This is just what the ranger told me. She said they have contacted the bases (she didn't say which ones) and they give the park the run around. She said they can really only do something if they get the tail numbers. She also said they have gone out with cameras specifically to try and photograph the jets but they haven't been able to get a shot of the tail numbers. She gave me her email addressby wshamp - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Well it is illegal to do what this pilot did but he did it anyway.by wshamp - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It was actually the ranger I talked to said the jets could cause rock slides. I have no expertise in the area but I will take her word for it.by wshamp - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think parklover is right on the BB on the tail. I can't clean it up anymore though. I guess it was cool to see the jet so close but I could go see it at an air show. I was at Yosemite backcountry for the peace and serenity. It startled us because it was so loud. I think the canyon amplifies the sound. I do think it could be dangerous though. If he had broken the sound barrier in there a sonic bby wshamp - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My wife and I hiked the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne this past weekend and descending from White Wolf on June 14th around 6:00 pm a Military jet buzzed through the canyon. This scared the #$%^ out of us as we were on a ledge taking photos. I was able to take three shots of the jet as it zoomed past us. I have posted links to them here. I tried to enhance the image of the jet to get the numberby wshamp - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion