Maybe there's another option. Ever try snowshoeing? I did the ranger-guided snowshoe walk last Feb at Badger Pass and had a blast. It was only a $5 suggested donation for the rental (supposedly for equipment maintenance) and the ski shop at Badger Pass has daily rates for snowshoe rental (including poles I think). Or you could buy/borrow/bring your own snowshoes. You can ask for recommendatiby y_p_w - General Discussion
mrcondron wrote: > I was at Estes Park in Colorado last fall and visited the elk > herds during the rut. You don't even want to get close to > those big boys. http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/wildlifesafety/256/chalfant_elk_256.asxby y_p_w - General Discussion
As a kid I remember my folks taking me to Angel Island where I fed some deer chocolate. Back then, it was probably illegal but not quite as actively discouraged as it is now. Living the Berkeley Hills brought a new perspective. While the visitors loved seeing deer, my mom thought of them as four-legged vermin that were constantly eating her flowers and fruit trees. Post Edited (10-29-07 00:by y_p_w - General Discussion
I remember last June I was in my campsite, and there was a deer grazing a few feet from my tent. I wasn't that concerned, but I thought maybe making some sort of presence known would scare it away from my campsite. They were does, and weren't all that threatening. They weren't impressed when I started wildly swinging my hiking poles. They might also not have made a distinction between diffeby y_p_w - General Discussion
eeek wrote: > Vince wrote: > > >please snow > > Lots and lots of snow! Like this?by y_p_w - General Discussion
ginap73 wrote: > Is this a by foot only road? Where does it start and end??? Which one? There's new Big Oak Flat Road from the Big Oak Flat entrance station to Yosemite Valley, which is part of California Highway 120 from the entrance station to Crane Flat. Then there's Old Big Oak Flat Road (about the same starting and end points), which is supposedly closed to vehicle traffic on the NPSby y_p_w - General Discussion
Vince wrote: > It's funny reading articles about this, as if the cables are > completely removed! The cables never are removed, they are > simply laid down onto the surface of Half Dome and look like > frozen ropes. Only the 2X4 steps and railing > holder-upper-thingies are removed (sorry for vocabulary there). He said they're "scheduled to come down". I don't see anytby y_p_w - General Discussion
Rebecca wrote: > My point, I guess, is that there are many different > reasons that some younger people aren't very interested in > protecting the great outdoors. It goes beyond race and what > kind of neighborhood you grow up in. Certainly I would hope so. However - there is somewhat of a perceptions that places like Yosemite are mostly the bastion of mostly white middle-class foby y_p_w - General Discussion
california-trailwalker wrote: > What's the problem with it? > I thought it was a good article. I don't see any problem with it. It states something that I find to be true. I will point out that some of my best experiences in Yosemite have been from interpretive park ranger Shelton Johnson, whether it was an interpretive walk on the subject of bears or snowshoeing at Badger Pass. I've rby y_p_w - General Discussion
eeek wrote: > It looks like the trail goes into a Wilderness Area. That means > no bikes. As far as I recall, bikes aren't allowed on dirt trails anywhere in Yosemite, including Yosemite Valley.by y_p_w - General Discussion
ginap73 wrote: > I don't drive and was thinking of renting a house for a week or > so. > > Is there any way to get from those places to the valley by > shuttle?? There might be. I still haven't seen anything about a Valley to Wawona shuttle on the DNC Yosemite website. It's rather sad, but you'll probably need a car or other motorized transport. Here are some photos. Sometimby y_p_w - General Discussion
Part of John Muir Trail goes from Tuolumne Meadows to Happy Isles. Many of the trails in the park aren't really named per se, although I know of lot of people informally use names of nearby features to describe them. There are so many ways you could get from TM to Yosemite Falls. Do you mean trails only, trails, and roads, etc? There's one trail that goes from TM to Tenaya Lake and Olmstead Pby y_p_w - General Discussion
ginap73 wrote: > Is it safe to use the hwy for bikes? or do people drive to fast? I wouldn't do it, although it's an individual determination of risk. Personally I'd be scared off by the combination of narrow roads (with little/no shoulders) and buses/RVs. It's a bit scary just driving those roads in a car, without the worry that someone might clip me while riding a bicycle. When I was aby y_p_w - General Discussion
Vince wrote: > I wonder what the "upgade" to NP status would bring, really. If > it means another Ahwanee and Camp Curry then I would say no > thanks. Probably not. Full National Park status doesn't necessarily mean tons of services. I've been to Lassen Volcanic NP twice in the past month, and they don't have any large-scale lodging, and their campgrounds are pretty much liby y_p_w - General Discussion
It sounds like what you need is a bus service from the Valley to Wawona. The official park concessionaire doesn't seem to do this, and I don't think private tour bus companies are allowed to provide point-to-point service in the park.by y_p_w - General Discussion
ham33d wrote: > Thanks y_p_w and Mike, for the information, much appreciated. > Which trail we're talking about, just for curiosity? Not one trail. It would be a series of different trails passing through at least 8 trail junctions. I don't know most of the names, since they're not all named on my National Geographic Trails Illustrated map. Really you'd need a map and someone marking tby y_p_w - General Discussion
It's all possible, but you'll need a backpack, supplies, and wilderness permit. I've got it calculated at about 25 miles along several trails starting at Four Mile Trail, and a little bit longer if you start closer to a shuttle stop. You might be able to do that in one or two nights. It's not going to be easy. You could bike it, but I don't know about that road. It's narrow with a lot of shaby y_p_w - General Discussion
The guy was fortunate that the hood of his pickup was taller than the deer. Most cars colliding like that might have gotten their windshields cracked or shattered (the real dangerous part). However - I'm not sure if he even saw it, because there was room to avoid it on the right shoulder. Ironically enough, there was a deer in my driveway as I got home. Freaked out my GF (especially after tby y_p_w - General Discussion
I just got back to the Bay Area from Tahoe tonight. Somewhere just before Shingle Springs (might have been the southern end of Placerville), I saw a deer in the right lane (I was in the left). I was worried that it might move into the left lane, but it didn't and my GF's car was safe. However - a full-sized Dodge pickup collided straight on at the speed limit; I think the driver might not haveby y_p_w - General Discussion
Porter Rockwell wrote: > Yosemite Impressions > I just spent about a week in the park last week, camped one > night each in White Wolf, TM CG, TM Lodge, 2 in backcountry > near Young Lakes) Had a remarkably great experience. I have > essentially driven through the park a couple of times before, > but this was my first real experience in Yosemite. Welcome to California thby y_p_w - General Discussion
forrestranger wrote: > and another gripe i have (lol).... Yosemite Falls..... remember > how there used to be a parking lot there? and now all there is > , is a restroom? what were they thinking??!!! where in the > world are you suppose to park your car now? you end up driving > in circles trying to find one of very parking spaces that are > available. ... yeah i know, they proby y_p_w - General Discussion
It sounds like they weren't thinking there was any foul play, but stopping people who might have seen them for clues to their whereabouts. Post Edited (08-18-07 23:03)by y_p_w - General Discussion
mrcondron wrote: > Billy, > Don't forget to mention the Solio Universal Hybrid Solar > Charger and the three or four extra batteries you will be > lugging down the JMT in September. I'm sure it's a fine product, but it seems rather pricey and heavy. This was my earlier suggestion: http://www.charge2go.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=2&idproduct=1 This one can be chargedby y_p_w - General Discussion
eeek wrote: > I think the gain is closer to 3000 feet for Yosemite Falls not > counting any humps you go over. Yeah - you're right. The NPS says 2700 feet (I knew there was a 7 somewhere in the number. ;-) ). Yosemite Falls is supposed to be about 2425 ft, and the trail starting point is at lower elevation than the base of Lower Falls. They quote an estimated time of 6-8 hours, whichby y_p_w - General Discussion
mrcondron wrote: > Serious hikers looking for long hikes. Define "long". I think of a "long day hike" as anything from four hours to a whole day affair like Happy Isles to Half Dome and back. For that matter, seeing Vernal and Nevada Falls is a decent trip, although not the toughest. Upper Yosemite Fall to the bridge over Yosemite Creek or to Yosemite Point takes at lby y_p_w - General Discussion
mrcondron wrote: > This was sent to my email address by Denise. I'm posting it > here in the hopes that she will get all sorts of useful ideas > from the forum members. My experience with camping in the the > park campgrounds over the last 25 years is limited to one stay > at Camp 4 and a few stays at the Hetch Hetchy backpackers > campground. All other nights in the park hby y_p_w - General Discussion
eeek wrote: > One good reason to bring the phone is 911. The phones go into a > special mode when you make a 911 call and may be able to get > through even though it looks like you have no coverage. They'll > use anybody's cell that they can talk to in that mode. I'm pretty sure there are a limited number of regular calls that can be handled. It's not like a city environment whereby y_p_w - General Discussion
Javmp wrote: > None of the new phones that I have work in Yosemite, however my > mom's old phone works because it still has analog mode. Most > new cell phones are digital only, which even when I was on top > of Cloud's Rest did not work. My parents friend had got a > tri-mode phone and it got service and worked good enough to > make calls. All the phones we tried were using Veby y_p_w - General Discussion
I've gone from Tenaya Lake to YV. I picked up my permit at the Big Oak Flat permit station. Reserved permits can be picked up at any station the day before or start day. I stayed in the YV backpackers campground and got up early so I could make the hikers bus. Be sure to specifically mention that you're planning on parking in the valley backpackers parking lot. You'll get a parking permit (rby y_p_w - General Discussion
Entertaining and somewhat informative, from the outdoors editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. Hide food, then grin and bear it http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/08/10/SPONR9LMQ.DTLby y_p_w - General Discussion