OK, I'm pleading for leniency. After a 9-day trip and about 1,000 pictures and a bunch of videos, I was greeted by complete insanity upon returning home earlier this week. I realize my moral obligation to this community after all of the great information I received from everyone. I know our trip was waaaaay more amazing than it would have otherwise been because of everyone's input and trail reby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hey Toreo, I think we ran into you on the trail up the Merced River just past Moraine Dome (-ish). My daughter and I were headed north and you were headed south. Was that you that gave us some bug spray??by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks guys. And Jim definitely get the glasses. I ordered them off Amazon a month or two ago with the link that was posted on a different thread. They really are a lot of fun to look at--although some times they can mess with my brain.by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
From Echo Lakes is there a "best" route up to Echo Ridge? Seemed like most posts had routes that went up the saddle between Cathedral and Echo, but that a bit of backtracking. Wasn't sure how sketchy it would be heading up from due west of Echo Peak. Any input?by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yes, and invariably it has the same habit of warping time as you read deeper into the web of threads.by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh well, there goes my productivity for the day. I was doing such a good job, but after that video all I can think about is the trip next week. Looked like beautiful hiking weather--what was the weather like at night?by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Really nice compositions. Esp. #1,2,4. By the way, which peaks are they, and where'd you shoot from?by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I would read that book. Btw, I'm still shaking my head at how surreal that must have been--"here moosie, moosie, moosie"by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You honestly saw someone trying to feed a moose a hot dog in Yellowstone?!? Aside from the absurdity of trying to feed a herbivore processed meat, I can't imagine being close enough to a moose to lure it into a nibble on a hot dog. Not quite the same as enticing a horse to munch on a carrot. Admittedly, too many people think the proportion of Bullwinkle to Rocky is close to reality and thatby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Some of the anaglyphs just jump right out. Some it seems like I can feel my brain processing the image trying to make it fit and slowly all of the details come together. Really amazing.by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Really great pics. However, Something about the hiker silhouette on the rock in the mist that looks really cool.by Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We'll make sure no fire at Echo. By the way, I'm not sure what you mean by Echo and Matthews lakes get a huge amount of pressure? Do you mean use/abuse or something particular? (I just like to make sure I don't inadvertently do something I shouldn't). Thanks for the 10450 suggestion. I checked out the routes in the thread you and Calaveras had last year. It looks more doable than I thougby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks Tilley. I thought I remembered reading that there was some pretty cold weather either last Memorial Day or the year before (and snow?), so I figured there was the possibility of some cold, but I was hoping the bags would be OK and we'll bring something to supplement like you suggest (liner etc.). We don't do enough cold weather hiking to justify the cost of nice 0 or 20 degree bags, butby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Katy, thanks for the tip about Echo Valley, I'm sure we'd have missed that. Looking at the trail map it seems like you can't miss Echo Valley, but based on your suggestion, I'm sure we would have, And I'll look a bit more at your suggestion for SRL the first night. I was thinking of that as an option depending on how we felt after the climb to the intersection with the trail to SRL. I was cby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tomdisco, that was a typo when I asked Moraine Dome v. Echo Lake. I meant to ask which of these was better camp site: a) below Moraine Dome (is that technically the east end of LYV) b) the area between the two footbridges below Bunnell Point; or c) the Echo Valley Jct It will probably depend on how we feel, but it would be nice to know if one or two of those spots are significantly beby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I know you hear this all the time, but it's seriously crazy how much great info and inspiration is housed in this site. Reading through the advice served up for others really helped our planning, but I’d appreciate a sanity check and any thoughts on our 5-day itinerary for May 27-31. We have a wilderness permit for Glacier Point to Illilouette Falls with HD permits (they urged us to get a peby Etrain - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion