QuoteJustKeepWalking The desire to summit HD has put more pressure on certain trailheads. Kinda peeves me, because there is more you an do from that trailhead than just head to LYV. Sigh. I agree with you, there's a fair amount more to Yosemite than Half Dome The kids have asked to hike it, and as it's their first backpacking trip, we're letting them dictate the destination. We hope to backpacby imchauncy - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I appreciate the link to the discussion of Mono Creek from last year. I needed to see those images and the discussion. We (my daughter too) have seen similar photos of the Tenaya Lake crossing, and we were good with that, as the water was quiet (despite being ice cold). The snow we're ok with too. That Mono Creek doesn't look as inviting to me. My typo on permit date, it's for June 25th, nby imchauncy - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for your response. We can -- and have done -- 3000' elevation gains. We've hiked all many areas of Yosemite, as well as Sequoia, Glacier, etc, and I've day-hiked Half-Dome. But this will be my 12 yo daughter's first backpacking trip. She's day-hiked Cloud's Rest, and hiked out of Sperry Chalet in Glacier NP (15+ miles plus elevation), so she can do the work, but I'd like to avoid crossiby imchauncy - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
First-time posting, but I've been reading for a while an appreciate all the knowledge. We have wilderness permits at the end of June for Sunrise Lakes, including Half-Dome permits. We've planned a trip from the east coast, hotels/etc around this wilderness permit. Between the immense snowpack and washed-out 120, I'm thinking there's a low chance we'll be able to use these permits?? We can hikeby imchauncy - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra