Well, he did it. Broke the record for the FKT on the JMT http://www.irunfar.com/2014/08/leor-pantilats-supported-john-muir-trail-fkt-report.htmlby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Curry or Degnan's? Or neither?by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotechick-on Kewl. I came down Harrison after visiting Whitney. And I'm waiting fur yur faux toes.... Ha! We have to decide where to go first! Although obscure basins and divides are always my preference, and I love class 2 & 3 off trail, my wife is not so fond of those. Just had a friend come back from Pioneer Basin and he loved it. Monarch Crest w/the Kennedy and Volcanic Lby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotechick-on Good stuff. Yeah, I was gonna mention that... there's just too many things to choose from... The Upper Kern Basin west of Lake South America is pretty spectacular too... been meaning to get back there. Ran into one person at a lower lake ... and they said they have been going there for many years... and it's very rare to run into anyone... Good luck deciding. That traiby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteplawrence Quotetanngrisnir3 I've never heard of him, but perhaps some of you have, but while looking for route information for some potential trips, I happened upon this guy's blog who's been to a ton of places (plus all over Yosemite). He spells out the route with a map, and then with very little commentary, floods each different topic entry with a very impressive array of photos thatby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I've never heard of him, but perhaps some of you have, but while looking for route information for some potential trips, I happened upon this guy's blog who's been to a ton of places (plus all over Yosemite). He spells out the route with a map, and then with very little commentary, floods each different topic entry with a very impressive array of photos that let you know exactly what you'll beby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
And in case anyone else can sometimes be paralysed with indecision at the glorious riches of the SEKI area, I stumbled upon this guy's trip report..... http://pantilat.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/monarch-divide-semi-loop/ That has this exquisite (and HUGE) pano with place names aplenty. Great way to get the scale of things back there. Click on the pic once you've opened it and it gets BIGby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteAndrewF P.S. My favorite mapping site is Hillmap. Link. It has lots of map tilesets, printing functionality, pretty good path & waypoints, etc. Can also look at topos side-by-side with the satellite view. Checking it out now. Thanks.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteAndrewF Quotetanngrisnir3 Oh, and for anyone who's interested, here's another intrepid individual who also went down the Enchanted Gorge, with some nice pics. Nice site he's got for other trip reports, as well. http://www.lancesimms.com/Hikes/EnchantedGorgeHikeGPS2.html Thanks for sharing, that's a good find. It's smart to go down Enchanted and back up Goddard, thus avoiding what eveby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Oh, and for anyone who's interested, here's another intrepid individual who also went down the Enchanted Gorge, with some nice pics. Nice site he's got for other trip reports, as well. http://www.lancesimms.com/Hikes/EnchantedGorgeHikeGPS2.htmlby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteKenS Someone who's been to almost all of the out-of-the-way places is RoguePhotonic; I think he hikes like a PCT hiker throughout the Sierra. https://www.flickr.com/photos/roguephotonic/sets/ Thanks! That guy's Flickr feed is a gold mine.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteeeek Quotetanngrisnir3getting up Taboose Pass sucks. What about Sawmill? Lulz. Pretty much any pass that requires on start from the OV floor (or thereabouts) is going to suck. Some of them so little used from what I hear (like Baxter) that it's hard to find the trail. Great thing about the east side, though, is that HSM, Onion Valley, North & South Lakes and Sabrina all offer geby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotechick-on Quotetanngrisnir3 QuoteAndrewF Quotetanngrisnir3 Mostly what I'm looking for is less people/more photogenic drama. I think that's what most people are really asking when they ask this question. It's also a much easier question to answer. Less people = pick a spot that isn't on a trail and you won't see anyone at all for days. More photogenic usually = further east towards the cresby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteAndrewF Quotetanngrisnir3 Mostly what I'm looking for is less people/more photogenic drama. I think that's what most people are really asking when they ask this question. It's also a much easier question to answer. Less people = pick a spot that isn't on a trail and you won't see anyone at all for days. More photogenic usually = further east towards the crest. Any basin with a big lake inby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteAndrewF Really depends on your definition of "most remote". Hardest to get to? Furthest from a road? Least visited? Gorge of Despair is primarily a rock climbing destination, not sure it'd be the most scenic from a photographic perspective. Tunemah Lake often gets billed as the most remote lake in the Sierra. Hardly anybody goes to Kaweah Basin. Lake 10565 west of Observatioby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Just kicking around some ideas for a trip for next year, and I've often heard the "Gorge of Despair" around Tehipite Dome and the Ionian Basin's "Enchanted Gorge" fill the bill nicely, esp the Enchanted Gorge for potential photographic opportunities. One condition that I've can't get around, however, is a maximum of about 10 days off, it total, due to work/driving consideraby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotehotrod4x5 This year we stayed at Curry during the week between the two President's holidays. Next year the property appears to be closed that week. I know Curry is usually only open weekends in winter and some weekdays around holidays. Does anyone have insider information on Curry? Were they open this year as an exception? Will they likely be open next year, but just aren't taking reserby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidSenesac Well an image from that position blown up would probably have some real interest on a climbing board where routes could be overlayed evenly. But there is a reason one will not see serious fine art images of Half Dome by landscape photographers taken from Mt. Watkins, Snow Creek, Basket Dome, or North Dome. http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.75477,-119.54601&z=14&t=T Thby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I find that people who cut across occupied campsites are often the ones who fart at cocktail parties and park over white lines, taking two spaces.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Very nice. The wife and I will be at 20 Lakes Basin the entire 4th of July weekend. Hopefully there'll be some skies for photography.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Here's a vid of the rescue http://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=5AD47FA4-D0E0-98BA-4939AA1B83982A37by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Holy schnoikees! He lived??!? One in a billion.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Look here: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,48257 detailed instrucshuns ear: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,48257,53255#msg-53255 Welcome back, hombre.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebadmad hey tanngrisnir3, thanks for the message! more than meadows, i would say lakes and mountains are interesting to us. Also, a trail which is not a whole lot crowded is what i have in mind. Backpacking with a lot of folks on the trail doesn't make it very interesting. In that case, Young Lakes. About 7 miles in. http://www.everytrail.com/guide/upper-young-lakes-loop https://wby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebadmad We (group of 3) are looking forward to backpack in Yosemite NP during late july/early august. We have plans for 2 days of trip. We have backpacked once on our way to Mt Whitney summit last summer, hence we are not first-timers although we are yet to test our route-finding skills. For our 2 days trip, we are looking something like 18-20miles of trail and elevation shouldn't be of muchby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Apparently some here don't understand the position I am putting forth. All I can say is that if you make an unsafe pass; you are the one creating the dangerous situation. That's not my opinion, it's the law. No, ANY law enforcement unit, local, park, state, will NOT pass 20 cars to pull over one slow driver. It's just not safe. No, they wouldn't pass them. They'd activate emergeby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechicagocwright QuoteDave So, you want LE to risk their lives because you have been inconvenienced for a few minutes? It's the speeders than kill, not the slow drivers. Drunk drivers kill, not slow ones. Those passing slow drivers on corners and passing on the double yellow are the ones creating the danger, not the slow driver. They made the choice to do something dangerous, not the slow drivby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave I believe in people taking responsibility for their own actions. Those undertaking unsafe passing are completely responsible for their own actions. They made the choice. Those getting tickets, or causing accidents, for unsafe passing, soon realize the courts agree with me. So does the law. V C Section 21751 Passing Without Sufficient Clearance Passing Without Sufficient Clearanceby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Quoteplawrence....Driving too slow creates hazards just like driving too fast. The L.E. rangers shouldn't just focus on speeders and drunks, but cite slowpokes too.So, you want LE to risk their lives because you have been inconvenienced for a few minutes? It's the speeders than kill, not the slow drivers. Drunk drivers kill, not slow ones. Those passing slow drivers on corners and passby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This (other than the temporary PITA delays) can only be a good thing, esp. the bike lane.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion