Thanksgiving east side recommendations

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Have 4-5 days during Thanksgiving. Thinking a road trip to the eastern sierras: day hike or overnight to big pine lakes to see temple crag + day hike or overnight to cottonwood lakes. How likely glacier lodge road and horseshoe meadows road remain open?

Recommendations to hikes in the area is much appreciated. Will be hiking alone thus much more conservative; have spikes but nervous on snowy/icy trails. No 4WD drive only sedan.

Have done most of the easy access hikes near 395 (Lundy canyon, 20 lakes,day hikes along June lakes loop, Convict lake, Thousand island lake, McGee creek, Little lakes valley/mono pass, Pine creek pass to granite park, day hikes from North, South, Sabrina lakes, onion valley over Kearsarge pass, Whitney.

[c9h13no3]

Glacier Lodge Rd remains open all year, the winter closure point just adds a mile or two to the hike.

I don’t think the ESAC puts out avalanche danger ratings until December, but there will probably be enough snow that avalanche concerns start to matter.