Re: Gate at Cherry Lake

Its April 15th, anyone know if its open?

Nearly all FS roads open on Apr. 15th ... conditions permitting.
It SHOULD definitely be open. Getting all the way to Shingle may be another story.
Call Groveland RS (209)962-7825

May head up there myself nxt weekend with the Chick-on mobile
(although there's a few in the valley I want to do still while it's still self reg... )
(so we'll see)

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Thank you sir. Unfortunately, I can't make it out on my next set of off days, but if you haven't made it up there by the end of April, I'll let you know how it is...

Wild guess is that I'll make it there before end of April too...

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I was told this earlier today:

"The road the the Shingle Spring trailhead is blocked by a downed tree about 1 1/2 miles from the top."

By any chance, it wouldn't be THIS tree?

(Photo taken by our favorite chick-on this past December)

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What, neither of you guys had a pocket knife?

I started pecking at it. But after a few minutes Billy told me to put my pecker away.
Said I was gonna hurt myself.

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What, neither of you guys had a pocket knife?

Just paint it to look like a Twinkie and wait for a hungry Chick-on to show up.

Hah, I would say the odds would be very high that it's the same tree...Thanks for the picture.

Thank the Chick-on.

Where was that tree? I walked that road in early March and saw some recent saw work done below the Eleanor trailhead and along the trail from Shingle, along the road between Eleanor and Shingle I didn't see anything major, though in a couple areas I explored in the woods and missed switchbacks.

Well... that is why I asked you ...
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,51772,51775#msg-51775

(but you knew that... right?)

Here is where the tree was/is:

Prob. right at the arrow but could be anywhere in the pink line... I didn't mark it with a waypoint...

My trip was this:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,49907
(sorry oak, u no got Inferno on my anymore... in case you missed it)

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I walked that stretch, don't recall anything that seemed 'major'.

If you walked that stretch... then you must have walked the entire road.... b/c above there is
steep and lots and lots o deadfall and yummy goodness.
Trees fall. So it may be new. We had a huge wind storm blow thru a few weekends ago...
I'd guess it occurred then...

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I missed the area around the first big switchback after the Eleanor TH, and I'm pretty sure it was the second big switchback where I thought a little more cutting was required.

I'm hoping to be able to get out that way Sunday evening/Monday morning, I'll post the latest conditions when I get back.

No one carries a tow strap?

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No one carries a tow strap?

Huh? Seriously, take another look at that tree. Unless you're driving a tank you aint moving it.
It needs to be cut.

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No one carries a tow strap?

Huh? Seriously, take another look at that tree. Unless you're driving a tank you aint moving it.
It needs to be cut.

Nah, an H1 would move that thing.

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Nah, an H1 would move that thing.

Only if it had any fuel left.

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Hitech
Nah, an H1 would move that thing.

Only if it had any fuel left.

When driven properly they get better fuel mileage than rumored. And its easy to carry extra.

It was cut. You're good to go now

Great! I can drive my limo up there this weekend, then.

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Great! I can drive my limo up there this weekend, then.

When you get back to your veee-hick-al ... and the check engine light comes on.
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I'm innocent
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http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,43736

(note to self... if it looks and smells like a Twinkie... it MAY be a large tree...
or a Dodge Peek-up... )

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Haha, I'm going to assume that was a joke...

Anyways, it was chainsawed and you can get through and apparently get lost and wander off to Edith from there.