Thank you, never too late! We had a great 3- day weekend! Great swimming, scenery, and a fabulous boat! Doesn't get any better!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
OMG!!! U got a GREAT shot of the little guy!!! Hank you so much for pointing it out yesterday!!! Thank you thank you!!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you, eeek!!! That was fun!!!! And yah, little bit closer to the OD pass!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you for the vote for Mirror Lago! And thanks for making the picnic! Was great to see u!!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you! We celebrated with my usual picnic yesterday evening because it was more convenient date than my actual birthday day (today). Had great time! Chatted with K in morning, so got some extra "family" time too!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebuster Happy Birthday! Thanks for the many detailed trip reports and clarifying other's trip reports & giving us the real scoop. You are most welcome! I figure a few stories about experiences can't hurt next to all the great pictures! I could probably say more... ... But I think they might retaliate!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover JKW Hope your Birthday was fantastic and full of love, joy and the things you love. Thank you!! Very sweet of you to say!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you, thank you!!! Chick-on - you've become a great friend and I thank you for putting up with me and my ways (putt putt, ding! (Time to eat), putt putt, EEEEK - a SPIDER!!!) and all that! Trips with you, Basilbop, mrcondron, Bearproof, AndrewF, and recently, JRinGeorgia have been so much fun, so memorable! Thank you for getting me to see things differently, expanding my horizons,by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you for posting your trip report and all the lovely pics! Great to have some pics of all of us on the lake together! And the three jumping fish in one shot? Wow!!! I was simultaneously impressed and very concerned as you kept persevering on the trail! And you had a great attitude through it all! When I have felt ill from altitude in the past, I was not nearly so pleasant to be around!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Glad u kept at it to find a workable solution!!! Yes on the defection. I don't inflate my XTherm firmly. When the microburst pump is done, that's it. It looks very low until I lie on it, especially on my side! But feels great to me. Hope you have many enjoyable trips to come!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Heck, if the weather holds, and it looks to be holding, I'd head to Granite/Gaylor Lakes and the Great Sierra Mine area! Did that two weekends in a row in early July. Great area, good time to go. Water levels reasonably low from what we have seen. Not sure how Chilnualna is right now, but we saw it in early spring and it was quite nice, but I would guess low now.by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Why would you even need to try the "think of the neighbors" tack? The guy was obviously rude. Why didn't the ranger just go with: The campground rules state the quiet hours. You are violating the rules. Stop or I will have you ejected from your site. PS. Our Fourth of July car camping trip in Tuolumne Meadows was the best we've had so far. Very little smoke overall, very quiet nby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Rock art and ducks/cairns are different in my book. Ducks and cairns are supposedly to mark "trails". Rock art is the silly stacks of rocks that, as My Happy Place says, is just a form of human "Look at me! I was here!" BS that drives me crazy! Haven't people noticed how the dirt/lichens and stains build over time to create patterns and colors? Picking up a rock disturbby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Are you referring to the Thumb? Wait. U said not on Hoffman. Pic? I'm getting better at the names, but Chickon and basilbop and others are vastly superior!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotettilley A "drop of 20%" is an increase of 20%... Bingo! Basilbop often plays with words and u have to pay attention, he sneaks in a lot of stuff!!! Keeps me on my toes!!!by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What a lovely sentiment!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotechick-on On the bright side... Boothe, Babcock, Vogelsang, Fletcher, Townsley, Hanging Basket, Evelyn Check! Aside from Babcock, all checked a while back... And oh yah... Hidden..check! No need to ruffle your feathers, you are still ahead by a good bit!!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I would write more, but I'm supposed to be asleep for an early start tomorrow, so keeping this short... Gorgeous! Always love it when the dark nebula is visible in the Milky Way! Missed being in backcountry, but had fun camping. Turned out one Bay Area 13-year old had never seen the Milky Way in the sky her whole life! We sent her and her mother out for a peek one night! She loved it!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotechick-on JKW ran into some more on a ridge. It's always "ok, we can see EVERYTHING from here why u need a duck HERE?" or "let's see... we are following a creek... is this duck marking the creek?" I'm not nearly as skilled as Chick-on and Basilbop at XC, but i'm working on it... but even I don't need NOR want to see ducks. First - great, you just marred the lby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteKevinD Yea just figured the Johnson area was off-limits. Knew the Elizabeth was off-limits. Makes sense though! Actually shocked to hear people camping at Elizabeth :/ WHAT THE H***???? Have I missed something here?? Has someone here camped at Elizabeth Lake??? Where did you hear this? Was that person roundly rebuked??? The entire Elizabeth Lake drainage is off-limits to camping!!!!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Wow! Thanks for the pic and the trip again!!! Can't tell u how good it felt to be back out there again with you, Basilbop and L!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Just started playing this... Gonna restart on bigger screen with a bit more time to indulge later today! Was this on their NPS site? I should be better about poking around the websites! Have done the HST a couple of times now... love! Was my first "long" trip! THANK YOU for posting and bringing it to my attention!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I hear you! Sometimes I wonder how I get thru it, as I am very sensitive to smoke! If not for friends and family, I would not car camp at all for a long time I think.by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteKevinD Quoteeeek Quoteplawrence In regards to car camping in Yosemite, I think you left out one other big annoyance: Idiots who arrive at the campground in the middle of the night and take an hour or two setting up their camp very noisily, including talking and laughing loudly without a clue that others are trying to sleep. Even worse: idiot that arrive at midnight on Friday and take anby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for another great weekend!!! Wonderful return to Yosemite!!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Good question. Not sure when they opened, but they looked open Friday morning when we drove by.by JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteags Quotebasilbop Quoteags QuoteJustKeepWalking I used quilt, had to keep it tucked, but I have quilt wings to make this easier. What are "quilt wings"? Small extensions of nylon (no insulation) attached to the sides of the quilt that can be tucked in/under to keep drafts out. With JRB these are attached using the "Omni-tape" ("Velcro" that is along the sidby JustKeepWalking - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We were lucky enough to snag four sites in Tuolumne Mesdows campground for July 1-5. We are maxed out with 24 peeps joining us. Most are car camping friends, but we have one set of backpacking buddies who just had a new baby in December and they'll be joining too, barring last minute ikkies! The child's first snow backpacking trip was at one month old! He's already quite the little outdoorsmaby JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Love seeing them from such a different perspective!! Thank you!!!by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Love the area! Great write up and pics! Soooo glad no major bad! I've slipped on steep snow and slid for a bit. V scary! Dunno how heavy your ice axes are, but if weight deterred u from carrying, there are some very nice very lightweight ice axes.. I have a couple from Camp I love.. Handy when conditions warrant! Better safe than sorry.by JustKeepWalking - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra