This was a new experience for me. Hiking in snowshoes and pitching a tent in snow took a little getting used to. There was well over six feet of snow everywhere, and we did not see the ground once. The days were nice, and it got down to about 8 degrees at night.
The two main challenges I faced were freezing of water, and freezing of boots. Your water bottles would freeze at night, and it took some work to get a drink in the morning. A couple of folks had the water freeze in the tube of their Camelbaks. We discovered burying the water bottles in a couple of feet of snow at night kept them from freezing. Go figure.
As for the boots, they froze solid even though I kept them in the tent with me. I could not get my feet in them until they thawed somewhat. I even tore the rear loop off of one trying to pull it on. I had to put my feet in them as far as I could for about 15 minutes, and they would thaw enough to finally force my feet in.
The sights were beyond description. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are a few thousand worth...
This was a great trip and tried a lot of new things. I stayed very warm and saw a beatiful view of Yosemite in the winter. Snowshoeing is something I will be doing again!
