Tuolumne Meadows Private Hiking Tour: Lembert Dome, Dog Lake & Soda Springs

You step out of the car and the air feels thin and bright—sharp with pine and cold river water. Granite ribs rise around the meadow like the exposed backbone of the High Sierra; the Tuolumne River threads through the grass, quick and insistent, daring you to follow. Your guide points uphill toward Lembert Dome, the granite dome that watches the meadows, and you start to move: easy switchbacks at first, then slabby steps that demand hands and attention. At the top, the world opens—Tuolumne Meadows stretches below, a wide green carpet punctuated by glacial erratics and braided river channels.