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Re: Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and White Wolf not opening this summer. - 5 days ago
Sure, no problem to get a hotel room in the valley in the summer if you start planning in May. Especially THIS summer, when so many campgrounds are closed for (long-overdue) maintenance projects. /end sarc/ Does anyone know if the rates that Aramark can charge at Tuolumne HSC Lodge or White Wolf are capped by NPS? I don't know all the background here, but I would think that if no caps areby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Happy Isles -> Illilouette-> Clouds Rest - 24 days ago
Quotewebenji I'm with buster on that one, but think it is more than a "loophole". Regardless of what you think about the permit system, what the OP is trying to do is illegal. Based on the permit s/he got, s/he MUST 1st-night camp after the fork towards Mono Meadow/Illilouette Creek (see https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/wildernesstrailheads.pdf). Afterwards, it's not "by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Happy Isles -> Illilouette-> Clouds Rest - 4 weeks ago
I don't get what you're upset about. The rules are for trailheads for the first night. After that, you do what you want. If someone is willing to hike extra and backtrack on the second day because he couldn't get the permit he wanted for the first night, what's the issue? The Mist Trail and JMT to Nevada Falls are crowded; and anyone going to Half Dome via a trail (as opposed to climbing via tby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Happy Isles -> Illilouette-> Clouds Rest - 5 weeks ago
Look here for where you can begin dispersed camping. Not much snow this year, you may need to go all the way down to Illilouette creek to get water. Seeing as how you have 3 more nights, why not consider doing night 2 as you planned, but then on day 3 heading over CR (from the south, via the switchbacks near the Quarter Domes) to the vicinity of the sunrise lakes, then on day 4 from there to Mby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Winter Weather Advisory - 7 weeks ago
Here's to more snow...by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: No High Sierra Camps for the 4th Straight Year - 2 months ago
There was super heavy snowfall in 2016-2017 that destroyed some accommodations outside the park on the east side; perhaps that lead to a decision not to open the HSCs that summer? I don't remember (and I'm sure the info is on this site if we dig back into posts from 2017). But saying they're just going to give you a refund is not an encouraging sign. I was willing to cut Aramark some slack iniby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: No High Sierra Camps for the 4th Straight Year - 2 months ago
1. Were the HSCs closed in 2019 too? 2. What pandemic? It's 2022, not 2020. I guess for Aramark, any excuse not to do something will do. I have friends staying in the Ahwahnee next month, am curious for their report of their stay.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for March 8, 2022 - 2 months ago
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for March 8, 2022by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for March 1, 2022 - 2 months ago
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-1-2022.htmby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for February 22, 2022 - 2 months ago
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-22-2022.htmby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for February 15, 2021 - 2 months ago
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-15-2021.htmby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions 01 February 2022 - 3 months ago
TM winter conditions update 01 February 2022by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Tuolumne Meadows winter conditions 18 January 2022 - 3 months ago
Well, from the picture it seemed to me that the photo was taken on the western side of the ridge (or on the saddle) that tops out at its north end at Johnson peak, and that the lake is the lake just to the southwest of Johnson peak (and NNE of Reymann lake as the crow flies). Then I used a search engine to look for "Obata lake", and found this: https://tedmuller.us/Outdoor/Hiking/2012/by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Tuolumne Meadows winter conditions 18 January 2022 - 3 months ago
Tuolumne Meadows winter conditions 18 January 2022by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: SAR in our national parks - 4 months ago
The first stat they present - parks with largest number of SAR incidents - is sort of interesting, but they provide no analysis or context whatsoever. Your blog comment about Mt. Whitney being in SEKI accounting for the apparently high number of incidents there is more than they provide. I'm curious, for example, in the number of incidents per number of visitors, but they don't present statisby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - General Discussion
tm winter conditions report for dec 28 - 4 months ago
https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-december-28-2021.htmby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Winter Grooming of GP Road? - 5 months ago
Thanks for the info. The admonition about not walking in ski tracks is up on the Yosemite NPS site: "A Note on Etiquette Along the groomed portion of Glacier Point Road, snowshoers should stay to the edges of the groomed road – outside the parallel ski tracks for classic cross-country skiers. The wide center lane is for skate skiing (a style of cross -ountry skiing that uses a sby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Winter Grooming of GP Road? - 5 months ago
Does anyone know if Glacier Point Road will be groomed for skiers and snowshoers this year?by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Santa's naughty list - 5 months ago
Hear hear! Several times I've had a campground reservation (or a wilderness permit) that I couldn't use, and I've had reservations I did use where the group decided to cut the trip short by a day once we were already encamped. I always cancel (if in advance) or let the rangers know (if already on site) so that others can use the spot/permit. This past summer I had a new experience with thby Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - General Discussion
Re: Yosemite’s largest campground, Tuolumne Meadows, shutters for years-long rehabilitation work - 5 months ago
Will the TM wilderness permit station be open?by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Lost post - 7 months ago
You mean this one? https://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?1,92953,92994by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - General Discussion
Re: You Got Lost and Had to Be Rescued. Should You Pay? - 7 months ago
You pay for an ambulance, whether someone ran into you while you were standing on the sidewalk or you broke your leg jumping off the roof trying imitate superman. You pay for a plumber, whether you broke the pipe yourself it just corroded over time. You pay for a carpenter to rebuild your house, whether it was struck by lightning or you burned it down yourself. You pay for an electrician,by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - General Discussion
Re: Tuolumne Meadows Campground Closed until 2024! - 7 months ago
Thanks for the info. A shame they couldn't have started this in 2020.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closing All California National Forests for Public Safety - 8 months ago
Does this mean that all roads through these forests are closed (including CA-120 and CA-108), or just the forest service roads?by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: TR: Benson-Matterhorn loop – Part 3 of 3 - 9 months ago
Thanks for posting this. Amazing trip. Glad your adjustment plan worked out.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Ride needed Y Village to Tuolumne 7/15 - 10 months ago
Not clear to me how this helps them: YARTS leaves from the valley late to TM in the afternoon. They want a ride to TM earlier in the day. Did I miss something?by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Getting around Yosemite Valley with no shuttle service - 11 months ago
I see bike rentals at Curry and Yosemite Lodge, but not at Yosemite Village: https://www.travelyosemite.com/alerts/2020/covid-19-guest-updates/by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Re: Part of party arriving late to TM CG - 11 months ago
Thanks to all for the input.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Part of party arriving late to TM CG - 11 months ago
Thanks to both of you for the responses.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Re: Recreation . Gov - 11 months ago
YARTS is running. You can find the schedules on the YARTS site.by Not quite The Geezer, but getting there - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
