so, who bears the cost of infrastructure upkeep/repair? landlord or tenant? if you rent a house and the roof leaks, it's pretty clear. since this is a commercial lease, the rules may differ. needless to say, the language of the Aramark/NPS agreement controls the matter. is it part of the public record? I, too, have made reservations for the upcoming summer, but I'm doubtful they will pan out.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
sorry for making things complicated by references to TML as not an HSC. I really wanted to know if Aramark has plans to open TML or WWL in 2024. their team having "zero information" sounds about right. I just thought that their listing TM as an overnight in the lottery might provide some indication. I'm hoping but not betting. this year, have eyeballed both and both are a wreck.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
so...neither white wolf nor tuolumne meadows lodge has been considered a "high sierra camp" to be reached by hiking in. both have been available to people parking their cars in the parking lot, and in fact white wolf has never been included on a tour, guided or unguided, of the high sierra camps, and I'd bet that the vast majority of those staying at TML have never been high camp hikersby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
anyone comment on mosquito conditions here? hoping, but not expecting, this year's mosquito apocalypse has headed uphill...by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
crane flat not opening 2023by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
once rehabilitated, hopefully the campground will not return to its criminal past of hosting tents. BTW, walked through it in mid-June on my way to Clarke Range view. looked in good shape, some trenching still in evidence. no telling how much infrastructure work was undone by record snowpack. with limited camping available on Tioga road corridor, I'm looking forward to its opening. am amused aby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Crane Flat is being "rehabilitated" to accommodate large RVs. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/gaoa-crane-flat-campground.htmby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
re parking at WW--with WW lodge closed this year (every year?) there's normally parking in small lot in front of lodge. assume gate into campground will be closed, since campground will remain closed this year. question is status of access road between tioga road and lodge, about a mile or so in. yes, you can get right on trail to Harden from the lot. starts as a fire road. I recall seeing cars pby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
you might want to check and find out if this is a "hard" closure, forbidding pedestrians. depending on how far you are going, not a long walk from tioga road to the lot, about two miles as the crow flies.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
according to san jose mercury news: previous record july 8, 1933.. it became public and part of the park in 1915, when Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, bought it for $15,000 with his own money and donations from the Sierra Club and the Modesto Chamber of Commerce. He sold it to Congress that year for $10, hoping to bring more tourists into the park.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
also curious to see how much of the ongoing work on tioga road and tuolumne meadows campground has come undone by this unprecedented snowpack. certainly, the timelines for completion will need to be modified.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
leaving for hodgdon next wednesday. anyone with recent experience comment on mosquitos there? also, how far up tioga road from crane flat is the closure gate? thanks in advance.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
YNP facebook page, website. road status.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
one consideration--paper composed when big oak flat road closed, 1 of 3 entrances to the Valley unavailable. supposed to re-open on the 10th, the day before you head up. will ease congestion at remaining entrances. if it opens on schedule.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
how did you hear about I-don't-care-amark's sorrow? e-mail? phone message? (that was my notice). personal visit from the CEO? just curious--their website's mum.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
heard from YNP today. closure is "hard closure"--no vehicles, bicycles, or pedestrians.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
is the roadway still open to foot and bicycle traffic? add--have e-mailed YNP with this query, will share response. if I get response.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
the snowpack has cancelled the camps this year. it's not an excuse.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
and note that what most of us consider the High Sierra is in central and south parts of the state. in fact, on this graph, central ca includes the Yuba, Feather, and Mokulumne. if you start at the Stanislus and go south it skews toward the "south" graph.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
the prediction you cited is now more than 2 months old. long-range models, usually based on historical data, become iffy when the underlying paradigm is shifting. think global warming (not the same as global drying). let's all hope that the shift starting tonight will linger through a good part of winter.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
per NPS site: Overnight parking on the Tioga Road (and associated parking lots) and Glacier Point Road beyond Badger Pass is prohibited beginning October 15 each year answered my tongue-in-cheek aside (although a lawyer might say the 15th begins at 12:01 am), but not my real query. is NPS really going to bust all those people whose wilderness permits allow them to leave the trailhead on Friby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
by the book, no overnight parking on Tioga or spurs beginning 10/15, Sat. wilderness permits have been issued for more than 100 people on tioga trailheads for Fri. 10/14. I don't believe all 100 are being dropped off at trailhead, or are going in for 1 night and leaving Sat. (in fact, technically somebody whose car is at trailhead at 1 AM Sat, is parked overnight on Sat). so, what's The Real (by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
sounds like on July 15, 100% of sites between July 18 and July 29 (within 2-week window) will be up for grabs.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
yeah, rehab of white wolf sewage (both lodge and campground share common system) has been going on for a few years. sounds like work isn't complete. campground has flush toilets, so either campground has temporary vaults, campground branch connected through downstream from work, or work will have to be completed for campground to open. ain't holding my breath. just seeking some first-hand, or heaby mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
no, talking about campground. should have been explicit, have amended 1st post.. TM and WW Lodges got axed more than a month ago. May 12, actually.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
anybody besides me have sneaking suspicion that White Wolf campground may not open this year? historical data shows that in similar snow years (40-50% of average, most recently 2007, 2012, 2013) open by 1st week June. sure, cool spring, late melt, but still.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think this has been discussed before, and verdict is that you can use that route, but you have to apply for a cathedral lakes trailhead permit--in short supply. there are no Mendlicott Dome wilderness permits. I seem to remember discussing this at the TM permit station. Hmm..."seem" and "remember" are cropping up a lot for me lately.by mkbgdns - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
bottom line--if possible, transit between 4:30 pm Fri-11:30 pm Sunday, no construction, no pilot car. if NPS website is accurate.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
up there 6/04-6/07, transit x4. 20-minute delay misleading--transit during minimal work period (6-8 am) was 15 minutes. so.. you catch a break and arrive in line just as the pilot car has come to your end and is turning around, your wait is 0 minutes. if the pilot car has just departed before you arrived, your wait time will be 30 minuted. this is during light work period, no stops by pilot car.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
thanks.by mkbgdns - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion