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Re: chick-on January 12, 2011 07:34PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 187 |
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chick-on
Anyway, all trips to Yose are incredible. Thanks for asking... and since you did...
I put a bunch o pix here for your enjoyment. Can do it for every trip but tink
perhops peeps get sick of me sqauwking all the time (I go A LOT).
Enjoy
http://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/SnowCreek
January 12, 2011 10:27PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,421 |
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rroland
Great pics i put some comments up...these may be pedestrian questions, why do you dig a trench for a campsite? what if it snows? how heavy is your shovel?
Re: chick-on January 13, 2011 02:37PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 187 |
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rroland
Great pics i put some comments up...these may be pedestrian questions, why do you dig a trench for a campsite? what if it snows? how heavy is your shovel?
Shovel is 20 oz. and compresses. You see plenty not taking a shovel but I've grown to
really like making a chair or couch to sit in or to dig out a trench to sleep in.
What I'm sleeping in is a Alpine Bivy. In reality it could snow right on me and I could
shake the snow off into the foot well dug next to the tree. Everything except the stove
and bear can (we were under 6800 so it's reqd) was in the bivy with me.
If it snowed a large amount I'd have to get out and clear out snow (another reason to have a shovel).
We had along tarps which we could have secured to make a kind of lean-to.
Got lazy and didn't bother with any tarp. It's dug down in case the wind shifted in an attempt to
avoid the brunt of the wind. The log provides both wind protection and an aid to setting up a
lean-to.
An example:
Slept under the tarp here and dug a well so the snow could run off into the well.
There's lots of ways to do things. You need to ensure you will stay warm and dry. That's paramount.
Best to just bring a good tent. Especially if you are claustrophobic....
Maybe go with some Sierra Club outting or something. I learned a bunch from the Old Dude and looked in books
and make stuff up as I go more and more... (i.e. I don't claim to be an expert)
(maybe bring backup if you're gonna try something new)
Be Safe, Have fun
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January 13, 2011 04:39PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,421 |
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rroland
I gotta stay away from those Sierra Club trips. I did a bunch when I was a small fry, now it seems like it would take away the adventure aspect.
So on your Picasaweb page there is a pic of this massive trnech...the whole party (you, Old dude, Billy and Catalonian) were all in that trench?
Does it keep you warmer being closer to mama earth?
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Re: chick-on January 13, 2011 02:42PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 187 |
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Catalonian Burro
Roland, Chick-on forgot to mention that this is a peekture of the aftermath after a 12+ hour snow storm. And the tent became a burro bungaloo- at the time. If I recall, and Billie-G can correct me, we decided to bring tent in case things got dicey and the tarp proved just fine.
BTW, disclaimer for those with no common sense: do not go out if you know there is a storm coming. We knew from weather forecast there was a slight chance that something would hit- so we tried to prepare just in case that unlikely thing would happen. Well it did. The day after the storm, it was no nice warm, sunny and clear.
Old Dude is wise and all knowing, and I continue to learned from him and Bill-e.
We also tried snow anchors made out of plastic grocery bags. You tie ropey to the bag handles, fill bag with snow and bury it. Idea was taken from a book. Mention this for those who wish to use tents or tarps for that matter. Save the $15-$20 you'd spend at REI for a snow anchor for beer n' burger on the way out instead- or cardboard pizza at curry!
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