Short answer? These guys are crazy. Grizzlies are territorial and mean. They are incapable of not molesting people and domestic animals. Unlike black bears, who run the other way when you shout at them, they come for you instead. The real question is, whether some nuts in the government will listen to them. Maybe it's a plot by the people who want to justify always carrying theirby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hey, Steve. Welcome to the forum. Don't worry, we're not all nit-pickers and nay-sayers. I hope to hear about some of your trips. Quotemarkskor "...in the Sierras my entire life... ...the sierra nevadas to be my backyard..." FYI, Sierra Nevada translates to Snowy Mountains - already a plural. In California there are no Sierras, just the Sierra. Also there is no sierra nevaby wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thank you so much for the photos and trip report. Awesome!by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotegophersnake On an almost unrelated subject... last summer I happened to go up the old stage road from Bridalveil to just above the Wawona Tunnel. Around Artist Point I kept seeing what had to be a partly buried electrical cable. I'd guess that it's no longer in use or it would be getting more protection and maintenance. Well, you are right about the power line. It is the line that alsby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegophersnake QuotemrcondronThe map shows all the telephone and telegraph lines installed and proposed. The T bar in your photos are from the tele lines from the valley floor to GP. Hey, thanks! It never occurred to me that anyone would bother to put telephone lines on a map, nor that that line could have been there as early as 1910 -- so of course I only looked at the Old Village stuff.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
In addition, will they get to close the Tamarack Flat trail head again? There is no excuse for that. They have been closing the entire access road, all the way to route 120.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Much better. Thanks.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotettilley ...One place I see a need for the contour lines to stand out more (not sure contrast is the real answer) is on south-facing wooded slopes. One example is the wooded slope north of Dog Lake.... Well, contrast is certainly part of it. The overall picture looks gray because much of the dynamic range is wasted. It's as if a 50% gray overlay is on top of everything. But if you dialby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotesayornis plawrence, wherever, cmon4day -- I'm glad you like the map and hope you find it useful. wherever -- can you be a bit more specific about the contrast? Where do you find it lacking? When zoomed in/out? All the time? For example, in this example: I can definitely see the need for increased contrast. In particular, the contour lines get washed out, especially in the dark greeby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
OK. Hang on to your hat. You will need to use your browser's zoom controls (cntrl + or ctrl - on Windows machines) to see the big one. The original tiff is scanned at a scale that far exceeds the resolution of the original image from which it was made.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love it. But is there some way to increase the contrast? It's like there is a fog overlay in place...by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on For you (even though for wherever reason you no post in the Hike-on forum) ... Wife and I went to Glacier Pt. for Christmas... and on the way back... I had to take her out on Inspiration Ridge... Thanks. Yes, I thought long and hard about that. I finally decided that the hiker forum really dealt with backpacking, and I am limiting myself to day hikes these days. Look aby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We were in Yosemite last week. I was on the hook to retrieve bivouac gear from the Diving Board for a couple of my semi-elderly (60's) buddies who planned a Snake Dike climb up Half Dome on Tuesday. But they unexpectedly got Little Yosemite camping permits by standing in line, so my gear retrieval services weren't needed during their climb. They weren't in a mood for long, tough hikes beforeby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sierra Point Trail is a half mile trail with an 800 foot climb and a fine view of five waterfalls, many cliffs and of the peons laboring below you on the trail to Vernal Falls. It has a stout steel railing that you can lean out on. The climb up is shady in the morning on a hot day. And you probably won't see anyone on it. From Happy Isles, it is about a 40 minute strenuous hike up. The footiby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We had one member who wanted to bike around the valley. She took the car down to the Bridalveil parking lot and biked on from there. However, the Bridalveil parking lot is full of people who are about to drive up to the Tunnel View or beyond. I don't think that catching a ride would be difficult. The worst case, if you don't care to do that, is to have one driver turn around halfway down thby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here is my favorite with kids of that age. http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,34462,65521#msg-65521 You can find some other suggestions by going to the top of that message thread.by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Great trip! Thanks for the photos/report.by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
For most of my life, I kept a regular key hidden up under the frame. It was filthy to get to, but you could do it. Saved my bacon once, when my keys were stolen in London, and my car was back at JFK. (Airport security caught me under the car, but I still had my passport so I was OK.) My latest two cars have the $400+ type of key, so that isn't very practical. The Prius doesn't even allow fby wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
You can learn a lot of interesting stuff, and see some photos at the YVR web site" http://www.yosemitevalleyrr.com/by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Superb pictures! Many thanks for posting.by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteKC Man, I guess this one pretty unexplored region of Yosemite. Chick-on goes there.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"Tioga Road in Yosemite opens on earliest date since 1988" An article in the Mercury News has a nice bar graph of the opening dates since 1970: http://www.mercurynews.com/News/ci_25685400/California-drought:-Tioga-Road-in-Yosemiteby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"Massive rockfall in Yosemite National Park" A couple more photos can be found here: http://news.yahoo.com/massive-rockfall-yosemite-national-park-164024506.htmlby wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I skied to Mt Watkins one March afternoon. That particular face of Clouds Rest was letting go every hour or so. Maybe not large slides like the one you caught on camera, but that face is notorious for them When you do the Tenaya Canyon hike, you can see that those snow slides and summer loose rocks go right down into the river bed. Not a good place to linger.by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There are quite a few posts about the Old Big Oak Flat Road on this forum. For example, see: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,67811 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,26668 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,46585 There are plenty of maps that still show it. For example: http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.72504,-119.66901&z=15&t=T&marker0=37.91441%2C-119.347by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Absolutely fabulous!by wherever - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteOL We have heard of people using makeshift climbing harnesses by using a rope or webbing, and using metal carabiners to "clip" on the cable, but they don't support the body well in case of a fall, and the carabiner just slides down the cable until the next transition point. I don't use a climbing harness for myself on the cables, but have done so for children, a Downs Syndrome fby wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for the photos. You don't have to do the gnarly stuff to have a great weekend in the valley!by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thanks for the photos. Memorable trip.by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Nice report. Many thanks.by wherever - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra