I'm planning to do a loop from Glacier Point over Red Peak Pass in Mid July. I have an aversion to deep snow or ice in exposed situations. I know some years mid- July would be too early, but I thought this year would work. Opinions ?by lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Got it, thank you, just south of Breeze Lake, southern part of the park. Thanksby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I found some interesting pictures of "Middle Chain Lake, Yosemite National Park", but I can't find it on the map. Does anyone know? Or maybe the photo was mislabeled.by lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I found this this morning http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/for/3148671816.html, and flagged it.by lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QITNL misses the point. The view from the top of Mount Whitney on a clear day a memory for a lifetime. It is amplified by the difficulty of getting there. The same goes for Half Dome. I don't have to do these hikes over and over. Just one clear day and I can move on to other things. A few pictures, and a look into a grand wilderness that spreads out to the horizonby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I believe the original topic was food. I did eleven days in Sequoia-Kings this summer using the Garcia Cannister,large size, no resupply. The secret was repacking everything in zip lock bags. Oatmeal or cream of wheat for breakfast, not the instant size,packing in single serving sandwich bags. Bars and nuts to snack on during the day. Freeze dried meals strectched with instant rice or coucous, rby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I do not unually post to this forum, but I enjoy reading it regularly. I was surprised when there was no Marmot reply to "Taking Back the Dome" by Chick-on. This forum has lost a clever and intelligent voice. The Sierra has lost a friend, and somehow I feel that I have also.by lschaaf - General Discussion
I have to wonder if the permit situation is making this worse. You have a permit the you struggled somehow to hget, because they are in short supply. It's today and today only, otherwise your next chance is probably a year away. The first time I tried Half Dome it poured rain. I camped in Little Yosemite Valley and spoke with hikers who had gone to the top. The couldn't see a thing. I came backby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love going solo. I leave a map with my itinerary home with the husband and go. For years I would drag along a friend or my husband. On the third day they would whine.The trail is long, the pack is heavy, the food is terrible. Now the only whining is my own. I just finished a beautiful 11 day loop over Forester Pass down in Sequoia- Kings, and had a wonderful time. I talk to people when they wby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There were also several days of rain, bad weather during that time. Also the days are getting shorter which means less total hiking timeby lschaaf - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion