Sat 8/30 - early morning drive from San Jose to Tioga Pass area. Hike either Mt. Dana (harder option) or Tioga Peak (easier option). I haven't done either before and open to other suggestions. Need somewhere to sleep that night - preferably in the car if there are legal and bear-free options in the 9K-10K range around Tioga Pass area (otherwise will have to rent or buy a tent and try to get a site at Saddlebag Lake or similar - suggestions welcomed).
There is camping at Tioga Lake. Taken from:
http://www.campsitephotos.com/campground/Tioga-Lake"Tioga Lake campground (9,700 feet) has 13 single-family campsites on Tioga Lake near the Tuolumne Meadows entrance to Yosemite National Park. All campsites have lake views, with about half on the lakefront. All campsites have paved pads, a picnic table, fire pit and bear locker." See the web site for more information. Sorry, I have no idea as to "car camping", but cannot see why not.
John
