Yeah, getting through Lumsden will be fine, assuming this is the current issue: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd528152.jpg The Foresta Bridge looks a little spooky! Cool pictures.by rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That too huh! Looks like it. More pavement detours I suppose. Thank for the spot! But yeah. I'm sure I'll get turned around a few times. Spend some long hours carrying my bike over trees. Should be lots of fun.by rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm not familiar with the Burma Grade. Is that the same thing as Briceburg? I was going to go up through Foresta and past Pilot peak for better climate mostly I guess. This is the current version of my route if you're curious: https://caltopo.com/m/0198by rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, I think based of reports of trees down on Cold Canyon... unless I hear that the USFS has come in and cleared things out (seems unlikely) I will likely do that. Or maybe even resupply in Yosemite and save myself 1800 feet of ascent out of El Portal. Quotechick-on Yep. Honestly... if I were on a bike... and knowing what we know... There is no way I would NOT have a very leisurely (aby rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the info! My original route idea was the Hite Cove 4x4 road. (Not the trail, cause yeah, it seems wild scenic river corridors get treated kinda like wilderness, at least with trails.) Is that northern section of the 4x4 road what you're saying doesn't exist? Good info on Cold Cyn Rd. Would like to hear more, as that will affect my decision to try going that way vs just staying on tby rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, I was thinking of asking my doctor to get me a prescription for steroids that I could just go ahead and have on hand...by rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on What "we" are about? Hiking I assumed? My experience in the Sierra has been that bikes are allowed on nearly any trail that isn't in a wilderness or wild and scenic river corridor. Only occasionally, and generally it heavy use areas are there specific bike prohibitions. Doesn't mean it's necessarily a good idea. Anyway, thanks for the response. Good to know thatby rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
First off, sorry if I'm jumping into this forum to ask about something a bit unrelated (hopefully not offensive!) to what you guys are about. This forum is the only place I could find any mention of a lot of the USFS trails around the Merced, so I think you all might be the only ones who can help me out. I'm planning a mountain bike-packing route around the Sierra in September. I am tryinby rickinlo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion