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White House Plans to Improve Our National Parks... - 3 days ago
...or at least that's what they say. To me, it seems morel like let's increase the entrance fee and increase it some more for foreign tourists. More details here - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/making-america-beautiful-again-by-improving-our-national-parks/ Hopefully we can have a good civil discourse without getting too politicalby nwhkr - General Discussion
Re: Using a backpack permit for entry? - 9 months ago
QuoteSierra Miguel My response would appeal to the selfish nature of this person: The park's too crowded that day. Pick another day, or you're just going to be miserable anyway hanging out in the Valley with so many people. That's what the entry system was designed to alleviate. Totally agree! I would even add that getting caught results in a $550 fine and escorted out of the park .by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Fun Interview - 10 months ago
Nice one PW! Thanks for sharingby nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Camp 4 Incident over the weekend - 10 months ago
Looks like some campers at Camp 4 had a very unsavory experience over the weekend, mainly due to a family of rowdy campers.... https://www.reddit.com/r/Yosemite/comments/1f1q1ie/speaking_of_being_terrorized/?sort=confidenceby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Yosemite Birthday adventures - 10 months ago
Happy belated B'day!! Looks like you had a blast. Great pics! Thanks for sharing...reminds me that I am long overdue for Hoffmanby nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Yosemite park Aramark worker Indicted for strangling and raping a coworker - 1 year ago
That's a fair point and I posted this mainly to share the information. Agree and I have no interest in Aramark bashing either. Reddit discussion also talks about the value of rehabilitating people, that I am supportive of. It's just different for some offenses, more so when people are in supervisory or managerial roles.by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite park Aramark worker Indicted for strangling and raping a coworker - 1 year ago
Aramark Yosemite park employee raped, strangled co-worker on the first day he met her, feds say. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article289444972.html#storylink=cpy More background and details here. Apparently he had failed background check... https://www.reddit.com/r/Yosemite/comments/1dlyqcf/aramark_hired_sex_offender_indicted_in_yosemite/by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Tioga Road plowing update - 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing!! This is great news... Hoping for an early opening of the GP Rd and Tiogaby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Glacier Point Road Closed for Plowing Operations - 1 year ago
This is great info, thank you so much. Appreciate it!by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Glacier Point Road Closed for Plowing Operations - 1 year ago
Thanks, appreciate the info. Looks like the reservation window starts from Friday 5/24 for the trailheads around the GP Rd. Wondering what's the process for scoring permits prior to that if the Road opens up before May 24th. Have they allowed walk-in permits in the past?by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Happy birthday, chick-on! 
- 1 year ago
Happy B'Day Chick-on!! Hope you are adventuring and staying healthy! Any big trips planned?by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Glacier Point Road Closed for Plowing Operations - 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing. I am wondering what's the option for grabbing wilderness permits once the GP road opens up. Hoping to grab some early season permits .by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Upper Pines Site 024 available from 1/12 - 1/15 - 1 year ago
Cancelling my reservation for Upper Pines at 10pm PT tonight and it should be available on Recreation.gov Hope someone here can use itby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Upper Pines Campsite 069 available for this week - 2 years ago
I just cancelled the Upper Pines campsite 069 for 14th, 15th, and 20th, in case anyone wants to grab it. it's going to be cold this week...by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
4 spots opening up for May Lake - Friday 10/7 - 2 years ago
I'll be cancelling my permits later today and hopefully someone else can use it. The backpacking permits are for May lake with entry date of Friday 10/7. Thanksby nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: RIP - JRinGeorgia - 2 years ago
So sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. RIPby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Part of party arriving late to TM CG - 4 years ago
This is pretty straightforward as Coolburn mentioned. Every car would need to show the Reservation and your photo id. I have mostly used slightly redacted DL as the photo id. The 2 cars limit is applicable at the campground. In terms of arrival and departure etc, there are no restrictions if the other car has two items. The can come before or after your arrival or even after your departureby nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Tioga Road Administrative Access - 4 years ago
The full length of the road will be open to bicycles May 21–23 . I was hoping for it to open for cars by 20th https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htmby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Badger Pass Road Closing April 1st - 4 years ago
Thanks, really appreciate your regular posts and reminders. I sent an email to Yosemite NP requesting to push out this closure to the end of the weekend and received a response stating - "keeping the road open until April 4 at 5 pm." Hoping that the website will be updated with this. I plan to do an overnight trip in the area on that weekend.by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Sierra Nevada 2020 (video) - 4 years ago
Niice!! Ah-maz-iiing!! Great intro shot too! Thanks for sharingby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Winter Recreation Around Badger Pass - 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing!by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Road Access to Badger Pass Ski Area - 4 years ago
Current plan is that the road will be plowed till the Badger pass ski area. There's no plan to groom the GP road as of nowby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Road Access to Badger Pass Ski Area - 4 years ago
Anyone knows whether the road up to Badger Pass Ski Area will be plowed? I am hearing that that the ski area will be closed for this season and not sure whether the road up to that point will be plowed...by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Forest Service Extends Closure Orders and Fire Restrictions in California - 4 years ago
Hope you are not too affected by this one. It's becoming a wild summer/fire seasonby nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: A stop along the way - 4 years ago
Thanks, that's a good point. Will check out the mexican joint for sureby nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: A stop along the way - 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing the info, will check it out in 2 weeks. I usually stop by at the Mexican place next to Raley's in oakdale and Nature's Country Corner in Manteca for fruits. Is the product stand on the Wagner Rd on the north or south of 120?by nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
This woman’s tribe was evicted from Yosemite. Now it's her job to protect it from wildfire - 4 years ago
This woman’s tribe was evicted from Yosemite. Now it's her job to protect it from wildfire https://outline.com/a9uxGC Story via sfgateby nwhkr - General Discussion
Re: Sequoia National Park Closed - 4 years ago
This season is crazy. Was at M lake in Yosemite when the creek fire kicked in and it was raining ash. I really feel for the people and communities who are directly impacted by these fires....by nwhkr - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Wilderness Permit Zoom - 4 years ago
As JKW mentioned, the code works for trips starting within 2 weeks. For my labor day trip, I tried the code that I got 16 days back and received an email to try with the correct code.by nwhkr - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Mok Canyon - 4 years ago
Happy B'Day!!! Hope you had a blast...Sounds like an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing the pics and TR. Heard great things about Mokelumne from some PCT hikers and have yet to visit it. How do you get into volunteering at these places? I usually get a group going in the bay area and it would be great to do something further out once the things become a bit less restrictive.by nwhkr - General Discussion
