You get into the Jack Main Canyon and Tilden Lake and that's around 9000....I'd say thats high country.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-onBut I'll say there is a summary table on P. 575 Odd...you got the exact page number right. I had to go to my bookshelf and check. I originally got the book to read the story about the plane full of weed that crashed in the park in 1977 because there were so many conflicting stories on the internet about it.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Can anyone think of one great place there?by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Don't know of a specific site that has that info, but I do recommend the book Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite: http://www.amazon.com/Off-Wall-Yosemite-Michael-Ghiglieri/dp/0970097360 It details all the known deaths in the park up until its publication date. Apparently, being young, male and doing stupid things is a good precursor to figuring out if you are gonna die in the park.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have to agree, 132 is very pretty and a great drive. Although I did it 132 to 99 to 120 back to 205 & the altamont and on home. On a sidenote, I did that back in October on the recommendation of my buddy who I dropped off in Coulterville. He said "You should go that way, see some new country, you have GPS right?" I reply that sure I have my iphone, I'll figure out how to getby oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I had to chime in on this. I had never taken that route until my friend recommended it when I was driving back home on some monday holiday (either labor day or memorial day) and while it does add a little time, it is a very nice drive. I needed to go to Vacaville so I went up through Copperopolis to highway 4 to highway 12, then highway 113 into the backway to vacaville. To get to petaluma yby oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Haha yeah. Wake up, poke my face out of the mummy bag, see the thermometer and feel the cold. "Yeah, I can hold it. I'll wait for the sun to come up"by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the update eeek. -22, wow that's cold. Guess I should stop complaining about it being 30 degrees at night here.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A book isn't going to tell me if SF covered the spread against ATL and I made money.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on I just record the games and watch them when I get home on Sunday night usually. DVR is the only way to go with NFL games. I'll usually start watching an hour to an hour and a half after kickoff and still will catch up to it being live before the game is over.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hah is there anything you don't have pictures of? Seriously though, thanks for always sharing the pics!by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great info here. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our education.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That must have ruined your Christmas plans... Oh and by the way, go Niners this weekend!by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Haha I saw that commercial yesterday during football and thought about you.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for sharing ttilley! It's nice to see the park again while I'm stuck at work.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You gotta go with Entemann's. They may not have castle at Windsor but they have a display case at the end of the aisle.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow. You have a ton of great pics. Thanks again for letting us see them.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you so much for sharing the pictures. They're truly spectacular.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
He would have had to wait 3 weeks to get an Apple product...by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The place I will never eat again is the Kennedy Meadows Diner. Getting sick 12 miles in was not what I wanted to happen. Same lovely experience hit 2 of the others in my group later that night, and the only common place we ate was the Diner. So I'll never eat there again.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I disagree. I've only been there 3 times, but every time I found it to be good. Sure, it was a little expensive, but they get to charge what they want due to location. Twice for breakfast and once for lunch. It hit the spot for me.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Because Vick does things on the field 99% of other QBs can't do. That performance against the Redskins on MNF last year was amazing. So yeah, he definitely is special. And lets be honest, its pro sports, those guys aren't role models. If he can throw for 300 yards a game and 4 touchdowns the average fan doesnt care what he does off the field.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the trip update. There really is a ton of pretty country off 108.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Quotechick-onMost ridiculous thing I've seen. NFL should really fix it. But they won't. If they had any morals, Vick wouldn't have gotten his job back. Sorry about the loss Chick-on, if you're looking to replace the neo air, I highly recommend the exped UL7. And I'm curious how having morals would prevent Vick from playing in the NFL? He went to prison and served his penance tby oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I've never had an issue with people in the backcountry. If you're willing to go cross country, there are miles and miles that you can have to yourself, even on holiday weekends. For me, Yosemite is just closer to the bay area, which is why I have been to SEKI, but hopefully that will change soon.by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Chick-on, I agree about Relief Reservoir. I dont care about the horse crap, but I wouldn't call that epic or spectacular at all. Its a lot of uphill for little reward. And I mean a LOT of uphill. I'd vote on going out the high point of Sonora Pass...by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotettilley Ah, you're one of those "not bad with a good marinade" folks as well. Indeed, I just fired up the weber and grilled a few of Chick-ons family for my lunches this week...by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Completely legal...by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Well that answered the question I was going to ask... Haha, and for the record, any time I'm in the park, I consider it chick-on season!by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Okay, so I have to ask, is that pizza really that good? I'm just wonderig cuz everthing else I've had in the valley has been sub-par...by oakroscoe - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion