I hate these things, and I kicked over a ton of them hiking in New Zealand in November. Apparently Americans aren't the only ones with bad taste in rock art.by mbear2 - General Discussion
Quotemrcondron I must have been thinking how long it seems. It is actually about 12.2 miles round trip. Wow, I always thought it was more like 14 miles RT. Is this another case of never trust the random numbers on the rusted signs?by mbear2 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
On the plus side, the Tuolumne Meadows store has had a pretty good selection of beers to choose from whenever I have looked.by mbear2 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechatka Which hike to valley from Tuolumne do you think would be the best for end of June,also how to possibly fit Cloud rest and Half Dome in that hike? Also what would you plan as alternative plan if High Sierra would not be open? Some people just hike Sunrise to Happy Isles as a dayhike, hitting both Clouds Rest and Half Dome on the way. Too long for me though (I thought the dayhike tby mbear2 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love the episode he did in Death Valley right after a big rainfall. His episode on the firefall was classic too.by mbear2 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Thanks for all the great photos. Looked like a wonderful trip with great springtime weather. How long did it take you to fly there? And what was the cost of the airfare? . San Francisco to Queenstown, NZ was about $1800 in economy, and the trip was 20 hours or so, since we had to go into LAX from SFO and Queenstown from Auckland. I was trying to fly out of SFO insead of LAXby mbear2 - General Discussion
Couldn't get any pics of the blue penguins I saw in Oamaru, as photography is strictly prohibited at their colony. On the cuteness scale the only animal I have seen that compares are the pikas I saw near Mount Gibbs when I came to Yosemite this August. Think penguins that are maybe a foot tall, squint like Mr Magoo, and who fall down and end up sliding on their stomachs every fifth step. Even sawby mbear2 - General Discussion
Lake Wakatipu, from the road between Queenstown and Glenorchy. The water is so pure that it won't conduct a current. View from Glenorchy Morning alpenglow near Glenorchy Some shots on the Routeburn Track Actually did get to see an avalanche live in this area The offending snowfields above the route A little snowy in parts, but mostly clearby mbear2 - General Discussion
and what an awesome place to be outdoors. I figured I'd share a few pics (btw, a hard drive crashed and I lost my original mbear account, hence the wildly new username mbear2) A peak on the drive to Milford Sound Another shot from Milford Road Mitre Peak and Milford Sound (got to see an endangered Fiordland Penguin in the wild here, but didn't get a decent pic) A peak whose namby mbear2 - General Discussion
You can always replace them with these ... ooops, maybe not.by mbear2 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion