Wow, that's unfortunate - thanks for the reply!by vdrummer - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Great that the 120 is open, thanks! What happens if you're planning to stay at a Lee Vining Canyon campground like Moraine or Tioga Lake, where there are no reservations? Hoping they wouldn't turn you away at the Big Oak Flat entrance station on 120.by vdrummer - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Four excellent time lapse sequences here, including two at taken during the nights of Sep. 8 & 9 from Glacier Point: Yosemite Meadow fire by QT Luong, terragalleria.comby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
NASA-led research team finds correlation between Pacific Ocean atmospheric rivers and Sierra Nevada snow storms: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-323by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quotelschaaf The only grizzlies left in California are on the flag. And at the San Francisco Zoo. . Did you mean the SF Academy of Sciences? http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/CA-grizzly-bear-Monarch-a-symbol-of-suffering-2372855.phpby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think the bigger risk is getting injured or having a serious health issue, and a SPOT communicator or similar would be way more likely to be used.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sounds like you were affected by altitude sickness in the first day and after. I've had very similar symptoms going from home (at sea level) to Glacier Point in one day - was ok at GP at first, then no appetite, just wanted to go to bed. I have felt lots better after making sure to get some food into me, even when I felt like not wanting to eat at all. Check in with your doc about it. Aftby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
If you can ID latitude & longitude from where the photo was taken, this will probably work: http://www.peakfinder.org See dropdown where you can input your own coordinates. And there's a mobile version that you can take with you that can be used offline: http://www.peakfinder.org/mobile/by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Those bolts are set in the granite to provide anchors for ropes used in rock climbing, and also potentially for slacklining. There are some at the Upper Yosemite Fall overlook, just beyond the railing, and all over the Park. More on climbing bolts: http://climbingcollective.com/2013/03/10/project-rebolt/by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A lot of folks have crossed high lines without a safety line - several at Lost Arrow. It's a "free solo" slack line, like free solo rock climbing. Not sure about Potter at Taft.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Slacklining! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining Or, I guess it looks like "high lining" in that case.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteJustKeepWalking Any of you have any actual speed test numbers for the ATT 4G? Experienced --- v...e...r...y --- s...l...o...w --- speeds at Ahwahnee last month - these are via WiFi, taken from Library Suite on 6th floor. I think dialup used to be faster. Didn't try wifi from public areas, and I think I had better speeds with ATT in Yose Village. Other valley areaby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great image quality! What camera & lens?by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteQITNL I had an axe but the snow was wobbly and loose and there was no room to self arrest, a couple thousand feet straight down on either side of this. I wanted to write Happy Mother's Day! in the book (and perhaps bag the year's first summit?) but it was probably buried so this is my Happy Mother's Day! shot. Rule #1: get home safely! Sounds like fine judgement on your part.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Lembert isn't visible in the pict. Oops- yeah you right! Pothole & Daff it is. Quotechick-on I think Conness isn't visible from Lembert either. He's on top of Conness taking some of those pix... Yes, I think no Conness from Lembertty, but Conness in #4by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteEtrain Really nice compositions. Esp. #1,2,4. By the way, which peaks are they, and where'd you shoot from? I'd say 1- unicorn, cockscomb 2- lyell (nice amount of snow!) & macclure 4- conness 3- young lake, fairview, lembert, clouds rest, half dome, tenaya lake & more 5- cathedral from young lakes trail nice work!by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A new NASA mission will provide the most accurate measurements to date of the Tuolumne River Basin snowpack: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-154 Weekly flights calculate snow depth to within 4".by vdrummer - General Discussion
a couple of illustrations:by vdrummer - General Discussion
Quotechick-on Awesome shot of the Clark Range. I've gone out the backroads a few times in search of the elusive Turlock shot. Took my wife that-a-way once. She more or less said "next time you want to take all day to get back home... make sure I'm not with you" Thanks, Sir Chick. Did a decent amount of editing in Aperture with Nik Color EFX plug in. The original looks like thiby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek What would you suggest for someone coming from the south? Hard to say, really - depends on where you're starting. I lived in the Central Valley for a while, and grew to love the open two-lane roads and funky little towns. River crossings limit choices for sure. Any of those main roads that criss-cross the valley can be interesting, if you're in that frame of mind. Helps to have aby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
As we were discussing here: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,62618,62672#msg-62672 there are some interesting driving routes into & out of Yosemite, other than things like the Highway 580-205-120 path I've followed so many times from the Bay Area. Here's my favorite Westbound option. Right off 108/120 it goes through picturesque Knight's Ferry (there's a great swimming hole aby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave If you are coming from the East Bay, take 580 south from the Altimont Pass. Then take the Modesto exit and stay on C132 through Modesto, through Waterford, through La Grange, until you reach Merced Falls Road. Turn right. Stay on that for a ways until you get to Hornitos Road. Then turn left on that and then an immediate right across the bridge over the river. Stay on that road - Hornitby vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteVince Anyone here try to get videos or photos of lightning? Both are extremely hard to get, especially in a photo. I didn't try that last weekend, but I did manage to get a couple quick videos in the mountains south of Dayton, NV last weekend. Luckily the cell was far enough away to be safe (????) to do this. You can use a lightning trigger to capture photos of lightning: http://www.ligby vdrummer - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
QuoteOhnivy-Drak Out of curiosity: did you happen to find a benchmarker? No, didn't see one, but wasn't in search of one either.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quite easy to ramble down to the base of the falls; very large cave there (~20' high by maybe 80 yards wide) is fun to explore.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A very experienced mountain guide (he led a friend & I on Shasta in May) suggested that the hike up South Sister is really beautiful. Have Fun!by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
While I'm all for preserving natural conditions and introducing native plants, my preference is for not adding signage or picnic tables. Missed the public comment period, though.by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
From Clouds Rest at sunrise in 2006: From Mt. Watkins 'round sunset time in 2008: Cropped - check out peeps up top: Again from Watkins with Milky Way:by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I wouldn't knock homemade family recipes, but part of it for me is also including terrific pies with whatever other wonderful things are happening in a day around the Meadows!by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Mmmmm - best pies ever!by vdrummer - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion