Quotemtn man Quotetelfair ave QuoteVince Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700 http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm We camped at Red's meadows this last week. One thing might be of note: The showers at Red's Meadow campground is closed. THe camp host did not seem to know much, but one other person uby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteVince Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700 http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm We camped at Red's meadows this last week. One thing might be of note: The showers at Red's Meadow campground is closed. THe camp host did not seem to know much, but one other person up there thought that it mightby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebalzaccom How can you type with only one arm and one leg? Or did you not mean "literally?" :^) He didn't say his arm and a leg, any one will do.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehikerchick395 We were down there yesterday and it was extremely busy. Campgrounds were full. But it should calm down a bit after today. Rainbow Falls is a must see! thanks for the info. one more dumb question (or a few). I am trying to make this a great trip for my family and we need to get to Tuolmune Meadows for a day or 2 for hiking. Is it kinda almost too far to be driving frby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
thanks for the info. We are going up Wed afternoon (should be getting to mammoth around 7:00 ish. Would it be possible to get in to one of the sites? Or is midweek fairly open? Which campground is preferrable? Also, Thanks eeek for all the info on here.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Devils Postpile, Pumice Flat, Pumice Flat Group, and Reds Meadow campgrounds are all open. We are going up on Wed. I have never camped up there, is it possible to get in? Is it 1st come 1st serve? any other info on how to make a reservation would be great if there is a way.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoterightstar76 There are signs on Half Dome warning people about lightning. There should have been signs up warning people about flooding on the bridge. I've done my share of risky things in the backcountry like cross raging creeks on logs. When I did that it was a no brainer that if I fell in I'd be gone. A warning sign wasn't necessary. This situation was different. It probably looked safe enby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I assume you are not by yourself? It is not a long walk at all to the campground. Get somebody in line (or put a chair there) and go check it out.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/yosemite-wapama-falls.html interesting article Perhaps this waterfall is most famous for flowing over the footbridges and granite steps near its base when the snowmelt is highest after a heavy snowpack year. That was the case when we first did this waterfall back in 2002, but we haven't experienced it since. Even as recently as June 2011, despite theby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco I just went to the AAA site (member) and tried to order this map. It was not listed. Then I called them and they could not find it in their system. Shortly afterward they called me back and said they found it in one of their California stores even though it is not in their on-line order data base. They are mailing me a copy. So yes, members can get it free but it's a hassle.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotepgavin Why spend all that energy when the Lyell Fork is so freakin' beautiful! Just walk down the John Muir Trail to Twin Bridges, turn left at the river and saunter upstream, find a nice warm flat rock and lay there listening to the sound of the Tuolumne. Sunset Dome is a great place to watch the sunset; ask one of the crew at the Lodge how to get there. Vogelsang is not a day-hike; tooby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotesnorkus I will be there the afternoon of August 8. I hope that it will be open by then. Oh, Who cares about you and when you go, it is all about me and when I go. BTW, Maybe I might go then too. Can you go the weekend of Aug 4th?by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I just talked to somebody about it. They have to restore power and there is a blown transformer o nthe Lee Vining side. They do not know when that will be replaced. We are trying to go the weekend before the 15th, but it may not work out. One person said they might get it by then, then somebody else said they did nto think it would happen by the 15th either.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Mono Pass is a great hike. It reminds me of a guy that hiked with us up there and refused to eat lunch with us 9even though he had some of our food). I will have to share a couple of Tuolumne stories (nightmare campmates etc.) someday.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You do not need to go all the way down to Waterwheel to make it a great hike. Le Conte is just as spectacular and you don't even need to go that far to make it a great hike. Hiking up the Lyell fork is a great hike that is about as serene as you get. Cathedral lakes is great and just hiking around the meadows and up Lembert Dome is fun.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave That was a golden eagle, a bit bigger and stronger than the bald. The bald eagle is about 50% scavenger. The golden hunts more than it scavenges. At least that's what I remember from college long ago. Maybe it was a Golden Eagle that dropped the fawn. Aren't they up there also?by telfair ave - General Discussion
QuoteBruins Rule For those on the 395 side of the Sierra. Does anyone have any current info about the accessibility of the campgrounds in the Mammoth Lakes district. I have reservations for the family in the Twin Lakes campground for 6/24-28. I am curious as to how much snow is still on the ground? I can't seem to get a straight answer from the Visitor Center, the rangers, or anyone else.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteryanmj Any predictions on what this campground will be like second week of July? covered in snow, temperature, mosquitoes? I am so hoping that it will be open by the second week of July. That is about the only week we can go. Mosquitos? I think the mosquitos up there are of the variety where they do not like wet conditions, so I doubt there will be any at all up there when the snow isby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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QuoteSoCalCPA Thanks guys - just need to apply a little common sense is what I figured - Thanks for the advise though - I will follow it. I am not sure if this is a big help, but I bring several bottles of Honey. I pour honey on the campsites away from me. That usually gets the bears going in the other direction.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteplawrenceAll other fees associated with camping, lodging or activities within the park are not waived. What? I don't get to stay free at the Ahwahnee? Not everyone got it, but we were part of the lottery and we got our free stay. Kinda nice, 5 days & 4 nights, I ws only expecting 1 night. We were the lucky ones.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Will anyone be up there? and if so get pics. It woudl interesting to see Tuolumne and how muc hsnow is up there still.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteLouis It's been cloudy most of the day at Zephyr Cove. A few minutes ago I glanced out the window and was surprised to discover it is raining. Where that came from I dunno. Do you think it came from the sky or other? My bet is is came from above.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 Great video. Ok, so tell me, how is blasting the charcoal to hell any more efficient than using some shovels and just scattering it by hand? Did you hear the guy? "I don't really know who came up with the idea to use explosives..." LOL I think some guys were bored, or tired and who doesn't like blowing $hit up!? Funny, I am sure everyone thinks the same thing. Seemby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotequmqats So we're over 2 months behind in the melt!? no, the melt has been there because the rivers are high. 2 months of snow meltng and still this much snow. I wonder if we have another wet year will our dams and levees hold?by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemtc kristen, i too, am skeptical about maintaining bodily function while crossing waist deep icewater. however, my 18yr old son is stoked and thinks i'm a whimp. ok, how far a walk (and how many seconds) is it across this cryogenic chasm of pure pain? sevaral years ago (in early june) while on vacation in michigan's upper pennisula, i remember my boy and i having a contest to see who cby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Quotetelfair aveI am sure the camper noticed it also and that is why he is stopped also. It's more likely that he stopped because he forgot which peddle to push down on. So, what you are saying is that you do not believe in my crackpot UOF theory? Wow, you are a hater.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotecalipidder It is a smooshed bug on the windshield. I mean, yup, it sure does look like a UFO. Better contact the authorities. No way that is a bug. You could tell that is a UFO in a banked turn. I am sure the camper noticed it also and that is why he is stopped also. Besides, no bug in his right mind would be flying at that altitude when there is that much snow.by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotecalipidder Thanks to that godawfully slow RV for finally pulling off and giving me the opportunity for a perspective shot. (taken from the passenger seat of a lifted Toyota Tundra, if that helps with the perspective at all - the right side snow banks are probably 6 feet tall). Shot taken a couple hundred feet below the pass on the east side. Still is a ton of snow even on that side. Iby telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I guess my question would be is how much work is there to be done after it is plowed? It seems like they are rather close to finishing it (or at least the plows from either side meeting?) from the updates over the last 2 weeks and the ground they have covered. One more question, is there this big clash when both side meet?by telfair ave - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion