool.
	www.rv.net /forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/385926.cfm (576 words)

	SummitPost - Mount Dana -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		The seasonal closure of the Tioga Pass road (CA 120) renders the standard approach from the national park impassible for cars from (roughly) mid-November to late May. The NPS closes the road at Crane Flat, 40-odd miles from Mount Dana.
		In mid-Spring (usually coincident with the commencment of fishing season in late April), the road is plowed up to the eastern park entrance of Yosemite at the pass itself (although the NPS generally does not open the gate until a month or so later).
		Note that although the road will be gated about 3 miles west of Lee Vining (you can park here), the road will likely not be completely snow-covered beyond the gate, especially later in the spring.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150284/summitpost.html (2374 words)

	Lee Vining, Ice Climbing, Sierra Nevada, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		You go up the Tioga Pass Road (which is closed after two miles) then switch onto the canyon road which is plowed all the way to the power station.
		Soon we are passed by the much more organized ASI (led by Doug Nydiver) and Southern Yosemite Guides (led by John Fisher) groups.
		Another climber and his girlfriend pass by, their soaking dog shivering and floundering in the snow.
	home.att.net /~bobsumner/LeeIce.htm (1002 words)

	2003 Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows
		I had been on the road in Death Valley for over one week, and I was due to meet up with my Sierra Club skier-friends in Lee Vining, CA, which is just east of Yosemite National Park.
		That old wagon road (The Great Sierra Wagon Road) had been refined and straightened out over the last hundred years, and now the paved road is called the Tioga Pass Road.
		Maybe the road will be plowed open by May, but meanwhile, Tuolumne Meadows is a great place to escape civilization for a few days.
	ourworld.cs.com /robertwgross/2003tioga.html (739 words)

	Yosemite Association - Visitor Information
		Roads in and around Yosemite are generally clear of snow throughout the winter season except for the Tioga Pass Road from Crane Flat to Lee Vining, and the Glacier Point Road beyond Badger Pass Ski Area, which are both closed in winter.
		Although all major roads are kept well-plowed throughout the snow season, the National Park Service requires that drivers of private vehicles carry tire chains.
		Of all the entrance roads, Highway 140 from Merced is the lowest in elevation and is the least likely to require chains.
	www.yosemite.org /visitor/trip.html (1700 words)

	Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau, Yosemite National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		leading to Tioga Pass is also visited by a large number of visitor who want to experience a subalpine meadow and climb the dome which is located there surrounded by mountain peaks and Hetch-Hetchy, a reservoir in a valley considered a twin of Yosemite Valley.
		The Tioga Pass Road (Highway 120 which leads past Tuolumne Meadows) is an old mining road from the 1880s.
		Yosemite Valley is open year-round and the beautiful Tioga Pass over the summit is usually open June through October or November (depending on the snowfall).
	www.thegreatunfenced.com /yosemite.htm (616 words)

	Epinions.com - America's Most Scenic Roads
		This drive past fiord-like St. Mary and McDonald lakes, the glacial scenery of Logan Pass, waterfalls, sheer slopes covered with beargrass, and old-growth forest on Avalanche Creek is the most scenic 50 miles of highway in the US.
		The diversity of the scenery on this road is amazing: geyser basins and terraces, waterfalls, wildlife, fishing in seven rivers, Yellowstone Lake, the canyons of the Yellowstone River, rugged mountains and valleys.
		All roads in the Park are scenic, but the Wawona road (Calif. 41) has the best sequoias.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-625D-46918D-385FFCF3-bd4 (816 words)

	Tioga Pass Report - Pashnit
		That's deep snow, means there will be white stuff on the ground until fall at the highest elevations...and it looks like a late opening for the passes, even tho they are plowing Tioga now, the others (Ebbetts/Sonora) are not so blessed...
		Reports are that Tioga pass will be partially open on Saturday, 5/27, up to Yosemite Creek Bridge.
		Else where in the park, Glacier Point road is now open and the climbing cables have been installed on half-dome.
	www.pashnit.com /forum/showthread.php?t=5958 (938 words)

	Yosemite National Park, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Tioga Pass road is closed in winter and sometimes doesn't reopen until as late as May.
		Drive the highly scenic Tioga Pass Road over the Sierras, stopping to admire Tuolumne Meadows.
		Merced, California (west of the park) The scenic drive from Merced to Yosemite is a fascinating lesson in geography as you observe the change from the flat valley of the San Joaquin to the foothills of the Sierras, passing through the little towns of Midpines and Mariposa.
	www.grouptravels.com /usa_can/natparks/yosemit.htm (422 words)

	Trail results for tioga
		Tioga River (Tioga Junction, PA to Presho, NY).
		It was closed to vehicles in 1961 when the current Tioga Road was completed...
		Road carefully and head uphill through an almost pure-red fir forest.
	www.trails.com /advancedfind.asp?Keyword=tioga (601 words)

	Driving Tour: Tioga Pass Scenic Drive @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		To learn to recognize trees along Tioga Road, stop ahead at a nature trail (T18) that identifies pines (Jeffrey, western white, lodgepole) and firs (red and white).
		At Tioga Pass (9,945 feet; 3,031.2 meters) the road crests the state’s highest auto pass, and you leave Yosemite National Park.
		Six miles [9.7 kilometers] along, the road runs between moraines—ridges of rocky debris left by passing glaciers—that stand as high as 700 feet [213.4 meters].
	www.nationalgeographic.com /destinations/Yosemite_National_Park/Tioga_Pass_Scenic_Drive.html (506 words)

	Vogelsang Trip
		A landslide on the Tioga Pass Road kept us from putting out our second car for a shuttle so we decided to take a different trip starting at the same place and making a loop around the Vogelsang area.
		He had missed the view from the pass so he wanted to get one last chance at what had turned out to be really awesome scenery.
		This view is even more spectacular than the pass (but the pass is well worth the hike).
	www.wendellworld.com /html/Vogelsang.html (1260 words)

	Tioga Pass
		However, they A) go to the pass and then return, B) seem to be a bit more hardcore than I. This is a pleasure trip on a road bike (non-touring).
		This is an archived page of the "Tioga Pass" thread, click here to see the original thread.
		Gore Pass Road Race - Last one of the season.
	www.bikeforums.net /archive/index.php/t-14862 (304 words)

	The Mammoth Web \| Sightseeing
		Tioga Pass Road is worth the price of admission all by itself — one of the Eastern Sierra's true engineering marvels.
		A dirt road parallels the owens more or less to the north.
		The road turns to gravel for about three miles, but any passenger car can do it.
	www.mammothweb.com /recreation/sightseeing.cfm (772 words)

	YOSEMITE via the Eastern Sierra on eastsierra.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The road traverses steep and potentially dangerous, avalanche prone terrain from Olmstead Point within the Park, to Blue Slide on the southern rim of Lee Vining Canyon in the east.
		At roadside, near the summit of Tioga Pass itself, are Ellery and Tioga Lakes, with public campgrounds, and the privately operated Tioga Pass Resort, offering a store and restaurant.
		A graded gravel road leads to the larger Saddlebag Lake, and trailheads connect you to a backcountry wonderland in the shadows of mountains such as Mt. Dana, Mt. Gibbs and Mt. Conness.
	eastsierra.net /home/tioga.html (339 words)

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