Quoteeeek QuoteOhnivy-DrakI read it incorrectly also. Thought it said the Park was going to build an enclosure. To keep morons hikers from going in the river above the fall? Modeled on the Amphitheatrum Flavium.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotedbagnall Last weekend my hike to May Lake involved over a foot of snow. Has anyone been up in the area in the last couple of days? I am hoping to go back tomorrow but I want to go (mostly) snow-free. Any info greatly appreciated! See this post from Tuesday night: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,47453,47713#msg-47713by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Yes. But I don't beg from Marmuts. They only pass out healthy snacks on Halloween. Then who is it that comes around in the Frankenchikin outfit every year? (Veganly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteVince So if it rains a lot or snows and then melts on Oct 27 and sun peeks out just before sunset, shouldn't there be a firefall? Or is there another factor in this equation We've covered this before: The solar conditions for the Horsetail Firefall are roughly symmetric around the Winter Solstice. http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,22490,22683#msg-22683by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotesnorkus QuoteQuote plawrence Sadly, some people are just criminally idiotic. Too bad some of those are in Congress. Agreed. Also too bad that some of those have also been in control of our California state legislature for a couple of generations now. Not to mention our rich history, dating back to the late 1960s, of electing a number of morons to the governor's office.by szalkowski - General Discussion
Just noticed in this report: the idiot is 45 years old and he has grandsons aged 8, 9 and 12. What population control problem? (When I was 45, my son was 10.)by szalkowski - General Discussion
Quotebalzaccom Ha1 Bear in mind that in California, cold weather means below 60.... For example, see the Average Temperature Chart in the link below: http://www.allaboutcabo.com/about-cabo/weather (Verifyingly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - General Discussion
Quoteyosemitedawn The pizza there has always been good but DNC and a continuing concession does not make for better working conditions and/or morale. What DNC really stands for: Does Not Careby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetanngrisnir3 Hey, in your Picassa page of pics, where is that arch formation? At the top of Tree Chute? It's the arch S of Indian Rock (on the way to North Dome from the Porcupine Creek Trailhead). Chick-on occasionally goes there to beg treats from the marmots.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The snow sensors at White Wolf, Tuolumne Meadows, and Dana Meadows all were kissing bare ground today. The Sentinel Dome webcam history sequence shows the snow cover to be rapidly receding/disappearing. (North-facing slopes and forested areas will, of course, lag by a few days.)by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechicagocwright Quotebalzaccom Sadly, I will be in Chicago... Chicago! Welcome! Several years ago, we came across this explanation of how/why Chicago was founded: Bunch of folks were sitting around in a tavern in New York. Someone says "I really like the snow and wind, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west." (Warmly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotembear QuoteAssociated Press So up the side of the slick, granite monolith he went, 400 vertical feet at nearly a 40 percent grade. People are going to read this article and think Half Dome is a lot easier than it is with that incorrect "40% grade" number they listed for the cables route. 40% grade is only a 22 degree angle. For those unfamiliar with the terminology/definitioby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Why I outta! I'm no stiking Hummingbird! I can only hover so long! So I just needed a little assist. I got some bozo below saying "just stay still for 5 minutes!".. I flipped him the bird and said... put me on a stick if you want that! Don't leave the trailhead without it:by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 When I was on TOP of Sentinal Dome, I got a worse signal then when I was about 25 feet downslope toward the north. Note especially slide 3 of 4: http://www.slideshare.net/nehakumar01/radiation-pattern-of-a-cell-tower-antenna-7938434by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
EEEK!!! Quotequmqats Full Body!by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/10/gov-jerry-brown-makes-it-illegal-to-openly-carry-a-handgun-in-public.htmlby szalkowski - General Discussion
Quoteeeek Quoteeeek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Howe_Springer Listened to him on the radio a bit in college. Elements of Theater 101: Introduction to Comic Reliefby szalkowski - General Discussion
Quoteeeek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Howe_Springer Seems like an ideal candidate for the Tea Party wackos.by szalkowski - General Discussion
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-desert-studies-20111009,0,1108402.storyby szalkowski - General Discussion
Re. the above responses of eeek and chick-on plus the weather forecast, you probably can expect it to be snow-free by midweek, except perhaps for the drainage area around a mile S of the Porcupine Creek Trailhead.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on The optical systems of these webcams are designed to endure an amazing amount of abuse. (Robustly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on I resemble that comment.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteszalkowskiPlease note that 8 AM is precisely the time that the chikin leaves the roost to start work. You want us to believe that bird actually works for a living? You don't think that running amok is work? (WatchingSafelyFromOurBurrowsly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteNacciNW Watch the archived webcam views on October 5th. Just before 8 am there is some strong wind & disturbance from the storm, and by 8:05 the camera has the new view. http://archives.halfdome.net/archive/search It's pretty cool to watch the storm move through. Please note that 8 AM is precisely the time that the chikin leaves the roost to start work. (Punctually Yours) Thby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotequmqats wind storm + loose mounting brackets = camera that changes view I don't think the zoom of the lens has changed, I think it's just been blown a bit to the left. We're sticking with the 'chikin thesis' as the simplest explanation. (Ockham'sRazorly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegkam2 I am planning a nice little day trip to the University Peak/Pass, Bradley, Center Peak area for Oct 14th. Do you know of good sites that I could get current conditions up there? If it doesn't snow between now and then what do you think it'll be like up there? It looks like the nearest, automated weather station in the mountains around that area is at Charlotte Lake (el. 10.4k):by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Does anyone know why someone changed the view of the Turtleback Dome webcam? Right now it is zoomed in for an extreme close-up of El Capitan and nothing else. Perhaps a happy accident caused by a chikin roosting on the lens. (Appreciatively Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quotettilley Thanks! I'm losing hope of being able to cross the Sierra south of Carson Pass tomorrow for my east-side trip, and have a hotel offering to refund my non-refundable pre-paid reservation, but can't get past "I'm doing it anyway". Just leave your home earlier to account for the extra miles you'll need to travel. If you're traveling from the Bay Area to Bby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's really too early to start agonizing about something still over 10 days away. Predictions are for mid-60s up at 8-9k by the middle of next week: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.873227357246435&lon=-119.36267852783203&site=hnx&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text Snow depth up at Tuolumne Meadows (and Dana Meadows, also) is about 1 ft.: http://cdec.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion