QuoteJRinGeorgia You can begin to develop this sense of the terrain over just a few days on the trail. On my most recent trip in the first day or two I couldn't necessarily "read" the terrain, but after just a few days I found myself understanding where the trail would be because the lay of the land made it obvious to my mind. I found an amazing campsite on one of my last nights from aby ksllxmfcai - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotebasilbop Quoteksllxmfcai Thank you very much for the answers they are very helpful Quotebalzaccomall along Illiloutte Creek and the Upper Merced you will find flat places with no vegetation, not too far from water, and already showing previous use as a campsite. How would we find those areas if they are also some distance away from the trail? There will be many sites visible from the tby ksllxmfcai - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thank you very much for the answers they are very helpful Quotebalzaccomall along Illiloutte Creek and the Upper Merced you will find flat places with no vegetation, not too far from water, and already showing previous use as a campsite. How would we find those areas if they are also some distance away from the trail?by ksllxmfcai - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
looking at rec.gov, HI-->Illilouette seems to be a high-capacity, low-demand permit which doesn't seem go through areas where it is hard to travel through (e.g. Rim burn-area or Buena Vista Range). Looking at the trailhead, a loop of Ililouette Creek, Red Peak Pass, and Triple Fork Merced seems interesting, though maybe not feasible. 1. RPP is a high place. When usually is there no snow covby ksllxmfcai - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I am in a group which was thinking of doing a long backpacking trip next year. We are beginner backpackers who have not done dispersed camping before and have been looking at the GCoT as a possible option but had a few questions. 1. Are there possible flat areas that are far from water and far from the trail somewhere in the middle? Looking at the USGS Topo, there appears to be a marginally-flatby ksllxmfcai - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra