I did it June 30 with my kids 12 and 10, and it was no problem. There was one spot we took off our shoes for a shallow wade, one log crossing and two rock hops.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm pretty sure this person is a scalper trying a "reasonable" approach to convince board members to stop flagging his "trade" ads on craigslist. But if it were a real person, it would be a good example of a strain of immorality commonly seen these days.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"My husband, myself, and two friends of ours have been wanting to hike half dome ever since we heard about it recently." Funny.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
If only some appropriate forum existed to trade permits! But it doesn't. How is that this forum's fault?by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks everyone for your input, it is much appreciated! Feedback on forums like this is so valuable for “foreigners” like me. Hiking books for the area seem maddeningly averse to rating the hikes in comparison to each other. Take North Dome – from reading about it in various hiking books it comes off as a forest slog until the end, but itchbay it is nice to know it can rate up there as someby Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks hotrod. I forgot to mention that I'm planning for these to be "all day" affairs, we'll spend around 8 hours in whichever area we choose, roaming around if we have extra time.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hi everyone, My wife and i and our two boys 13 and 11 will be staying in Lee Vining the last week in June. We'll be doing some 4X4 exploring of the desert areas east of Mono Lake, and will have at most 4 days to do some great dayhikes in the area. I realize whichever we do will be unforgettable, but of course I want to provide "overwhelming" experiences for the kids to convince tby Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This craigslist guy seems to be spamming poeple's inboxes now. I don't think he is happy.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I spoke to a ranger today and for what it's worth he says the talk is June 24th give or take a week as the opening date. He sounded like an overall optimistic fellow and said he personally believed the road would open by June 17th, but the cueent window goes out until July 1st. My day crossing-over is July 24th, so I'll consider that a 50/50 chance for now, with the optimists on my side.by Swamp Thing - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion