The forecast was for rain and snow. So what did we do? We decided to go gear testing! We picked a relatively mild low elevation hike to Tiltill Valley in the Hetch Hetchy Region of Yosemite. It rained on us a bit during the drive in, but by the time we hit the trail the sky was clearing. Once we were in camp and had our tents set up it rained a bit more, but cleared up for a nice sunset and night sky viewing. Sunday was a perfect summerlike day – warm and sunny, but not *too* warm and sunny. So much for that storm…
I’ve come across a rattlesnake only once in the Sierra and that was in the Tiltill Valley–three of them!