On Apr 25, 2023, at 12:01 PM, Rick A. <nobohiker@...> wrote:

Hi All,

I spent the weekend up in Yosemite for some early season backpacking and was blown away how massive the snow pack is this year. No surprise here after reading all the snow reports, but seeing it in person is so impressive.

Almost made it up to El Capitan (~7600 ft) some notes:

- high snow trail markers weren’t visible as they were buried in snow
- some creek crossings were already challenging and they likely will become impassible soon. I’d be surprised if the valley won’t flood in the coming weeks.

- Hiked the first bit of the JMT, up to Nevada falls, It’s just a gorgeous hike.

Short video documenting fun creek crossings and snow play ;-)

Happy Trails!