I always seem to bring the rain with me. If California would pay my rent. I'd happily live there until the water stocks were replenished.by Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks to everyone who helped me plan my trip. The information you gave me really helped a lot and I had a really successful trip. I thought that it might be useful to others reading here and maybe just for contributors interest for me to write some kind of trip report, so here goes: I managed to book transport via Amtrak from Palm Springs to Curry Village and then back to LA. It worked outby Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for all this help everyone. Im really appreciating it. What maps do you folk use? Are the best maps out there really the high resolution topo maps (I don't know how better to describe them) such as this: http://donsnotes.com/places/california/images/yosemite-topo.png? In the UK we are spoilt with Ordnance Survey maps that are really great for navigating in total white-out, but some sectiby Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for all the information. That's very much appreciated. I think I am just about coming up with a plan now, but I was a bit concerned about how it works with the permits and camping the first night etc. I won't be getting to Yosemite valley until after 8pm on the last YART bus, and as it isn't possible to reserve a wilderness permit at this time of year, what do I do about staying in the bby Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for the route idea. I plotted it out on a map and it looks pretty doable, but that really does depend on weather and conditions. It might be wise for me to plan a circular route so that if conditions are trickier than expected, I can cut my route down to suite. I will have about 10 days, but that'll probably be more like a week of actual hiking/backpacking when I take into account gettiby Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Wow, That's really great information. Thanks everyone. Yeah, looks like Yosemite is the place to go, then as ease of public transport will be beneficial. Unfortunately, I'm not able to drive (I imagine that sounds nuts to an American, but I've never needed to. For something like this, though it would be a huge benefit. Time to learn!)by Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Hi, I'm thinking of spending a about week backpacking and wild camping somewhere beautiful. My flight from the UK gets me into LA so the Sequoia national park seemed like a fair bet as I will be relying on public transport. I was also looking at Yosemite, too, but I don't mind as long as the place is beautiful. I have never been to any mountains in the US, so is there somewhere I should reallyby Archie - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra