I think I'm going to owe you all a steak dinner by the time I actually go to Yosemite next week. Thanks for all your advice and help. Can't find any info online about whether there are water refill stations along any of the trails in the wilderness area. If not, my plan is to use water purification tabs...I know certain parts of the country have parasites in the water that the tabs don't catchby ryandasan - General Discussion
You know that paranoid feeling you get when you finally get in the car for a long road trip that you're forgetting something vital to the trip? Well, I'm not leaving for my first trip to Yosemite until next Thursday and I've already got that paranoid feeling. So out of curiosity, interested to hear what everybody's 3 guesses would be if this were Family Feud and the question was, "Name theby ryandasan - General Discussion
So, gathering I need to get a permit if we want to camp overnight @ Yosemite. Read somewhere that the 'quota season' starts 5/15 and we're visiting there 5/1. Does this mean I'm gauranteed a permit since we're not going during the quota season? Any recos on how to secure a permit before getting to Yosemite (so we don't have to eat up valuable Yosemite time chasing down a permit)? Many thanks!by ryandasan - General Discussion
Myself and two friends are heading to Yosemite for the first time on May 1 for 4 days. We're all in decent shape and are fairly experienced hikers. We're wrestling with where to spend our time. We'd prefer to do 1 long loop (thinking only 9 or 10 mile a day) instead of several day hikes. We're also trying to balance finding a trail that's not over-crowded and finding a trail that offers viewsby ryandasan - General Discussion