As you start up the trail you enter the Hoover Wilderness

Unusual pod-like plant along the trail

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View towards conness from the trail. The route to Tioga Peak starts along trail - it goes cross-country towards the end.

First peek of Tioga Peak

Reaching Gardisky Lakes with Tioga Peak towering above.

Gardisky Lakes

Some wind-blown trees near Gardisky Lakes. Also, not the bushes on the flanks of Tioga Peak - if climbing from the lakes you'll have to find your way through them (not hard)

Crossing through the brush/trees as I start up the peak.

Looking back towards the lakes. Not the best route coming up - stick to the ridge where there is a use trail. This is the way I came down.

Gardisky Lakes

Towards Mount Conness

Slope of Tioga Peak

Aaaand...looking down.

Gardisky Lakes

Small pile of rock just below the summit

The actual summit. Wind was blasting when i was up here.

Peeking all the way down to Gardisky Lake

Northern Yosemite and Conness

Tioga Lake, Tioga Road, and mount Dana (on the left)

Summit

Summit ridge

Summit register

View towards Mono Lake

View towards Mt Dana (Tioga Lake and Road to the right)

View to the north

Gardisky Lake

Mt Conness

Looking back up at the peak. I found a nice use trail heading down the peak that took me nearly back to the main trail.

Pretty good use trail heading down the spine of Tioga Peak

You can see how the approach on the left-ridge is best. If you go towards the lake you end up in the brush and trees.

Almost back to the original trail. Great little hike!