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A wee bit cold this weekend. entire length of Bridalveil was frozen with a snow cone below
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Re: Tops of Falls
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January 14, 2013 08:03AM |
Figure you guys will probably like this stuff.
Yosemite
Middle
Bridalveil
A wee bit cold this weekend. entire length of Bridalveil was frozen with a snow cone below
Yosemite
Middle
Bridalveil
A wee bit cold this weekend. entire length of Bridalveil was frozen with a snow cone below
January 14, 2013 08:41AM |
January 14, 2013 10:34AM |
Here's the snow coney:
I'll put a few more pix this week sometime.
I'll put a few more pix this week sometime.
January 14, 2013 11:41AM |
January 14, 2013 01:51PM |
A couple more. Sorry about the voices on the Bridalveil one. Old dood pontificating.
And of course don't try this at home (I'm not responsible for your actions)
And of course don't try this at home (I'm not responsible for your actions)
January 14, 2013 03:51PM |
January 15, 2013 08:12PM |
January 14, 2013 07:19PM |
Not really buying it... but I'll admit the more I read about all the history of the park there is so much to learn.Quote
plawrence
So is it true that the bride's veil of Bridalveil Fall got "wiped out" by the 1997 flood as the lady in your video espouses?
One of the things I love about the park.
January 15, 2013 08:14PM |
January 15, 2013 03:34PM |
January 15, 2013 07:29PM |
January 14, 2013 02:40PM |
January 14, 2013 07:28PM |
January 14, 2013 07:38PM |
We only went to the point to get into the cave. The trail is trodden by so many peeps that
snowshoes are rarely required until you get to the very top... if at all...
You aren't quite in the BIG switchers at the turn down to the cave... but def. no snowshoes
required. In the past we have walked up to the top and camped up there
and have come down with snowshoes on to about the traverse area.
Normally snowshoeing where a zillion people are postholing is just a pain
in the rump though.
Much like Snow Creek Trail it's rare you have to bust the trail and not very common
to have to put snowshoes on until up on the rim.
If you bring some video enjoyment then going into sleepy bag at 5pm is no biggie.
(sorry foks but I can only stare at the stars for a few hours before needing some
modern technological enjoyment... thank you very much)
snowshoes are rarely required until you get to the very top... if at all...
You aren't quite in the BIG switchers at the turn down to the cave... but def. no snowshoes
required. In the past we have walked up to the top and camped up there
and have come down with snowshoes on to about the traverse area.
Normally snowshoeing where a zillion people are postholing is just a pain
in the rump though.
Much like Snow Creek Trail it's rare you have to bust the trail and not very common
to have to put snowshoes on until up on the rim.
If you bring some video enjoyment then going into sleepy bag at 5pm is no biggie.
(sorry foks but I can only stare at the stars for a few hours before needing some
modern technological enjoyment... thank you very much)
January 14, 2013 08:10PM |
January 15, 2013 07:12AM |
Yes. Actually there has been snow in the valley all winter so far.Quote
LRK
Thanks for the pix and video. Is there snow in the valley right now?
Check out the Ahwahnee Meadow cam.
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Re: Tops of Falls February 08, 2013 06:54PM |
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chick-on
We only went to the point to get into the cave. The trail is trodden by so many peeps that
snowshoes are rarely required until you get to the very top... if at all...
You aren't quite in the BIG switchers at the turn down to the cave... but def. no snowshoes
required. In the past we have walked up to the top and camped up there
and have come down with snowshoes on to about the traverse area.
Normally snowshoeing where a zillion people are postholing is just a pain
in the rump though.
Much like Snow Creek Trail it's rare you have to bust the trail and not very common
to have to put snowshoes on until up on the rim.
If you bring some video enjoyment then going into sleepy bag at 5pm is no biggie.
(sorry foks but I can only stare at the stars for a few hours before needing some
modern technological enjoyment... thank you very much)
Ooo ooo I want to go behind the snow cone! So right before the big switch backs, I head down to the right, correct? Somewhere around the point on this arrow?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/2013 07:04PM by hotrod4x5.
February 08, 2013 07:05PM |
Don't get your hopes up too high. The cave is filling up with snow... and
the waterfall may make it quite dicey.
Read this:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,60663,60663#msg-60663
It says easiest way to get into cave.... and look at the photos...
and then look at the video here:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,63056,63110#msg-63110
the waterfall may make it quite dicey.
Read this:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,60663,60663#msg-60663
It says easiest way to get into cave.... and look at the photos...
and then look at the video here:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,63056,63110#msg-63110
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Re: Tops of Falls February 08, 2013 07:38PM |
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chick-on
Don't get your hopes up too high. The cave is filling up with snow... and
the waterfall may make it quite dicey.
Read this:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,60663,60663#msg-60663
It says easiest way to get into cave.... and look at the photos...
and then look at the video here:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,63056,63110#msg-63110
Right. But take a look at this photo:
and this link:
http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,60663,60915#msg-60915
The reason that there is no shrubbery along the bottom of the face is that the snow slides down and piles up here every winter. It melts fast, too, against this natural reflector, but don't be surprised if the amount of snow here bears little relation to the amount on the trail...
February 08, 2013 08:37PM |
Um... ah...
You do realize that you are making the same points that I'm trying to get him to think about.
Right?
By look at the photos... I meant your photos... and then to look at the video and see that
the gully you or your buddy is in is filled in with snow. And that you have to hike down that...
and that you will definitely want hiking sticks... and maybe something other than yaktrax.
Especially if the snow has become very hard.
Also bear in mind... I had to hike down that snow slope to get into the cave to get the
video above... and that the waterfall was much less then than it is now.
Anyway, we're on the same page... I just don't think you realize it.
Regards,
You do realize that you are making the same points that I'm trying to get him to think about.
Right?
By look at the photos... I meant your photos... and then to look at the video and see that
the gully you or your buddy is in is filled in with snow. And that you have to hike down that...
and that you will definitely want hiking sticks... and maybe something other than yaktrax.
Especially if the snow has become very hard.
Also bear in mind... I had to hike down that snow slope to get into the cave to get the
video above... and that the waterfall was much less then than it is now.
Anyway, we're on the same page... I just don't think you realize it.
Regards,
February 08, 2013 08:11PM |
February 08, 2013 08:38PM |
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chick-on
Don't get your hopes up too high. The cave is filling up with snow... and
the waterfall may make it quite dicey.
Falling ice might be a problem too. It certainly makes enough noise.
I guess I should mention that I RAN into the cave when I went in there.
And if you turn the sound on... you can hear the BOOM in at least one of the videos.
January 15, 2013 07:17AM |
Yeah, I was happy it was so big. I've seen pix of it in the past much bigger.Quote
ryanmj
awesome videos, is the snow cone usually that size? ive seen pictures of it before but dont remember it being that big
Check this out:
Historical Photo
Photo from last Saturday:
Just take a look at the Fern Ledge. Yowza
Of course it depends where you start the measurement... but it's HUGE.
There's a warming trend now so it is probably shrinking as we are speaking.
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