Thank you thank you! And Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you who make this forum so wonderful. Warmest regards, JKWby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What a lovely weekend with you two and A & E! Double birthday celebrations!! Sad PSA: our friends, A & E, we’re driving up early Friday morning from Santa Cruz to meet us in Yosemite so we could all day hike together before checking in. Well, while we were eating breakfast on Iakdale, I got a call from A, and she said how her car had been broken into at Starbucks in Los Banos. (Westby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Iirc that spot correctly.. we had had smooth sailing XC for some distance. And a LOT of it down steeply. Then we had to get to the other side of the lake to pick up trail for Trail Quest.. so as much as I wanted to, going back wasn’t a great option. And I could see where we had just been which would have led to a shrub free route around the lake, but lots of talus... and my foot was still quiteby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on I think he at about 109 of the 170+ named lakes in the park. I'd say he is in 3rd place. But who's counting? I'd say *you* are! Hehehe!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What a ham! And oh boy, did our dear friends, the Rs, start something by sharing that silly song with us?by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
LOVE these pics.. Well, almost all the pics.. I sure don't look pleased in that one with the shrub. Lots of shrub around there. Not nice shrub either. But hey...by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Will do what I can! But I'm hoping weather will keep us from paddling til well into next year! (fingers crossed for a good winter)by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Now OD gonna start calling YOU Old Doode! Old Birdee!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
He still acts like a child when he's out there, so that's a good sign for more wonderful years to come!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sigh.. i think I missed this one... but i'm getting back into it! Looking forward to more with us all, Bearproof!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow! Thanks again for the amazing trips with you, Chick-on, and these great pics reminding me of them! That snow one with us peeking out... that was the crazy hail storm weekend, wasn't it? Wowza! Also.. it does strike me that I'm a good bit shorter than I feel! Hm... maybe i have Small Bird syndrome... not fully aware of my size... Oh well, better than feeling like an Old Birdie! Want mby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I want to thank Chick-on for his amazing birthday posts for Basilbop! I can't wait to see each new headline! Woo hoo! Basilbop.. I want to thank you for all these wonderful years together and especially for the times we have spent in our beloved Sierra. To me, there is nothing better than sharing our love for the mountains with each other and our friends! I wish us all many more years out therby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite!!!! Was great to be back out there with him!!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
lschaaf, Yah, with my injuries and Basilbop's schedule, Chick-on will have to do a lot of stuff twice or more.. such a hardship! It's gorgeous country and I, for one, will benefit from his "recon" trips... where he's figured out where good camping is, so we can plan around my limits accordingly. He and Basilbop have been utterly fabulous and I've been able to have a truly enjoyableby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
No.. Chick-on and mrcondron saved a chunk of trail that I had not done, but sadly, Basilbop had already done years ago, so we couldn’t all four finish at the same time, no matter what. So we agreed the three of us would finish together, which we did in late 2016, iirc. I think on Basilbop’s birthday? Scheduling being what it was, that was the date we could get us all, including Chick-on�by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Sorry about the delay in responding, but it's been super busy here, especially with trying to catch up from the August trip! BUT we managed to get days so that Basilbop could finish his Yosemite Trail Quest and huge kudos to him and thanks to Chick-On for the inspiration and encouragement to do it! Finishing at Isberg Pass was wonderful, and though the wind was chilly, the conditions wereby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Oh guess I’ve hauled leftover pizza too for first lunch...by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Or bbq ribs and lots of Mac and cheese...by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the August trip! LOVED IT ALL! Sooooo happy to get back to some longer climbs, longer days.. high altitudes. Love love love the high rocky passes!!! And the variety!! Wow! So much fun!! And yes, hope all goes well to get Basilbop his last Yosemite miles soon!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The latest model REI Quarter Dome 3 weighs 4 pounds 1 ounce, which isn’t bad really for that much space and protection. And conveniences...pockets, easy to mount the tablet for overhead video for “TV time”... and bug, wind, rain and snow protection.. Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 3 weighs 3 lb 7 ounces and costs a good bit more.. and with the amount of use these tents get from us... the REby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A very belated Thank you to all for your birthday wishes! Chick-on, Basilbop and I have been having a lot of fun, and I’m getting back up into 8 mile days back to back. Some 10 Miles. Getting better. Not normal yet, but I’m out and having fun, and that is the important thing for me. I want to thank the guys for their tremendous support in helping me get out there! They have been hauling exby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Um.. pretty sure that’s not Waterwheel Fall. Sadly, we r both recovering from cold, and almost asleep...so can’t show u pic or such right now, but think Basilbop has posted pic/TR including it before. Maybe wrong video got uploaded? More tomorrow, Gnite!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thank you! Cheers me up. Tho we were out 6 days for Memorial Day weekend, During thentrip, i came down with the cold Basilbop had at the start of that week and have been sick since. And will have to miss yet another weekend thanks to this stupid cough. So seeing a beloved area.. yay! Hope all well with you guys!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
No. Old Dude and I did stay in camp and had a lovely day, thank you!! And I was ever so happy not to see anyone for all six days!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I used a poncho a few times, but enough “light” forecast storms had winds strong enough to beat me up with flapping bits of material, poor coverage and tedious. A light plastic poncho was shredded during one hike locally (Friend was wearing) won’t do myself. Loved my O2 rainwear jacket, like Frog Toggs, but lighter. Frog Toggs are great, if a bit bulky. But now umbrella, OR Helium Iby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I’ve been reading the following site since they started and paid for the lifetime subscription. Sometimes they go beyond, but lots of good advice, especially if you start by reading their main articles and primers. And if you are just getting started, this is where I send folks first. Backpacking Light Backpacking 101by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
You could use the REI 20% off coupon on non sale items and buy a kit of MH. Keep an eye on Costco, too, if you are a member. There have been some very good deals on kits rotating through.by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quote from article: “The male hiker was on the Half Dome cables hiking with another person during thunder storm activity. ” IMO, they should not have been on the cables. I’ve turned around several times approaching Whitney when the t-storms started up. And that took a heck of a lot more effort to get that far (trail crest-ish usually). Figured better safe than sorry. Always want to cby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKevinD Was always curious about it but the group always wanted to go Schats We hesitated and kept going to “usual” haunts (none great) but finally tried based on Yelp reviews last year. (Take them for what they are worth, but it gave us a guideline of how to branch out.) Sorry. Did Aaron Schat’s Roadhouse ribs. No comparison. U want bbq, try Holy Smoke, then we talk about howby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Okay.. I’ve loved the Eastern Sierra for ages.. but dang. That bbq! We learned last summer not to hike out on a Tuesday. We had just eaten there for the first time before a week long trip, couldn’t stop thinking about it, and then went there and were sorely disappointed finding it closed. Tried ribs at another place in town, disappointed. Hadn’t noticed they were closed on Tuesdays! Alby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion