Gate opens at Yosemite’s vital Tioga Pass

Snow and debris have finally been cleared from Highway 120, a key eastern gateway to Yosemite National Park, in what is expected to be a big summer for the park. ”Tioga Pass has opened for the season,” the official Yosemite National Park road conditions line announces, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The weather should be favorable too - with highs around 80 degrees through the weekend and predicted lows of 48. Visitors are urged to be cautious of high water levels due to recent rapid snow-melt.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/yose/ or call (209) 372-0200.

– Leslie Anne Wiggins, Los Angeles Times

[Photo: A view of Highway 120. Credit: Associated Press]

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