Quotetanngrisnir3 Quotechick-on Daniel, Most of the clowns on this forearm belong in Solitary Confinement. At least definitely the Marmuts. Haven't a clue what I be doing that weekend. I was so hoping to go down Cherry Creek Canyon w/o a paddle... but The Muir Gorge traverse got blown to smithereens by the storms... and it looks maybe that did too... Hope you have a fabulouso time withby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Can't argue with that. But I do love shoveling the sidewalks...And I took a short walk in the famous blizzard this past winter and felt like I could have got lost in the middle of my neighborhood. It was wild.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great weather. I built an igloo and tunnel system in my yard last year. My only complaint is we don't get nearly enough snow.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
As if folks didn't already think I was crazy enough: I love the cold and windy winters in Chicago. Most definitely my favorite season. What I miss from "home" (Fresno) is the mountains. Chicago is just TOO FLAT!by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotewherever Quotechicagocwright Yes, it was fantastic. But I think my trip report got lost in the shuffle. No response... And just so I wasn't bored this past weekend after so much fun in Yosemite I decided to run an unplanned marathon... No, no. Don't take it to heart. Lots of us read your stuff. Many commented earlier on your Tenaya Canyon stuff, and didn't need to do it again. The Gby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebalzaccom Sadly, I will be in Chicago... Chicago! Welcome!by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 Quotechicagocwright I suppose I was close to an overdose this weekend. Friday: Rappelling behind Ahwanee Hotel Saturday: Down Pywiack, Up Airplane Gully Sunday: Big Wall Climbing: The Grack (5.7-3 Pitch) Monday: Summited Mt. Dana in high wind and some snow! Off to SFO for 11 pm flight after finishing Dana at 5:20. On my way to work on train this morning! Full trip repoby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm retired again. I am going back to hiking and climbing! Maybe I'll try the 4 mile Panoramic Loop---twice! No not really, I had my taste climbing, bushwhacking, rappeling and hiking and it's just too fun and beautiful to be in a hurry.by chicagocwright - General Discussion
Finished! 5:15:47 A week after Tenaya Canyon and less than a week after Mt. Dana in wind and some snow----not too bad!by chicagocwright - General Discussion
I just can't help myself--I am running the 2011 Chicago Marathon and raising money for World Vision! In 2004, my friend Britt Talley came to Chicago to run the Chicago Marathon. His training buddy was registered but was unable to race because he was being shipped to Iraq. So on Friday night I decided to run as Josh Lueker. At that time I had not ran so much as a mile in over 10 years. I haby chicagocwright - General Discussion
Picture Album here: Tenaya Canyon, The Grack, Mt. Dana September 30, 2011 Departed from Chicago at 6 am and via San Francisco arrived in Yosemite by 2:00. My parents picked me up at airport and we stay in Curry Village. Wickett set up a practice rappel for me in the Devil’s Bathtub behind the Ahwahnee Hotel. I had done my first ever practice rappel on a climbing wall in Chicago a fby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Do they have to change the name to the Trail of the 98 Giants?by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuotechicagocwrightI've always loved the pizza at the Curry Village Pizza Deck. My only complaint (not really) are the long lines. The pizza really is great though. After eating pizza in Chicago you can say Curry's is good? I'm stunned. Well Chicago pizza is great. And no Curry is no Chicago. But maybe living in Chicago makes me qualified to say Curry Village pizza is more thanby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
As you look down we traveled down to the point of the green triangle and then went right. That said it wasn't the original intent to head straight down at the triangle. We were trying to traverse sideways but it was wet in spots which really caused problems.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Chick-On's Picture: My Picture:by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tenaya Canyon, The Grack, Mt. Dana Here is my picture album. The first few pictures are practice rappeling in the Devil's Bathtub.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It is hard to express the laugh at yourself humor I intended in my last post. The wet streams caused us a lot of problems.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Chick-On I don't mean to flatter you but that is incredible. For you to identify the exact spot with the limited information I gave is really cool. Trying to get pictures done before I literally fall asleep with the computer in my lap. But something you said is interesting. At that point we really felt very uncomfortable and didn't see how bushwhacking up would get us anywhere because it stby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I've always loved the pizza at the Curry Village Pizza Deck. My only complaint (not really) are the long lines. The pizza really is great though.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Pywiack is most definitely NOT dry. Besides the main flow there are also many wet threads across the entire Cascade that bothered us on our descent.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I have to finish Tenaya Canyon sometime. Just so I understand doesn't this week's storm shut the season down? The shrub on Airplane Gully really wasn't my problem. I didn't care about a scratch here or there. The freakin' problem was the moves to get up and around rock which required a momentum move and to keep your balance without hand holds or face a 15-20 foot drop onto rock--mostly likeby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Circle is the Lone Boulder right? On your picture about halfway between the circle and where your red line meets the green stuff is where we went straight down. If see see the slanted green stuff almost at the bottom (right below a black mark in your picture) is where we ended. Fortunately we had someone with us who was great and basically free soloed the whole thing. Going back and forby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I suppose I was close to an overdose this weekend. Friday: Rappelling behind Ahwanee Hotel Saturday: Down Pywiack, Up Airplane Gully Sunday: Big Wall Climbing: The Grack (5.7-3 Pitch) Monday: Summited Mt. Dana in high wind and some snow! Off to SFO for 11 pm flight after finishing Dana at 5:20. On my way to work on train this morning! Full trip to come later!by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Three of us attempted Tenaya Canyon yesterday (Wickett, Ross and I). We started at Tenaya Lake/Sunrise Trailhead and entered at Pywiack Cascades. Took us 6 hours to reach the bottom of the slabs. We are pretty sure we started the descent too close to Lone Boulder and the Cascades (stupid Beta!). So we ended up setting up three rappels-anchoring on a two different trees and a jutted out rockby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Slightly off topic but the Buffalo Tacos in the Badlands are outstanding. If you are ever there, they are a must-have.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Clouds Rest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSZGnFKO6wby chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidSenesac I could write a few pages worth of what reasonable considerate ettiquette when out in such fields though this is not the place to do so. I've done a little wildflower photography and think this would be a great place to find at least a short highlight list of reasonable etiquette. Or at least on the General Discussion Forum.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love that I could throw such an open-ended question out there and get these great responses. Thanks guys. I'm trying to figure out how to pack and hoping for good weather. This trip is going to be awesome and it looks like I'm hiking with a couple great Forum members.by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm not sure if this is a question, a poll, a hope for good luck, or a jinx: But what will the weather be like in Yosemite September 30 - October 3?by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
How much money would you really be saving?by chicagocwright - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion