Quotechick-on Piece of Cake Half Dome Did Old Dude take that pic back before it was bisected?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
These have been two really bad years in a row for Yellowstone with regard to bear attacks. I really hope 2012 turns out a lot better. As much of a pain in the ass as bear-spray is, you'll never catch me hiking in Montana or Wyoming without it. It shocks me that someone who really knew the area as well as the news claims would go without it after there were 2 or 3 people killed by grizzlies in theby mbear - General Discussion
Quotechick-on Inner Gorge of Tenaya Canyon Where is that taken from? Watkins?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebuster Quotechick-on I nearly kill "The Old Dude" every time we go. Just ask him. He will tell you. Which begs the question, why does he keep going with you? Pink chick-ons can't carry themselves?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAlmostThere Remember that you have to be a mile from the road, wherever you end up camping. Just to add to this post, here's a map showing explicitly where you can legally camp. www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/trailheadmap.pdfby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteJayabrams I did a similar trip a few years back that ended by coming down the Yosemite Falls trail. We left a car along 120 where we started and went back to get it when we were done. We were forced to leave the car at the Curry Village Parking lot also. I thought we were pretty smart though. We left my mountain bike locked up at the walk-in campground and used that to go get the car atby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteboomtown By the way, North Dome/Snow Creek is a very cool area and not well travelled given it's vicinity to the valley. Be sure to do the spur trail up to Indian Arch. Have fun. QuoteOhnivy-Drak Agreed. The views on Snow Creek are fabulous. The trail is in better shape too, much of it due to less traffic. Unique views of HD, Ahwiyah, Watkins, and the intriguing Basket. Speaking of Nby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Don't worry about it. It's a non issue. I have no idea what the ranger that told you that was thinking. Just to give you an idea... I got 4 permits from the same ranger last year and he was there two other times when I got 2 others... and I talked to him every time I was in there. At the end of the season he pretty much said "enjoy the backcountry in winter" and I saiby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Do I need a permit if they think I'm a chick-on though? I think holding the bear can would give me away anyways.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I just talked to a ranger and was told there is a 14 day backcountry+frontcountry combined limit for camping in the summer season from May until September 15th. I am planning a 14-15 day backcountry trip (late Aug/early Sept) originating from and terminating in the park which will include some time around the 1000 Island Lakes area outside of it, and was told the nights I camp outside the park woby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAlmostThere There's no place like 192.0.0.1! -- my bumpersticker. Haha... mine is "My other car is a cdr"by mbear - General Discussion
Quoteeeek Linux: because rebooting is for adding new hardware. —Anonymousby mbear - General Discussion
If you put your hand on a hot plate, you should say ‘Wow, these molecules are fast!’. That’s what I want you to say from now on, not ‘Ouch!!' --- Ramamurti Shankarby mbear - General Discussion
You could write a law and think it's correct, and then you'd publish a bunch of papers, and eventually you'd realize that your parents are the only ones reading them and then you'd know that you were wrong. Now, on the other hand, if your friends are reading your papers, your enemies are reading your papers, and then your enemies are stealing what you've written in your papers, then you'll know tby mbear - General Discussion
Quoteeeek QuotembearI'd personally bring the bear spray for use on any group carrying the bear bells. Doesn't it just increase the noise level? Maybe temporarily, but it would give one some time to get way ahead of the bells for the rest of the day.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'd personally bring the bear spray for use on any group carrying the bear bells.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for sharing the pic; that must have been amazing for your mom to see live. I'd guess most people here have seen this, but for those who haven't, here's an episode of California's Gold with Huell Howser (miss that show like hell since moving out of California) explaining the firefall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXsA7E21ErQby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow, that was insanely fast.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Mist Trail (which Panorama connects to) is paved after the footbridge in the return direction, which is convenient since that's a great part to run full-speed (if it's later in the day) for the promise of pizza and beer. Happy Isles to Curry Village is easy walking like you were at the mall or something. I can't even imagine taking the shuttle bus between the two locations.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAlmostThere As someone mentioned above, if you are going in summer, there is a bus to Wawona and a shuttle from there to Mariposa Grove, where there is then a tram to ride around in if you don't want to hike it. No hitchhiking necessary. I was thinking about that the first time I saw this thread, but the Yosemite bus page only advertises the trip as being from Wawona to the Valley in tby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Panorama Trail that chick-on was talking about ends down at Curry Village (preferably with a beer at the pizza deck). If you guys are in decent shape it won't be hard from Glacier Point down to Curry Village, though it's certainly not something I would call an easy dayhike because of the length and the elevation loss. With a week to spend in the valley, I think it's certainly worth doing unleby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What would be one's chances of being picked up holding a sign reading "$10 for ride to Mariposa Grove"? That seems like a reasonable way to go see that awesome grove, which would be an easy hike for you. I was thinking of using that method to get up to TM as an alternative to waiting for the late afternoon YARTS when getting to the park (though I'd probably offer $20 since I'd only needby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'd take a sweater in the daytime too if you're planning on summiting anything. I found it to be pretty cold for about 10 minutes one time when the wind really kicked up on top of Clouds Rest on a sunny day in August.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuotembearWow, 2 months worst-case in the middle of winter? It's winter? If so, then why was I at Glacier Point in shorts and a t-shirt last week? Can't answer that one, but until our hemisphere tilts back towards the sun I'm calling it winter.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebuster There is a short article about the rockslide in the SF Chronicle. The park spokesman is quoted as saying best case is two weeks and the worst two months to reopen. Seems a little optimstic to me, but at least it seems it has a high priority to get fixed. Unless something else happens, I wouldn't worry too much about access in the summer. Also, the article says the slide is aboby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Crap; that looks terrible. Then again, it would give me an excuse to hike up Snow Creek.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover Quotembear Son of a bitch; this kills my summer plans if this road isn't fixed and I can't use YARTS for high-country access. Or am I overreacting and are closures like this a normal thing that is fixed reasonably quickly? I just remember a rockfall like this shutting down the Angeles Crest Highway for what seemed like 4-5 years back when I lived in LA. We drove over that sectby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Depending on the weather between now and summer, I would think that the Park Service will be able to construct at least temporary repairs to allow the road to be open for summer. But I think this is most dependent on the weather. If the weather from now until summer remains wet and stormy, that could delay any needed repairs. On the other hand, if the road is still closed by tby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuotembearI just remember a rockfall like this shutting down the Angeles Crest Highway for what seemed like 4-5 years back when I lived in LA. It only took that long to fix it because of funding issues. Which sadly doesn't put my mind to rest at all given this country's toxic political climate.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Son of a bitch; this kills my summer plans if this road isn't fixed and I can't use YARTS for high-country access. Or am I overreacting and are closures like this a normal thing that is fixed reasonably quickly? I just remember a rockfall like this shutting down the Angeles Crest Highway for what seemed like 4-5 years back when I lived in LA.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion