Not making this up. Apparently someone tried to wake him up, and when he wouldn't respond he called it in. Frankly I wouldn't have tried. Guy with guns, probably drinking, and suddenly woken up? Doesn't sound safe to me. He did take a photo though. State Park Ranger Found Unconscious in Patrol Car With Beer Between His Legs (PHOTO) http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/aug/28/state-park-rangeby y_p_w - General Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteDaveHave the owner dive in and retrieve it. No, he'd mess up the spring that way. Like the dog that jumped into Celestine Pool? I heard it was cooking for an hour or so when all the fat that melted out of the dog's body exploded.by y_p_w - General Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quoteparklover There are still all those people that we saw on our trip that thought wild animals were domesticated and would get too close to them. I blame both Disney and PBS for this. Both tend to personify and anthropomorphize wild animal behaviors to the nth degree. How many times have I watched a PBS nature show where the narrators attach human names to the wild aniby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My kid wanted to see it (calls it Planes Fire Department) and it was the first time we've ever seen a movie in a movie theater. We did take the kid to baby night at a local theater, but of course how much could an infant remember from being in a movie theater? The had a fictional "Piston Peak National Park" with the most notable feature being a granite arch that looks like a pistonby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKenS There was another deadly head on in that area earlier this year. While searching for the link to Kevin Gong's hiking website, it hit several articles about a "Kevin Gong" who died in a car accident near Old Hwy 120. http://www.sierrasentinel.com/2014/03/manslaughter-charge-in-traffic-death.html Turned out to be another Kevin Gong, an outstanding Cal senior: http://www.dby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidK42 So does this mean that they don't want DNC back or only that they're considering other options? I believe that all NPS concessions that take in a certain amount of annual revenue are required to go out for competitive bidding. There was some controversy over a restaurant in GGNRA that had to go through competitive bidding. The family that operated it started the business and bby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Bud Light? What does that have to do with beer? The machines also dispense product from Shock Top and Goose Island.by y_p_w - General Discussion
Of course we know Delaware North as the concessionaire in Yosemite, but their biggest business is general food service as well as arena/stadium concessions. They run the concessions at Target Field where the MLB All-Star Game is going to be played this year. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11185913/mlb-all-star-game-feature-self-serve-beer-machines So when are these things coming toby y_p_w - General Discussion
I didn't necessarily save the links as a bookmark and usually just go to the main yosemitenews.info URL. It's been redirecting to http://test.yosemitenews.info/forum/index.php where it just dies. I remember it was going through a brief redirect before it went to the main page, but now it just goes there and nothing happens.by y_p_w - General Discussion
Just to make it clear, I have no issue with people going through campsites - even if occupied. I've done so myself. However, why not go around through an unoccupied campsite if possible? Or at the very least try to avoid looking like a party crasher by avoiding walking right against tents I think the layout of most Yosemite campgrounds can be an issue. I've been to others where the sites aby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Good to hear that everything worked out at the end to your satisfaction. Have a great time up there. Wish I had more time to spend in Yosemite this summer. . It was interesting in the campground office. Several people were inquiring about availability, including some who wanted to switch to a different campground if possible. In fact, there was one person who I think waby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteQITNL Not my sort of thing, but when you google nationalparkreservations.com, the second answer is: Ripped by National Park Reservations dot com? The third answer is: AVOID National Park Reservations The fifth answer is: This Business is not BBB accredited Damn, what's wrong with people? Parklover's right. That website is notorious for being a ripoff. They basically resell fromby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Never tried those but I'd say the Mist Trail is a lot like a paved trail (just uses granite instead), and I really like have lugs on my soles for those steps. Did it. My wife wore running shoes - like what I saw from most doing it. I wore the Five Tens and they had phenomenal grip on the slabs. My kid only wanted to be carried on the paved portions. The slabs were like a fun scramblby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Enjoying my stay. About the only snag was a neighbor who left a full cooler out and got a knock and a very loud lecture from a ranger. However, I'm having coffee while my family sleeps, and some hikers cut through my site. The next two sites are unoccupied, and they cut through between my tent and car, which are about four feet from each other. They just seemed to lack any common courtesy oby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I got a site and didn't have to move/split up night. One option was to show up at the original site and then go to the campground office in the morning to get two more nights to finish. In the end they worked to get another site at Upper Pines. They were talking about all sorts of stuff, including (I think) some lettered sites that aren't normally available to the public. It was kind of fraby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Got through and haven't left yet. It apparently was modified. The have my number and say that they'll figure something out since it appears to be their mistake.by y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I just checked my reservation again, and there's something really messed up. It's now showing a reservation only for Sat-Mon (two days) when I originally had Sat-Wed (four nights). I'm trying to figure out what happened. I still have my original reservation printed. I'm not sure what happened. Maybe someone cancelled the wrong dates? I only agreed to give up one night Saturday. Addenduby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemtn man Normally if you call within 1 day of your arrival time and say you'll be a day late they will hold your reservation but charge you a $10 "reservation change fee" and you will forfeit you first night camping fee of $20. Sounds like they were trying to get your OK to give away your campsite the first night since you wouldn't be there and with your OK to do so credit you eithby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have four nights starting tonight in the Valley, but we're kind of late packing and getting ready. I called early and there was no operator at the Valley campground office and left a message with my site #, name, and reservation # - that I would be late a day and didn't want it cancelled. So everything is set up I thought. Then over an hour later I get a call (to my number on file with Recby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This is definitely on topic. A question about SEKI is definitely Sierra Nevada, as would be questions about Tahoe.by y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Does it have to be IsoPro? I've got a Pocket Rocket myself, and I've used it with several Lindal valve canisters, including Brunton, Coleman, and SnowPeak. Where are you flying into? Chains Sports Authority, Sports Chalet, and others should have something compatible. Maybe REI. I'm sure you'll find something that works in Yosemite Valley, but it may come at a premium price.by y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotettilley They didn't include "taste" amongst their "Why Soylent" reasons... I eagerly await your review. The show Futurama already had a future where people are consuming assorted "Soylent" products that are fairly well known as being made from dead people (or the species that's meant to eat the product). Nobody bats an eye. http://theinfosphere.org/Soylby y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I had an emergency credit card key once that was mostly plastic. It was free with my AAA membership at an office. It was in the shape of a credit card, but with a key inside that sort of popped out. It was reinforced with a piece of metal to reduce the chance of it breaking off inside a keyhole. They had a limited number of key types at the office, but my key was common enough that they keptby y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteDavidK42 Thanks! I'd missed the video link above (love the cat and the dog checking out the "stickiness" test in the video, btw!). I've not had a huge urge to do HD for a while (my wife and I started going up a few years ago...when they had permits on the weekends but not yet during the week). We got as far as the sub-dome when we started seeing heavy clouds and hearing thunderby y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteDavidK42 Not sure what "that rubber" is? Are you referring to the Vibrams? Did you actually get the Vibrams or just something similar? Five Ten Stealth MI6 - the one demonstrated in the YouTube video I linked. That stuff is like glue, but it's ridiculously soft. It feels like I'm squishing a gummy bear. I don't know how durable it is though. It's so soft I feel like I wouldby y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteOL Cool video. We just had trail runners; mine were regular, my son's had Vibram soles. My feet slipped a little next to the cables but not more than expected. Away from the cables our footing was fine. On another fun note, over the weekend we saw my old mentor who first took me up to Half Dome years ago. He made his first ascent in 1961 wearing special "Danish climbing shoes" andby y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteNick.338 However in a emergency situation (like Mt. Rainier where a ranger was killed), the government will use all means necessary including drones (and they did). Well - yeah. The use of motorized transportation is even allowed in designated wilderness areas if it's to provide some sort of emergency support, such as airlifting someone injured out. NPS personnel shoot off shotguns tby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidK42 I'm not a climber, either, Bee, but my understanding is that when they talk about your distance from an anchor point, you have to factor in that he fell 15 ft from where he left the wall to where the anchor point was but there was still 15 feet of rope between him and the anchor so he had to fall another 15 feet before the anchor stopped him. As far as "he would have fallen faby y_p_w - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBee There must be some sort of disconnect regarding the "Olde Dude" Pass usage at some National Monuments. I took a 3 week trip through over a dozen parks one year, and the only time we had problems with the pass was at a National Monument (I had to break out the manual that shows the pass is good for Nat'l Monuments, too) I only have experience with using those passes at two NMby y_p_w - General Discussion
What kind of shoes? I did it once with the cables up wearing backpacking boots with Vibram hiking soles that balanced grip and durability. If I were to do it again, I'd insist on climbing rubber - probably an approach shoe. Something like Five Ten Stealth MI6 (grips even on glass) would probably be ideal given how slick it is now. Here's a guy doing his own demonstration on a hardwood floor:by y_p_w - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra