Not all mountain lions flee. The following attack on on six-year-old boy (hiking with a large group of adults) occurred in the same Santa Cruz Mountains as the study above about three years ago: http://abc7news.com/news/mountain-lion-attacks-child-on-hiking-trail-in-cupertino/298481/ The study above has a flaw in thinking the mountain lions are afraid of humans at all times. The responsby plawrence - General Discussion
A Fresno Bee article about the two PCT-thru hikers and the general conditions of hiking up in the High Sierra while the rivers and creeks are running at very high levels. “Clement also spoke to the father of a thru-hiker with little wilderness experience that insisted his son would be OK because he was carrying the proper gear. “Gear doesn’t count this year,” Clement warned. “It�by plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteeeek MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – A 21-year-old man, Gervais Dylan Gatete from Raleigh, North Carolina, sustained severe burns after falling into a hot spring late on Tuesday, June 13. The incident occurred in the Lower Geyser Basin off of Fountain Flat Drive just north of the Old Faithful area. Mr. Gatete, currently an employee with Xanterra Parks and Resorts, was with seven other people wheby plawrence - General Discussion
What is the latest scientific prediction when Yellowstone caldera will erupt again? I think they predict it's a long ways off (more than 10,000 years). IIRC, the Long Valley caldera is predicted to have an volcanic eruption a lot sooner (within serval hundred years).by plawrence - General Discussion
Quoteblondguy jcsmgs - I've been thinking of doing the same exact trip. Can you share your GPS track please? I will be up there on the 25th but by then most of the snow will probably be gone and very soggy. He has alread shared his GPS tracks. Click on his Google Drive link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3XW1M66xaQqTHh4OTJHTWktY28 The link opens up this image of his GPS tracks:by plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteThe Other Tom Quotephantum http://www.travelyosemite.com/news/2017/summer-closure-information-and-faq/ OK, I understand about the soggy ground etc but from the link: "The High Sierra Camps and White Wolf Lodge will not open this year due to record snowpack and lack of access to water for bathrooms and kitchens." Lack of access to water ?? Why would access to water be any diby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
North Lake is at Elevation of 9,255' so it definitely qualifies as the "High Sierra".by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I don't use Google URL shortener for any sort phishing or a security attack. The linked destination is the same: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/degnans.htm I used it here (as I sometimes do) only for the analytics (to gauge how interested others are in the link). It lets me know if people are interested in the link or not. That way I can save time by NOT posting links to subby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
To honor the tradition of the Degnan family bakery, Yosemite Hospitality (Aramark) ought to start baking fresh bread again at Degnan's. For those who are interested, here's a link to the history of the Degnan Bakery in Yosemite: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/degnans.htmby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Fortunately for all of us, the Yosemite black bears have never developed a taste or desire for human flesh. What they went from us is only our possessions, especially those that smell nice to the bear. Maybe the bear that you encountered was hoping that you would ditch your daypack and flee. I'm glad that you didn't do that.by plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
If you encounter a bear, the first thing you should do is to make sure that there are no cubs nearby. If there are cubs near the mama bear, do not go towards the cubs or the mama bear and don't get in between the cubs and the mama bear. That's the most likely scenario where you might get the bear charging towards you. If it's a solo bear, stand your ground and don't retreat (nor turn your baby plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
“Following last weekend's storm, Caltrans District 10 is scheduled to open Sonora Pass/State Route 108 today (Tuesday, June 13) at 2:00 P.M.” https://twitter.com/CaltransDist10/status/874648131408871424/photo/1by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sonora Pass is scheduled to open up at 2:00 PM today (June 13th).by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
From NPS: Soupbowl Prescribed Fire June 11, 2017 June 11, 2017 – Posted by: Yosemite Fire Information Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning a prescribed fire starting the evening of June 11th, weather conditions permitting, in the Unit 26 Soupbowl B project area along Wawona Road (State Highway 41 extension) south of Wawona, potentially burning 2-3 segments ranging from 103 acby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's the same vendor: Yosemite Hospitality (AKA Aramark) that operates the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite and the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge. According to Yosemite National Park (NPS) tweet, it was Yosemite Hospitality's decision not to open up the High Sierra Camps in Yosemite this year: https://twitter.com/YosemiteNPS/status/872907534784372736by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
And here's a story of another backpacker on the PCT who got scrapped up and injured while crossing Rancheria Creek, she was ahead of the backpacker of the first story (who lost his backpack while trying to ford the creek). https://www.facebook.com/anya.ivanova.12/posts/10154721613198105 Reading her account of her mishap, maybe Marcus (the one who lost his backpack) might have also been tryiby plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
“At about 1,000 miles into my hike I was hiking alone in the Sierra Nevada Mountains when I came across a particularly treacherous river crossing. The flow was strong and the water was past my waist. As I was fording the river my footing gave way under a lose rock and I was swept into the current. I began rushing towards a waterfall and couldn’t swim out with my 60 lb pack on so I ditched theby plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Here Maps says 5 hours and 43 minutes: https://goo.gl/XS589Fby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I was being conservative about how fast you might be traveling down the highways. It's 200 miles of mostly windy roads. On U.S. 395 you should be able to average about 60 MPH. But on Highways 108, 49 and 120, it's very likely you might get stuck behind people driving only about 40 to 45 MPHs (and slower around sharp curves).by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteNVRDUNN Here is a direct link to the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=tJGGy3QJDL0 Chris One can now embed YouTube videos directly into one's posts on this forum by bracketing the YouTube video URL using the tagby plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Fortunately (though it wasn't caught on the video) the article states that the bear appears to have been able to get out of the creek further downstream. Hope the bear ended up okay.by plawrence - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuotePeBe Sorry, me again.. ;-) As I have to do my drive (from Mammoth Lakes to Rush Creek) next sunday, it seems still possible that Sonora pass will be open then (hopefully..), so just to be sure, if sonora is open, which directions would i have to take (which roads, etc)? And how long would it be? I just want to be sure that I would take the right roads.. if Sonora is an option.. thanks againby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteERICG Looks like it's going to have wait at least one more day due to weather.by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sad... Hope the damage isn't too expensive to repair.by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDaveF One note on my photo above: It's not obvious in the picture I posted, but the roundabout has only three legs. There's no fourth leg heading west into the trees. The map Troutwild posted above is more clear. To access the Lodge and park exits, you have to take the loop that wraps around the parking area. Yes, that's how they plan to avoid the huge backups that used to occur at theby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I thought they might exchange a six-pack of some micro-brews from both sides of the pass.by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Once Tioga Pass opens it will be easy enough to spend one day in July exploring Yosemite and another day skiing or snow boarding at Mammoth.by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek On Monday, June 6, National Park Service road crews plowing eastbound, and Caltrans road crews plowing westbound, met at Tioga Pass. http://sierranewsonline.com/snow-plows-reach-the-top-of-tioga-pass-in-yosemite/ I wonder if they had some sort of "Golden Spike" ceremony.by plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover It was interesting watching drivers trying to figure out how to use the round about Memorial Day weekend and this weekend. People just don't understand the merging thing. Yesterday for some reason they had all the entrances to the parking lot blocked off and there were empty spots. We drove that round about several times until they finally opened one of the entrances. You'reby plawrence - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion