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Re: Toting your bear canister - 17 days ago

That violates the spirit of the rules, if not the actual rule. If/when bears figure out they can get food from a backpack, it won't end well for the hiker.

Re: Algae blooms considered in mysterious death of family near Yosemite - 27 days ago

QuoteMY HAPPY PLACE Lightning? https://www.ktvu.com/news/lightning-possibly-caused-death-of-family-hiking-near-yosemite That makes sense to me but shouldn't it show on an autopsy?

Re: USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closing All California National Forests for Public Safety - 29 days ago

Re: Toxic Algae Found At Yosemite - 30 days ago

QuoteMY HAPPY PLACE Lightning???? https://www.ktvu.com/news/lightning-possibly-caused-death-of-family-hiking-near-yosemite That's a more plausible explanation IMO, but seems like that would show on an autopsy.

Re: Alternatives - 6 weeks ago

Thanks for the tips, Tomdisco. In case you are able to go back, there are a lot of options out of Mammoth Lakes, and south of there at Mosquito Flats. Enjoy!

Re: TR: Tuolumne Meadows circumnavigation, Aug. 15-17 - 6 weeks ago

Nice report, thanks

Re: Algae blooms considered in mysterious death of family near Yosemite - 6 weeks ago

Thanks

Re: Lassen Volcanic National Park Closed Due to Dixie Fire - 6 weeks ago

Re: Algae blooms considered in mysterious death of family near Yosemite - 6 weeks ago

Quoteeeek https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Not-one-clue-The-mystery-is-only-deepening-16401921.php Paywall. I assume no new info?

Re: Gibbs Lake TR - 7 weeks ago

nice report and pics, thanks. I'm surprised there was so much water in the creek with the drought in the area.

Re: TR: Benson-Matterhorn loop – Part 1 of 3 - 8 weeks ago

Fixed now, thanks!

Re: TR: Benson-Matterhorn loop – Part 1 of 3 - 2 months ago

Sounds like a nice trip, but I can't see the pictures?

Re: Sequoia Removal in Front of the Yosemite Museum - 2 months ago

This is sad, of course, but I've noticed that a lot of sequoia trees have been struck by lightning. I guess if stay in one spot long enough, lightning will strike you.

Re: TR: Kuna Crest crossing, June 19-21 - 3 months ago

Nice trip report. Thanks for the report and photos.

Re: Sequoia Car Camping TR - 5 months ago

Nice pic of your shadows on the tree. Very creative.

Re: Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for April 15, 2021 (Final Update of the Season) - 6 months ago

Love these reports. Thanks for posting

Re: Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for March 17, 2021 - 7 months ago

Thanks for posting these reports

Re: Elizabeth Lake day hike parking? - 7 months ago

The ranger managing the kiosk allowed us to park near the trailhead in the campground. I think there were restrooms there? This was a few years ago, policy may have changed since then.

Re: Skiers complete first descent of Half Dome to Yosemite Valley - 7 months ago

The article is behind a paywall so I couldn't read it. I assume they skied down the route that's normally used for hikers climbing HD?

Re: Henness Ridge Winter Conditions Update for February 12-15, 2021 - 7 months ago

Nice report, and I like the format!

Re: Sierra Nevada 2020 (video) - 9 months ago

Thanks Chick-On. I don't remember how I found your channel, but I've been a subscriber for awhile. Me and 41 others.

Re: Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for December 31, 2020 - 9 months ago

Thanks for the link to the pictures!

Re: Happy Holidays - 9 months ago

Thank you Parklover. Same to you and your family.

Re: The Chick-on's FAVORITE spot in Yosemite Valley! - 12 months ago

From the article: They noticed that the wrapping on the mummified Twinkie seemed to be sucked inward, suggesting that the fungus got in before the package was sealed and, while the fungus was consuming the Twinkie, it was using up more air or oxygen than it was putting out. So, I guess when you eat a Twinkie, you're eating bacteria

Re: Petroglyphs - 1 year ago

I don't know where you live, but if you don't mind a drive, there are some near Fallon, NV. As an added bonus, they're near the Top Gun school and sometimes you can see the jets practicing. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/nevada/grimes-point-petroglyphs

Re: Dumb bear canister question - 1 year ago

Put some reflective tape around it. Sometimes bears swat the can or roll it down a hill trying to open it. Sure makes it easier to find with that reflective tape.

Re: Favorite camping/lodging spots around the Eastern Sierras - 1 year ago

I can't help with the lodging question, but the Mono Lake visitor center in Lee Vining is good for kids. The Rock Creek/Mosquito Flats area has lots of room for kids to run around. Then there's always Mammoth (big elephant, etc for the kids). And, it they're old enough, Devils Postpile and Rainbow falls.

Re: Advice on camping at empty HSC camps in August - 1 year ago

All of the HSCs have a backpackers campground nearby with well established sites. The HSCs themselves have concrete pads where the cabins are set up for the season. Since they are closed this year, the cabins will not be set up but the pads may have the metal poles that are used for the tens laying on them, so generally they're not suitable for camping. The water faucets at the camps are proba

Re: Yosemite experience (with covid closures) - 1 year ago

Thanks for the update. Yeah, $337 is outrageous for the lodge. Is that the pre-Covid price as well?

Re: High of 91 too hot to hike half-dome? what about social distancing? - 1 year ago

You say the high is projected to be 91...is that in the valley? It'll be cooler on HD. Yeah, impossible to social distance on the cables. Personally, I wouldn't do it but it depends on your risk tolerance if want them to do it. And I agree with ags about the T-storm risk. T-storms are very dangerous on HD. If you decide not to let them go, there are a lot of other good trails to hike around