FWIW, the best time to retaliate against wasps/yellowjackets is at night when they're all in the nest. A judicious amount of approved spray applied into the nest and they won't be coming out again.by Dearborn - General Discussion
Quoteparklover We still use the white gas Coleman that we got as a wedding gift in 1988. At times we had thought of upgrading with a non white gas one but it is in such good shape and everything is original on it so we will keep using it until it croaks. Why mess with perfection. Coleman gear was designed to be rebuilt with relatively standard parts. I have purchased a number of 2-burner sby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence According to a park historian, there use to be a row of elm trees at that location which were placed along an old, no longer existing, valley road. That's the last remaining elm of that row. . I believe if you consult a number of old photographs of Cook's Meadow, you will see that a road ran from the north side of Sentinel Bridge, across the meadow and connecting with the norby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That link is loaded with Trojan viruses; update your computer protection. I read Nevada Barr's, "High Country" but I didn't know it was based on reality.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I ask if you would like some Blacktail Deer from northwest Wyoming? There are an estimated 300 deer IN the city limits, and they aren't afraid of much of anything, except for possibly my better half when they munch on her flowers.by Dearborn - General Discussion
Years ago, the nickname for the road from Briceburg north was, "Burma Road" in reference to the difficult road of WW II. You might ask the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office about that road.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quoteparklover One time we decided on our own to pick up trash while we walked along Cook's meadow from the shuttle stop to the Ranger's Club and filled two large leaf garbage bags completely before we got there. People treat Yosemite as their personal waste basket. Here's a post from 2007 from Gary Crabbe (an occasional contributor to this forum) on his blog about the time hby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
If you care to try the Beartooths, you might also do a little Google-searching on Top of the World store. In addition to fuel, gifts and snacks, they have limited lodging at reasonable rates. Consider July or August for that terrain.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wisdom is to understand they are large powerful wild animals. Years ago, when I was asked by park visitors if the bears would hurt you, I usually replied that they are big and powerful enough to do anything they want. That isn't what they wanted to hear, but it was the truth. I have personally experienced a false charge from growling sow black bear with cubs on two occasions in Yosemite, aby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I mostly lurk/read and exchange PMs, but you have touched on two topics dear to my heart - Yosemite and pizza. I have enjoyed pizza at both Degnan's and Curry Village and found them acceptable, but I wonder if you might have encountered the Norwalk virus. That little demon infests cruise ships, rest homes and restaurants and causes all kinds of unpleasantness. The restaurant manager undoubtedlby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
If I may share a little historical perspective, Gaylor lakes were named for early ranger Andrew "Jack" Gaylor, who died at Merced Lake in April, 1921. His descendants include at least one Wyoming Sheriff and numerous others around Fremont County, Wyoming. The following excerpt is from a website on his life: Jack Gaylor never returned home to Wyoming after the war and his grown chilby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I admire your integrity on the definition of virgin wilderness, but I believe that was probably abandoned years ago. In 1969, I took part in a Sierra Club survey of the Tioga Road from Aspen Valley to White Wolf, and we were specifically directed to note manmade structures for exclusion. Now, I believe that "born-again virgin wilderness" is being protected.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Let us hope they don't trigger a Siberian version of the Storegga Landslide of some 7-8,000 years ago off the coast of Norway. That produced a mega-tsunami that reached a height of 25 meters on the coast of the Shetland Islands.by Dearborn - General Discussion
I was first made aware of the trail from Grouse Creek to the El Portal area by viewing an old map, perhaps the one that you showed. In 1969, an NPS colleague spoke of several elderly employees who were familiar with that trail. Two to three years ago, I posed a question of that trail to now-retired NPS employee Jim Snyder, and he said that it was obliterated in several places and hard to followby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I also saw signs of an old telegraph (?) line both here and along the old traverse. Would it be possible at some other time to photograph and post images of the wire? I actually suspect telephone over telegraph; I used to encounter coiled galvanized phone wire around the park years ago.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I just read an article in the online "Mariposa Gazette" that the Forest Service has removed the toilet and 6 picnic tables from Summit Camp on Chowchilla Mountain Road. A lot of good memories from the 1960's and 1970's.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow! I've been aware of the Big Oak Flat horse trail for 40 years, but I never had the opportunity to travel it. Excellent work!by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"So do some research on this matter to see if the Park Service has done all the legal steps required by California law to use radar enforcement on Big Oak Flat Road through Crane Flat." A little something to ponder: NPS-administered areas have 3 types of jurisdiction - Exclusive (Yellowstone), Concurrent (Grand Teton) and Proprietary (Fossil Butte). I don't know what type of jurisdby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"I find it interesting that rather than visitation going through the roof, it has been remarkably stable at about 4 million per year since 1996." The last time that I visited my beloved Yosemite was June, 2004, and I noticed that the carrying capacity of the Valley had been decreased by the closing of parking lots, roadside parking spaces and increasing the width of spaces in the parby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Gad! I haven't seen that story in print in years, and I've often wondered just how it would be received during these uber-PC days. Nice to see the Yosemite history of olden days show up once in a while, however.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
A retired Wyoming game warden always contended that you truly didn't know your friends until you have hunted with them, and I now believe that extends to climbers as well.by Dearborn - General Discussion
In the 1970's, I always wanted to hike down to the confluence of Bishop Creek and the South Fork of the Merced River. I believe there was a cabin there named Kessler or Koessler, and I heard on one occasion that the builder had installed a water-driven Pelton wheel to generate electricity. Very little information to be found on the topic.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I almost forgot to mention that if you walk the Bridalveil Moraine located at the bottom of the Old Big Oak Flat Road, you can see at least one wooden insulator holder nailed to a large tree. The moraine was used as a roadway to access the El Capitan Bridge which crossed the river at that point. When I worked in NPS campground maintenance in 1969 with the late Jack Kirk, he told me that his broby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My profound congratulations! I believe you have acquired a map assembled by the late man and wife team of Yosemite historians Bill and Mary Hood. I was provided a copy of that map in the early 70's, but lost it in several moves. Can you advise if the map and guide are available to the public? I would like very much to obtain a copy.by Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
My first "Car Clout by Bear" investigation occurred in Bridalveil Campground in the summer of 1970, and it certainly appears that the mother bears have been instructing their cubs in the fine art of auto burglary ever since. I've been reading of this growing phenomenon in the Sierras for years, and I hope they don't transplant any Black Bear to the Yellowstone region. I've heard of grby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
One tongue-in-cheek reply is that Turlock has a lot of Swedes and at least one Norwegian high school coach who delights in saying, "Ten thousand Swedes went running through the weeds, pursued by one Norwegian." If there is indeed a Turlock in Norway/Sweden, I wonder what it translates to; "Turlock" is 'dry lake' in Irish Gaelic.by Dearborn - General Discussion
My best memory of Yosemite was the summer of 1968, when I would get off work and point my 1958 VW toward the Valley. I believe gasoline was 36 cents a gallon at both the Lodge and Village gas stations, and I can't recall if the Curry Village gas station was even open at the time. The Valley campgrounds were still camp-where-you-could-find-room, and there was a tent store in Camp 14 (across fromby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I applaud the resource management and information dissemination on this fire, and I'm sorry to hear of the smoke going where it will to impact those who don't want it. I am a former Yosemite employee who experienced firefighting in the 70's, and I've lived on the east side of Yellowstone for the past 37 years. I have now been on the periphery of several major fire storms that mortal man cannotby Dearborn - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
If you are referring to Dr. McLean (sic), I believe he invested in the original Coulterville stage road in 1874. I was referring to the current 2-lane paved road that runs from Coulterville to Greeley Hill, and then to Highway 120. My last trip over that road was in 1993, but it was a good road if you proceeded slow and cautious. In the event anyone is interested there was allegedly a makeshby Dearborn - General Discussion
When I was fortunate enough to pull my RV to Yosemite, I would drive to the park through the South Entrance, through Wawona and to the Valley. When I left, I would leave about 8-9 AM and slowly and carefully drive down the Arch Rock Road, looking ahead so as to not meet a tour bus on a curve. One one occasion, I drove from Coulterville through Greeley Hill and bypassed the Priest Grade. Driveby Dearborn - General Discussion