Looks like Ranger Dick is still at Yosemite. He was mentioned in my local paper. An article about fall colors in Yosemite. Best viewed out by Lee Vining. I think it's the same ranger, Dick Ewart. A ranger for 31 years at Yosemite. Imagine that. Great environment to put in a days work. Daveby SimiDave - General Discussion
Back in the 80's and 90's he was well known around TM. Sort of reminded me of Billy Crystal in a way. At least his accent. He showed up in a "California Gold" segment awhile ago He would host the campfires at TM, and always got us laughing. He was also on many hikes throughout TM. Just wonder if anybody else has seen him around.by SimiDave - General Discussion
The office opens at 8am We got there at 7am, there were about 4 people ahead of us. I waited the wife and kids checked out the "A" loop. We were able to get A62 which is great. But all of the A loop sites are great. No bugs this year. If you get stuck in C or D just cruise around and look for the site you want. The rangers don't know who has left during the night. We have never botby SimiDave - General Discussion
To get an "A" Loop you need to get there early, early. Not on a weekend. Mondays thru Thursday are good. We scout them out before the office opens. Ask for the empty site we like. They did start a wating list. But at 8am nobody is around waiting next to the kiosk. Still in their tents. You can always change sites if you find one you like better after checking in. Just find somebody tby SimiDave - General Discussion
Here's another one to try: http://www.supertopo.com/climbingareas/tuolumne Click on weather under Tuolumne Beta heading. It's a climbing website for the area. Post Edited (08-08-07 11:12)by SimiDave - General Discussion
Wondering how many people buy this ice cream delight at the store in TM. They don't sell them down south. Everytime I go to TM, I get one or two. The guy had to go to the storeroom to get more stock for me. Post Edited (08-07-07 17:16)by SimiDave - General Discussion
We were at TM July 23-27. Left from home at midnight drove to TM, about 6.5 hours from Simi Valley. We usually do this to get there by 7am to get a good site in the "A" loop. Since 1980 this has worked. It worked this time too. The "A" loop is a lot more quiet the the sites further away like the "C" loop. More or less party city back there. Which is ok if they shutby SimiDave - General Discussion