Awesome.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ok. Yeah. Got it. As soon as saw link yesterday was super excited that I'd be able to snaggle the Princeton maps in their entirety. Unfortunately not so. The map you show has pretty much been in the Chick-on set since putting it up. The answer is the same... the boundary markers are along the current border. (it's blatantly obvious on the east) (Gale, Sing, Post, Foerster... )by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The markers mark the boundary of the current Park. Certain of that. However, point me to the exact maps you are looking at so I can see those maps. The map from Princeton shows the boundaries from many years. One of the best maps I have seen: http://gisserver.princeton.edu:81/navigatorMapViewer.htm?map=923by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
No disrespect... but I never even heard about justbackpacksonline. Then again... when I search ... I never heard about The Backcountry Forum either. Chick-on said he got one too though: Sounds like they want publicity for selling backpacks.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, kinda a bummer they don't have the ones Princeton have. Those are some of the best maps I have seen. Love those. Regardless, awesome USGS is doing this. Some really great old maps with old trails. Of course you can search for "Yosemite". But for reference... here are the Quads for Yosemite: The adjoining map is typically marked on the map. They do vary it seems depby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's EAST of Kibbie Lake up on the ridge (take a lookie at a USGS map). All 3 are up there. In great shape. You can find them here: https://picasaweb.google.com/103089501068510688008/BenchMarkers?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfQ4IvD8NO9SQ (we explicitly put Kibbie here to elicit a response from you) (it eventually worked)by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Read this: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,44982,46216#msg-46216 Many of those Old Topos were/are available at the berkeley site. http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?1,5185 But many also are not. Awesome they are doing this. Hopefully they put up various Mt. Lyell Quads too.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Behind the Scenes: He flys. Right. And Marmuts are cute. Uh huh.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
They need to just educate the peeps getting the permits. How many times have I gotten a permit? Nearly every time: "I don't have fires, period" which is followed by "Well, if it's cold you can have one" or "Well, you are allowed to have one" or "You can have a campfire, that's cool" In other words... they aren't helping the cause by what they arby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
One of mine: I'm in my tent. The Old Dude... didn't need one.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
OK, I have to assume they were of use...by bill-e-g - General Discussion
You are a very wise bird. Can you carry me now instead?by bill-e-g - General Discussion
We stayed home for this ???by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This is a two year old thread.... but on 108 west of Sonora Pass is this gem: Column of the Giants http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,28379 Takes about an hour enjoying it from my recollection.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here is the map: https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/MoMaps#5595571659546960610 and the pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/MoMaps#5595571663017462722 https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/MoMaps#5595571660895919250 https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/MoMaps#5595571661894873762 Many go down right from the plateau. I'll find thby bill-e-g - General Discussion
I guess I'm gonna have to go completely solo now...by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Protest! You beat me to it! I'll repeat what we've both said... that canyon kicks booty! Thanks for the reportby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco Quotechick-on Take a look at this map (use the Zoom tool): https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/YoseMaps#5560699859438035074 Crystal Cave... written down... will go exploring in Sept. perhaps... have some ideas of where they are... If I should find them I'll let you guys know exactly where... Going to hold you to that. Well... we are holding you to beautiful Lochby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This is your best bet:by bill-e-g - General Discussion
Here's another "what to put in your bear can" picture:by bill-e-g - General Discussion
Quotemrcondron Quotechick-on Need to def. go back in super low water and see if hiking down the creek is possible... If the creek were nearly dry the bed has many many 10-20 foot drops into pools. It looks so tempting to follow the bed but those damn dropoffs... Still want to try it. Pretty sure a number of sections can be done. Would be fun to take a day or so and explore the possibilities.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks. That's too bad you didn't get into Jack Main... although I figured it might not occur... and if it did you might come back and say "wtf were you getting us into!". You'll have to come back another time and go for it without the snow. Glad you had a good time regardless. In case you never saw them you may be interested in these since you have now been some of these places:by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechchan23 Maybe I should consider a different loop, out of HH, more towards the east side out through Rancheria. I wouldnt want to be in the woods that much. Thanks for the tip Your loop is fine. I just wanted to mention about Shingle Spring area and maybe you want to head to Kibbie (which, anyone who has been there... loves loves loves) instead. That's all. There are loads of woods in Yoby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sigh. Ya ya... I've been up myself with the cables down. And in all honesty I thought it was easier cables down than up. Grippy granite is much better than slick worn granite. All they have to do is remove the lowest section of cables and then only true rock climbers would scale with the cables down. Rock climbers by the very nature of the sport have a clue of what they are getting into.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, this blows. I want my money back. I cannot send a PM to "Manoel de Souza" either.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechicagocwright I think it is all about looking at Half Dome--with the satisfaction and memory of making it to the top. Other peaks may have better views--but other peaks are not as viewed as Half Dome. Bingo. So please go and enjoy. (btw over the years on this board I have put up a very large number of peaks in the park... very few are commented on) (people know Half Dome. somethingby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemeriadoc Ouch I read here on a daily basis. Everything I can! I haven't done much digging through many of the archived threads, though. Thank you for the info though No worries... they were recent so I was confused why you would ask that... Heck you even posted in them: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,30944 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,35489 And respoby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemeriadoc Semi off-topic, but is Hetch Hetchy still accessible even if the Tioga is closed? No disrespect but do you read any of the other threads? But yes, like the valley, HH is open year round.by bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Max, It would be appropriate to mention what you ended up doing in the thread. Note that I did mention about the full snow beyond Beehive before you left. Perhaps you did not see that. Regardsby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yeah, that's what I assumed your route was. Thus the words about Bigelow. Unless you want to do cross country and that is your cup o tea then I would say stay on the trail and do that first. Come back some other day and do xcountry routes. The Bigelow zig I mentioned is very straightforward and can easily be done with a pack on IMO (we did). I mentioned Kibbie b/c it is nice and going frby bill-e-g - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion