Thanks again for all the advice. A follow up for any that are curious: Based on some great advice, and especially water availability we made a few modifications to our trip. We decided to skip the whole loop idea and leave the infant at home. We took the 2 year old and the gDiapers worked great as we were able to put them in the compostable toilet found at the LYV backpackers campground (BTW,by burley - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Great feedback from everyone. Thanks! Based on feedback we are considering leaving the youngest home and looking at 'bail' options to make a smaller loop and less total miles. Or maybe just go up Illilouette as Balzaccom suggets. Though I was confused about the 'challenge' of getting over the LYV, from the topo I looked at it was only 500ft from Illiloutte to the high point on the trail, and tby burley - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Hey all, I’m new to the forum but have been reading it for quite a while and found all kinds of great info. Thanks for the resource! Despite my perusing of the forum threads I still had a few questions I was hoping you could help me with regarding my upcoming backpacking trip in Yosemite. Our proposed itinerary is as follows, starting July 24th: • Day 1: Start from Mono Meadow, sleep beby burley - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra