View due east from the summit of Tuolumne Peak:
View back towards May Lake. We followed an unmarked/abandoned but still very good old trail
from May Lake to the saddle at (A), then did cross-country in a straight line to the summit:
The abandoned trail is indicated by red dashed lines on the map below.
It is not shown on any official map of Yosemite. The trail starts
near an old-style Yosemite mileage marker on the main trail. The old trail continues
north beyond the saddle (A) and eventually reconnects with the main
pack trail in the valley below. Red dots indicate our cross country route to the summit:
Beautiful late summer day atop the peak:
The summit of Mount Hoffmann in the background, 2.4 miles to the southwest:
