We were going in non-motorized as a contingency, with trailers/sleds for the bikes(runners in the winter, small wheels for the summer), to hold the packs(both of us are in very good shape from running and biking) and thought this would be a blast. We were thinking we could get to the upper campgrounds in Lee Vining and start from there. One day to bike in, and hoof down to Glen Aulin via the back door trail, Monday hike down to LeConte, Tuesday come out
I had something come up with my business and needed to head back to the SF Bay Area, sooner than anticipated, so we had to come up with an alternative trip. We ended up doing Chilanualna Falls on Sunday, spending the night at the top, blasting down in the AM and spent the day in the Valley.. Holy CRAP!!!! Yogi Berra was right, no one goes there anymore, it's too crowded. It was just insane with people, so it was a good reminder of why we don't go there. Not a bad day though, Yosemite Falls was certainly not at the max I have seen it, but Bridalveil was, plus we got to see a few very seasonal falls, and took a pantload of pictures for the tourists and their families :>
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Stairstep was going nicely, so it was a nice experience, but totally pathetic walking around Curry Village with a camera around your neck.
My pics can be seen at -
https://picasaweb.google.com/danceswithmules/ChilanualnaFallsJune2011. I also managed to forget my tent poles, so we had to improvise. Owning your own business makes for some interesting time management studies :>((, plus being the first trip of the year, I could have sworn the poles were in the bag with the tent, as they usually are... not this time. But all in good fun and with Big Agnes underneath me, a 15 degree bag, the falls making some great white noise, and doing a 10 mile run/race in Tahoe on Saturday, I slept like rock and never noticed the tent ceiling was so low....
