Anyone know if these plans will be in effect by summer? I would love to do a longer float (assuming there is enough water).by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I ended up with #2. Not my first choice, but each year I am just grateful to get one.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Got a week in Lower Pines. I'm a happy camper.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You forgot the part where management required everyone to purchase the sodas (some at a substantially increased price) whether they wanted soda or not. Oh, and also the part where management said we don't really know what will be in the machine, we will need to put it in here in order to find out.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow! Don't know who lizzy79 is but the Private Message they sent me said this... "Hello, I am interested in the campsite. I would love to take me two kids for father's day. Email me at ElisabethWeiland@yahoo.com Here is the reply I tried to send but the email addressby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This was exactly my plan. I know that I can't directly give it to someone else but letting them know when I am canceling it so that they might be able to grab it up doesn't seem to break any rules.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have a campsite in Lower Pines for 7 nights - June 14-21 that I am going to cancel. Contact me via private message if you are interested and I will let you know exactly when I am canceling so you might be able to pick it up. I really don't want the scalpers to get it.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here is more info from the elcapreport.com written by Tom Evans... In other news: I talked with Mark, the surviving climber from the accident yesterday, this morning and he told me about the events that befell them. Mason was leading around the big, blocky overhang, just above the bivy, at the start of the final 700ft dihedral. He was about 20ft above the belay, when a piece of gear he placeby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Saw this link on Facebook. Hiker missing May 5... sure hope they find him okay. http://www.nps.gov/yose/stensbysar.htmby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Still lots of sites available for May! I will already be in Lower Pines for a week in mid-June so I can't take advantage of this opportunity darn it.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Letting someone else cook dinner is a great idea! Even better if they do the dishes. LOLby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
While I am glad that the scalpers have been (for the most part) shut down, I don't have a problem with the idea of folks sharing their sites. Sites in the valley are so hard to come by and now that you need a permit for a specific day to climb Half Dome, it becomes very difficult to get a site and a permit for the same day. I don't think that charging someone to share your site is a good idea bby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I got shut out of the lottery also. This was finally the year I felt ready to do it. Bummed.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think we are near the top of the first loop when you come in the campground. There weren't many spaces left when we decided to go and having never been there before we grabbed what we could. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the site is fairly level.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Spending a week in June in Lower Pines. Hoping to finally do Half Dome if we win the lottery. Definitely hiking to Hidden Falls (thanks to the great folks on this forum for the directions) Hopefully headed to Cabo San Lucas in July then Twin Lakes Campground near Mammoth in early August. We have never been to Twin Lakes so if anyone has any input I would love to hear it.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the advice! We will make sure we heed it.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks everyone! I think we will give it a go. Keeping my fingers crossed that we actually find it. And, avoid any poison oak.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Beautiful pics, thanks!by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks, I had actually seen this report which gave me more cause for concern. My understanding is that Hidden Falls is not that far from Mirror Lake so we weren't planning on venturing too far into the canyon.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I was looking at a Yosemite map recently and saw this "Hiking in Tenaya Canyon is dangerous and strongly discouraged". I also saw a post on another site which refers to Tenaya Canyon as the Bermuda Triangle of Yosemite. My daughter and I camp in the valley each summer and do the basic day hikes (4 mile, Panorama, Mist, Muir) but we would like to try to go to Hidden Falls this year. Iby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I would pick Upper Pines over Wawona. I just looked and there are still about a dozen sites available during the dates you mentioned. Make a reservation so you don't have to worry about how late you arrive.by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We have been camping in Yosemite for a week in June the past 9 years and then we head to Kings Canyon/Hume Lake in late July each year. We have tried Lodgepole a couple of times but really like Hume much better. Reservations for those campgrounds are 6 months out but definitely much easier to get than Yosemite. Last month we got our June Yosemite reservations arriving on the 14th until the 21sby shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Absolutely wonderful photo. Made me feel like I was actually there. Thank you!by shaunsmomo - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I actually saw one catch a salmon and take it to the shore to eat. Most of them seem to stand there looking very hungry. Between the bears and the puppy-cam I am not getting much work done!by shaunsmomo - General Discussion
Don't know if this has already been posted but I was just watching this very cool webcam of bears catching salmon in Alaska. Check it out... http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-fallsby shaunsmomo - General Discussion
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