Chill guys. I appreciate the advice and understand where you guys stand on this but for the time being I plan not to camp with one. As I mentioned I camp in the stanislaus national forest and bear barrels are not a Req there. If and when I camp inside of the Yosemite boundaries I will of course bring a barrel with me as I do not plan to break any state/park rules. As far as the complaints pby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
I don't own a bear barrel or plan on using one for the time being. I hike out in the stanislaus national forest where bear barrels are not a requirement. I do however hang my entire pack PCT style as do most everyone else around here. So no that doesn't include a bear barrel weight and it won't for some time until I get my gear situation more squared away. As far as my pack weighing 5Lbs empty...by randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Cool deal sounds like when I get over to hiking some of the Yosemite trails i'll grab myself a year pass and save myself the money. Out of curiosity what trail did you guys take to get out to kibby since the main trailhead is closed this year? I would love to check out Kibbie and the top of Cherry bomb sometime. Well it looks like I need to just find the time to get out there and haveby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteatomicmonkey If I was rich enough to add my two cents, I would toss around the idea of keeping the first day of your first couple of trips fairly short, say under 10 miles. Then as you gain experience of your personal needs, you can adjust to go as long as you want. There is allot of difference in 5 or 6,000' and 9,000', especially with a pack. A short day will let your body adjust. Fromby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
So does it mean the trail out to kibbie is open right now? I've been wanting to go out there for years and was gonna finally do it this year and then with the Rim fire and all I thought it would be closed. I probably won't get out to Long lake for at least a month so please do let me know how it is if you make it out there. There is a small lake on the peak to the east of long lake that aby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteJustKeepWalking I'll add BackpackingLight.com for tips and tricks on lightening your load further. Many benefits to this. Also a lot of general tips/tricks there too. Snip- Thanks so much for your reply some very helpful information for sure! I've actually been looking around backpackinglight. I've trimmed my pack down as much as I can for the time being without spending much moneby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotemarkskor "...in the Sierras my entire life... ...the sierra nevadas to be my backyard..." FYI, Sierra Nevada translates to Snowy Mountains - already a plural. In California there are no Sierras, just the Sierra. Also there is no sierra nevadas - just Sierra Nevada. Sorry, (a pet peeve) but for someone who has been living in the Sierra their entire life...(sigh!). BTW,Youby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Awesome. So many places I haven't seen that I need to!by randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Wow such a neat trip. Looks to me like doing it before the crowds gather is the way to do it. You guys had the whole place to yourself. Very cool!by randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Hey everyone. I'm a new memeber here just created my account today and I am super excited to have found an entire forums dedicated to my backyard. No but seriously I live in Twain harte so I consider the sierra nevadas to be my backyard because I find that I am never to far away from a trail head. A little about me first and then onto some things I would like to know about you guys;by randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Oh man! That looks so awesome! So many questions, so much to say lol. I just found this site. Didn't think there was a place for my area so happy to have found this. I live in sonora, where do you guys live? Anyway I've always liked to do hiking but never gotten to do anything off the trail or really exciting just like, half dome, pinecrest, simple trail hikes and nothing ever over night. Anywayby randomsteve95370 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra