By the way, a new Twinkie variety for you to try (assuming you haven't tried them already that is), Banana Twinkies: These were actually the original Twinkie flavor, before a banana shortage during WW 2 necessitated a change in the innards to the white crème filling.by PineCone - General Discussion
I would think a Twinkie on a string, tied to the end of a long stick kept out in front of him would do the trick...by PineCone - General Discussion
So that's what Yosemite in Winter used to look like. I sort of forgot. Thanks everyone for posting your photos, I enjoyed them. Chick-on, your hen looks very happy in those last two photos.by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on and "lather me in butter ... " Please pardon me for intruding, but this is how I've always envisioned you'd look lathered in butter:by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Crane Flat opens for the season on Friday July 10, 2015, and closes on Monday October 12th.by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Happy Birthday to you Mr. Old Dood, best wishes also that you'll still be out hiking with your poultry-pal at age 100 (and beyond)...by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I'll drink to that!by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"Beers continue to be a major issue with fire crew safety in spike camps and along the fire line. Extensive measures are being taken not to attract beers to the food and other supplies." One time, perhaps a typo, but twice? The author must have had an after-work beer on their mind! Personally, I always hope to attract beers to my food and other supplies (such as a campground neighborby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very neat, thanks for posting this! Whereabouts (in general) was this? It reminds me of some of the activities Fernando Peñalosa talks about in his book:by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very nice photo set, thanks for sharing them, and I was thinking the same thing about that orange pad. Re: the photo captioned "So we had lunch, rested, and the Bird studied the map....first destination dreamland" - that reminded me of the homeless guys I see sleeping in my local city park occasionally, except they have a newspaper over their face instead of a topo map!by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
During Facelift a few years ago, I found this yellow cowboy buried in the dirt at Housekeeping Camp, and oddly enough, his corral in the dirt over at Lower Pines a day later (alas, his horse was nowhere to be seen). Now I'm wondering: might he be a historically significant artifact? (edit: please no comments or questions about what exactly is he doing there with his left hand, as Mr. eeek runsby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sterling China has been the long-time manufacturer/supplier (like since it opened I believe) of the distinctively-logoed china for the Ahwahnee, so it makes sense that they likely supplied the Glacier Point Hotel with their china as well, albeit in a more humdrum-looking plain cream color with two green stripes. Still neat to see, perhaps if you rooted around in there some more, you could come upby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKen M It is federal law not to disturb such things >50 years old. It is considered looting, and it is a felony. Yes, and my comments were intended to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I fully agree with you that the archeologists are cool folks, and historically significant material has to be protected. I also think the law is intended to also help compensate for people who cannot determiby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yep, that is their benchmark now, if it looks 50+ years old, they want you to leave it undisturbed. That rusty beer can you find crumbling away in the backcountry may have been quaffed by Ansel Adams for instance after snapping one of his many iconic images. Don't touch it! Think about the Twinkie wrapper that blew away (unnoticed of course) from the camp of chick-on, and settled hidden in thby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Based on the speech we get drilled into us every year at the Yosemite Facelift event by the Yosemite archeological staff, that pipe tobacco can is definitely older than 50 years old, and as such, should be left undisturbed. Presumably, so they can study the habits of long-departed smokers and beer drinkers (the later in the form of crumbling, ancient rusted steel beer cans) I'm not making thiby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Any further news out there about the apple picking? Postponed? Canceled?by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh my, that's a beaudiful Photosynth of Edith...by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotewherever And, yes, I was thinking of Chick-on when I read that news story! I was thinking Chick-on when I read the story also, because as we all know, chickens eat bugs!by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I'm a bit surprised to hear there will even be an apple picking this year, since they cancelled it last year: 2013 apple picking cancelled I had assumed the drought was to blame for the small apple crop last year, and it would be the same again this year as a result? But what do I know about apple crops? (answer: next to nothing!).by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuotePineCone What should we do if we're out hiking in the backcountry of Yosemite, and we come across a pink chicken with its head stuck inside a Hostess fruit pie bag?? I was sort of hoping he'd post a photo of himself with his head in a fruit pie bag. Surely such a photo must exist?!by PineCone - General Discussion
What should we do if we're out hiking in the backcountry of Yosemite, and we come across a pink chicken with its head stuck inside a Hostess fruit pie bag??by PineCone - General Discussion
QuoteDavidK42 [ it wasn't until the 1950's or even 60's that the last of the old village buildings was removed. Again, trusting to my far-from-infallible memory, the last to go was the old Yosemite Store. There is a sign by the old village site titled "Reawakening The Meadow" (showing a photo of the old village) that lists Degnan's Bakery as the last building removed, in 1981:by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave The bees. Ah, ok. Thank you for clarifying that.by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave The person was being polite. Don't bother Dispatch with minor problems like this. Huh? Are you referring to the bees, or my comment above about the unattended coolers of food left out on a table? If it's the later, both the dispatcher and the ranger who arrived both informed me I had used the correct phone number, followed the correct protocol, and thanked me for my efforts. I did askby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A few years ago while I was camping in Lower Pines, a large group of clueless young 'dudes' camping down the road from me had too many coolers along. They filled the bear box with several coolers and some boxes of food, but then left several other large coolers out on their picnic table, then all of them drove off somewhere. I was dumbfounded when I noticed this passing by their site on my wayby PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
What a week on Soylent will do to you "I did initially experience some odd effects on Soylent. I couldn’t stop clenching my jaw, and felt a bit speedy for the first few days. I was lightheaded, and at one point my face and hands felt numb." Mmmm! Sign me up!by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteDearborn I also have wide-mouth 1-gallon ranch dressing plastic containers. Sounds like you're not shy about the amount of salad dressing at your house!by PineCone - General Discussion
Sounds good to me as well.by PineCone - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteAlmostThere Covered with littering, yelling, hooting, dehydrated orangutans in running shorts. Yeah, that list, sheesh! They left off the hike from the Curry parking lot up to the pizza deck, it's slightly uphill, and it winds around a bit.by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very interesting reading, I learned a lot about Housekeeping I didn't know. Thanks for posting it.by PineCone - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion