Then who dug those canals?by Dave - General Discussion
Quotebill-e-g Lake Thomas Edison (near Vermillion Valley "Resort" ): There were lots of trees for Llama Davey. They didn't look so nice. The outside may look horrible, but the inside wood takes on a beauty that non-waterlogged wood can't. I was at Edison in the early 80's. I saw a brown trout that was huge! I thought it was a log floating in the lake. QuoteI need to get toby Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Try the Merced River just west of the Arch Rock Entrance. Rainbow trout are catch and release. I'm pretty sure you can keep two Brown trout per day with, something like 4, total in possession. Check with the rangers at the Entrance Station, they'll have a copy of the regulations.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There is no entrance fee for that week, but the Yosemite Association will have people in front of each entrance station asking for donations. They might still be hiring people for that job.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
They started plowing Glacier Point Road a few days ago. They got two tenths of a mile the first two days. Just past Badger Pass Road, the snow is 7 feet deep.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteDaveThe Valley floor is 4000ft and the snow is starting at 5000ft. It may have started at 5000 feet but it went below 4000. It was snowing pretty good in the Valley, and all the way down to Arch Rock, around 4:30pm.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron I can't see the bathtub ring ever going away. That's right, you won't see them go away. In 5 or 6 thousand years, you'd never know it was there. Remember.... Yosemite Valley once had a similar ring.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'd love to get ahold of some of the wood from those tree stumps that have been underwater for 100 years. It goes through changes and looks beautiful. The bathtub ring will look ugly for a long time. Spray it with some iron laden water and maybe some lichen spores. It might help, or make it worse.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteDaveThe llamas don't care, they're water proof. It's me. I can drive in the snow, but I really don't like to. The Valley floor is 4000ft and the snow is starting at 5000ft. Maybe I'll be alright. At work I drive a heavy duty Ford F250 with 4wd, but the stupid thing still has no traction. No weight on the back wheels? Bet these have traction: Weight only if I'm carrying a paleby Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteszalkowski QuoteDaveThat's nasty looking. I'm glad I'm going in the park through Arch Rock tomorrow. Not llama weather? The llamas don't care, they're water proof. It's me. I can drive in the snow, but I really don't like to. The Valley floor is 4000ft and the snow is starting at 5000ft. Maybe I'll be alright. At work I drive a heavy duty Ford F250 with 4wd, but the stupid thing still has noby Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
How long would the bath tub ring last?by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That's nasty looking. I'm glad I'm going in the park through Arch Rock tomorrow.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron BOF? Big Oak Flat. That's the entrance station on Hyw 120 on the north west side of the park. They're getting 3 new booths to replace the 2 they have now. They even included a design change I recommended - a parking space for me!by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh, great! Monday is my first day back to work and it's going to snow. Maybe I can put off the run to BOF until Tuesday.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuotewaggaI'm fairly sure my mother was dylsexic, & that I inherited it. In this day of spell checkers, etc, there is no excuse for bad spelling, but you really should know your homographs. I think that's the problem; they use a spell checker but don't check to see what it corrected their misspelling to. I have dyslexia and rely upon spell checkers, but I always make sure the corrected word iby Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I heard, somewhere, that the bus system in Yosemite is the third largest system in the country by ridership. The Fresno Bee does need to learn gooder speling.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotecampinman7...i am going to look in to clouds rest.... also it seems alot of the popular backpacking spots have been taken according to NPS... i am assuming there are 40% additional permits to be given out the day of????.... Try this; day one take bus to Cathedral Lakes Trail head. Camp at CLake. day two hike to clouds rest and then to the valley back packers camp day three do a day hikeby Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Cathedral Lakes. Great shots of a lake and a dramatic peak reflected in that lake. Also lots of other panoramic shots from there. If you want to miss the crowds, try Clouds Rest instead of Half Dome. I've heard several people say the view is better from Clouds Rest than from Half Dome.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteDaveFalling Rocks? They still haven't found him? I still see signs asking people to watch for him. They must have thoroughly searched Yosemite. They took all those signs down.by Dave - General Discussion
QuoteFrank FurterHow does a straw get driven through a fence post during a tornado? Fence post... I don't know... but trees, that's easy. When a high wind blows the tree cracks develop on the windward side. A piece of straw gets blown into the crack. When the wind stops, the tree goes back upright, the cracks disappear, and the straw is stuck. Since a fence post is not likely to bend like aby Dave - General Discussion
Falling Rocks? They still haven't found him?by Dave - General Discussion
Interesting. I'll have to read up on this when I get some free time.by Dave - General Discussion
QuotewaggaWill Chick-on be able to see Russia from the porch? I don't think Chick-on is that stupid. He'd stay inside, where it's warm, and look through the window.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteeeekWill you be running for governor? A bird brain would be an improvement over Palin.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteFinchy....We will see from what you post next just how 'professional' and/or 'respectful' you actually are. If you would stop insulting us by expecting us to believe such a cock and bull story you might get some better replies. Whining that people don't believe you is not a valid argument.by Dave - General Discussion
QuoteSammyi have been dropping by here and have really enjoyed the different viewpoints around the impact and exit event. for those who have read it (i have, too) i thought that seperating the topic into a new thread might help. Nothing could help with a conjecture based on ignorance of science. Quote I don't wanna get too involved with the tech stuff, but like one or two others i dont haveby Dave - General Discussion
QuoteeeekI learned the hard way to plan short days when taking a group backpacking. Works out a lot better that way. I learned that too. Not everyone, despite what they claim, is not on the same level. I've led many hikes and I try to get the group to go at the pace of the slowest hiker. That's also for safety. It's that "lagger" that gets lost.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco As much as I would like to it's too long a commute. I would like to relocate to Mariposa but can't get a note from my wife! You could arrange it so that you do a week in the tower. There's a bed, fridge, TV, computer, and fantastic views. Oh.... the outhouse is about 50 from the tower. You could go to Oakhurst for food, water, and a movie in the evening. It would be a very quiet,by Dave - General Discussion
QuotesierranomadHa. Yeah. It gets to feel like exercise pretty quick. That's why I hike slow, smell the flowers, rest in the shade, soak my feet in the stream. If I wanted exercise, I'd buy a treadmill.by Dave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Miami Mountain Fire Lookout is just off of Hwy 49, between Oakhurst and Mariposa. Just about on the county line between Madera and Mariposa counties. It is staffed entirely by volunteers. I try to do one day a month, but you can do more if you want. You can even spend the night. If anyone is interested, I can get you some more information. Here's the website.by Dave - General Discussion