Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite's gateway to Tuolumne Meadows and the Eastern Sierra, will open for the season Thursday or Friday "unless something unforeseen happens," park spokesman Scott Gediman said.

The road is currently open from Crane Flat to Yosemite Creek to both cars and bicycles, and there are a couple eye-witness accounts popping up on various blogs and Internet messageboards of cyclists riding into Tuolumne Meadows. According to Gediman, however, the road is officially closed between Tioga Pass and Yosemite Creek.

In past years, the park service has allowed bicycles on the road one day before it opened to cars. Gediman wasn't sure Monday if that would be the case this year as crews are still clearing rocks and dealing with water issues.

Bottom line, Tioga Pass will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend.