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mtn man
...I'm a little concerned that we are going to lose our site due to high water.
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 08, 2011 07:39AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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hikerchick395
I was there last year...I was going to say that I thought it was the 7th not the 6th of June for the peak...arrived in the valley on the 5th, the day Tioga opened. Bishop had quite a bit more heat at that time last year than is predicted next week (translating to warmer temps for snow melt...)
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 08, 2011 08:35AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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PineCone
mtn man, how many other sites in that loop were flooded and closed? I can see site # 63 to the left in your
photo also flooded, and I imagine site # 60 must have been as well? Were there others do you recall?
Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 08, 2011 04:19PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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chick-on
I got some scuba booties.
Do you have a shot o Swing-on Bridge? I'd like to see that.
(I have one from early May many years ago where the water is close to the I-Beams)
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hikerchick395
I have some too but I can't post here unless I have them on a photo hosting site???
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 08, 2011 10:30PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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chick-on
I got some scuba booties.
Do you have a shot o Swing-on Bridge? I'd like to see that.
(I have one from early May many years ago where the water is close to the I-Beams)
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 08, 2011 07:20PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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PineCone
mtn man, thanks for the photos, very interesting to see the effects of the high water.
Those campers in site 63 would have been better off with a canoe instead of a car for that parking pad.
Good luck with your reservation, I hope you manage OK without too much water to deal with.
If the hydrological forecast indicates severe flooding for your stay, you can always try and resell
your reservation on Craigslist, and advertise it as the same site Oprah stayed in!![]()
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 11, 2011 07:28AM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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robinjayp
Curious to know the answer to this as well. Do they send you an email and say "sorry" or do they find an alternative place for you to stay? Last year recreation.gov sent an email stating that the ground was wet and muddy in Tuolomne, but I imagine at check in tent campers would get the drier sites while campers and RVs would get the other. But with the site specific reservations, it would be good to know what to expect.
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Kristin
Thanks for that information. We are at Lower Pines #28 on 6/22; seems that should be ok. But I'm worried about North Pines #522 on 6/23.
Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 14, 2011 09:45PM | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 24 |
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Kristin
Thanks for that information. We are at Lower Pines #28 on 6/22; seems that should be ok. But I'm worried about North Pines #522 on 6/23.
I've been looking at some campsite pictures of 522 and shots I've taken over the years from across the river in that direction. The embankment along the river seems fairly high along that campsite so I wouldn't be worried about the river, unless there is major flooding. From what the hydrologic models show it doesn't look like there will be major flooding so your site shouldn't be affected. (My amateur opinion).
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Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). June 29, 2011 12:52PM | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 670 |
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PineCone
mtn man, so how was the flooding last week during your stay in Lower Pines? Any sites under water or closed?
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hikerchick395
Kristen was in # 522 and made it OK...water was closer to her tent that mine...I was staying in #314, found a place on higher ground and the water came within 20 feet. Both on 23 June, but it may've been a bit worse overnight on the 22nd.
Yep, the mist trail was a bit misty but unforgettable.
Re: Lower Pines campsite pictures one year ago today (flooded). July 09, 2011 09:09PM | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 24 |
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hikerchick395
Kristen was in # 522 and made it OK...water was closer to her tent that mine...I was staying in #314, found a place on higher ground and the water came within 20 feet. Both on 23 June, but it may've been a bit worse overnight on the 22nd.
Yep, the mist trail was a bit misty but unforgettable.