Tioga Set to Open Friday
Sources are saying Tioga is ready to open this Friday (May 11) at noon, weather permitting.
No services or campgrounds will be available for a while yet.
Hikers and back country users take note: most of the trails are still covered with snow and streams are high with runoff. Over the last few years several hikers have perished during the early season fording creeks and streams.
Remember, never travel alone in the back country and leave an itinerary with someone who can send help for you if you don’t show up on time.
For over 30 years now I've enjoyed hiking, backpacking, fishing, photographing and exploring Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. 
May 11th, 2007 08:37
[...] Blogger Loyd Schutte put out an early alert on his Yosemite Blog that Tioga Road is set to open today at noon. This is one of the earliest openings of the road in recent memory and is good news in terms of some early season fishing in the high country. [...]