QuoteJohnC I was there last Monday, left on Thursday. Camped at Upper Pines. Traffic was definitely lighter than the weekend horror stories, but still quite busy by late morning. I was driving to valley locations for photo ops. Even at 6:15 AM I got stuck waiting in line on Northside Drive for some construction. I bicycled around a couple of days including in the rain on Monday. I sure wish theyby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak QuoteSierraGold QuoteYosemiteSteve Supposedly, the Yosemite Grant corners that weren't peaks were marked with rock cairns. The way people are tearing down cairns nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised if they were destroyed by someone who didn't know what they were looking at OTOH, what do you think of the possibility that a few people are putting them up with the intent on leadby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You just can't fool Mother Natureby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's working. You just can't see anything because of the cloud cover/rain.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteryanmj QuoteSierraGold That's right up there with (I think it was) Life magazine posting a photo of Vernal Fall BACKWARDS http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/MED/38/3816/5IBYF00Z/art-print/adam-jones-vernal-falls-of-the-merced-river-yosemite-national-park-california-usa.jpg (I'm sorry I can't find a larger copy.) that drives me nuts, I have google set as my homepage and it has a pictby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Go up to the Crane Flat Lookout Tower and you'll see why they call it Devil's Dance Floor. Heading north on BOF Road, a bit past the Crane Flat Camp Grounds turn right - if the gate is open. At the top you'll see where to park, take the trail, it's very short. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK UP TO, OR ON, THE HELIPAD. Take the trail, there's a sign, to the tower which is about 10 feet above theby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover QuoteRay I still miss the Tioga Pass Cam. I do too. I thought that since the Conservancy took it over from, I believe San Diego state, they were going to fix it. Instead, it appears they took it out (hopefully only a temporary move) and put one in at the Crane Flat fire lookout, looking towards the Devil's Dance Floor. http://ssgic.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/camHist11.pl?camera=1_by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteszalkowski Quoteplawrence Quoteszalkowski Quoteplawrence Quoteszalkowski Quoteplawrence Quoteoakroscoe You paid for gas at Crane Flat? I'm willing to bite the bullet and pay the "screw you surcharge, you're in yosemite" price for a six pack there, but gas is a whole other story. I fill up coming into Groveland and that's good for the trip. The closer you get to the Park, the mby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That's right up there with (I think it was) Life magazine posting a photo of Vernal Fall BACKWARDS http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/MED/38/3816/5IBYF00Z/art-print/adam-jones-vernal-falls-of-the-merced-river-yosemite-national-park-california-usa.jpg (I'm sorry I can't find a larger copy.)by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteYosemiteSteve Supposedly, the Yosemite Grant corners that weren't peaks were marked with rock cairns. The way people are tearing down cairns nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised if they were destroyed by someone who didn't know what they were looking atby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak Quotetomdisco Quotechicagocwright Quoteszalkowski Quotechicagocwright Is there a story on why there isn't one on Half Dome? Is there a story about why there should be one on Half Dome? (NoParticularReasonFromOurViewpointly Yours) The Marmots I don't know. Every REI I go to has one so I figured Half Dome deserves one also. But seriously, I naively assumed any prominenby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak Quotembear If you're lucky, you might get my favorite parking spot LOL - my, were people a bit reckless and daring back then. I'd love to know the model of that car and which year the photo was taken. I had the same questions a few weeks back, and this is the information I found... The photo was made circa September 1916, and it's a Studebaker Six, owned and driven byby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It took me a while, but I finally found this area on Google map. I sent a note to Leon Turnbull from http://www.waterfallswest.com. Hopefully he'll have an answer for us.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on I put some more photos in the set of the plaque and the arrowhead. The plaque location is in this photo. My royal pinkness is on the summit up there... and the plaque is on the left. ... taken from the west... Take a look at the set for a zoom of the plaque. I'm going to guess that's a private plaque, and since I can't find anything anywhere (including the book 'Deathby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotewherever As far as I know, the net result has been that the very nice restroom they built next to the parking lot has been out of service since the gov't settled with the plaintiff. They have recently built a bunch of refined replacements for the portable toilets. Are you referring to the $10M lawsuit the parents of Peter Terbush filed? If so, I thought I read somewhere that the judge woby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Need some help: John S. Christopher - 1949-1969 Is memorialized on the mountain. Who was this person and why is he memorialized on the Summit of Clark with a plaque? Do you happen to have a photo of the plaque? If not, can you please describe it, i.e., does it look like it might be a "private" or NPS/USGS installation? ------------- Quote One other interesby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I wish I had some of those blackberry patches in my backyard. Blackberry pie, blackberry cobbler, blackberries in my cereal, blackberries out of the bucket. YUM!!by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Have any of you ever seen Half Dome from the Turlock area, or more specifically, Hall Road?by SierraGold - General Discussion
I liked the very last sentence... "It may help to be young, strong and trained in cliff diving, but the best survival tip is to stay off the guard rails."by SierraGold - General Discussion
Considering how well people follow directions (i.e., warning signs *wink-wink*), the Rangers probably figure they wouldn't be able to handle any more than three steps *LOL*by SierraGold - General Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak Quotehotrod4x5 "His body was discovered around 1 p.m. Friday in the Merced River, some 240 feet from the base of the Yosemite falls." Typo? The base of Yosemite falls is well over 240 feet from the Merced. I assume they mean Vernal. I think the author probably meant from the base "of a waterfall located in Yosemite." Otherwise, he would have typed Yoseby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I forgot to use the "quote" option, so I really messed upby SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm reading it as I believe he meant it. Notice there's the word "the" and a lower case "f" which would mean he's using Yosemite as the location of the waterfall the people went over, as opposed to simply saying Yosemite Falls. Besides, Yosemite Falls isn't on the Merced River, it's on Yosemite Creek. Please forgive me for being such a stickler about the English language,by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Me likes the way you tooted your own horn.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sorry. I'm one of those who would look at that and say, "Class ??? rapids?! No way, José!!"by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I was thinking the same thing. It keeps the horses off the fence.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Do you really call that "winning a suit"? I call that settling out of court. Maybe the NPS is choosing their battles wisely. Settling out of court saves a LOT of money. I wonder what the pay-off was? Normally, instead of asking, I would take time to look it up. I don't have that luxury today.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
But, what are the chances that three adults, who are not blood related, would be stricken with the same disorder at the same time? You can't even claim hypnosis by watching the flowing water.by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think that part falls under "just sayin'."by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A little bit OT, but I found a ticket to Disneyland from when I was a kid. Children 3-11 = $3.75 Adults = $4.75 How much is a day pass now?by SierraGold - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion