Tough to choose, but this is a pano coming down from Forester Pass and heading back towards Bubbs Creek... John Muir Trail, heading north towards Bubbs Creek by urbandispute, on Flickrby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great report. Makes me want to learn how to use winter gear.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDearborn A retired Wyoming game warden always contended that you truly didn't know your friends until you have hunted with them... A retired vice president from Wyoming contends the same thing.by bbb - General Discussion
Different people have different definitions of the weight needed for ultralight. At any rate, I just noticed that a couple of "very light" REI Flashpacks are really cheap with their fall members sale right now: Flash 65 ($94), Flash 50 ($80) with FALL4MEM code.by bbb - General Discussion
There are some fantastic shots in that. It makes me eager to see how their documentary turned out too.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I try to be respectful of people who are looking for solitude and quiet on their hikes in the backcountry, since I often count myself among them. Still, I am somewhat taken aback when someone doesn't acknowledge a simple "hello" with at least a nod. This has only happened on one or two occassions. On the flip side, though, people looking to tag along have gotten the idea very quicklyby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hoping it was peaceful... http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8341649by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for writing this up. Glad to hear you made it to the top. I did the same hike last year and loved it (though I didn't make it up the cables like you did).by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"Generations of families had been coming to these spots for years -- sometimes kicking out other campers who were squatting on their campsite. Imagine their surprise when they couldn't find their campsite and a young, mustached Ranger Randy materialized out of the woods to explain that the area was being 'naturalized.' 'Natural-what? I just want to know where my fireplace is!'"by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Pretty sure I answered your question Yes. Gracias. Just trying to get a fix on how difficult these trail are to follow as there seem to be a lot of junctions.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Neat. I've always wanted to do a hike into Tehipite Valley. At a certain point the trail to the dome diverges from the valley trail. Was the portion of the valley trail from Rancheria hard to follow???by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteFrank Furter Again, I am going to voice my objection to public derogatory comments about accident victims or their families. These statements are mean-spirited and serve no purpose. They are rapidly indexed and easily retrieved by search engines and serve only to embarrass or add to survivor anguish, as Bee has mentioned. Exactly. The people who get satisfaction/attention from insults anby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteforrestrangeron the news, a young boy (i'm guessing about 12 yrs old) witnessed the whole thing... he saw them go over the falls.... poor kid, probably going to have some nightmares over that one. I think I might have seen the same interview as you. Video here: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43815801/ns/us_news-life/by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover Has anyone else noticed that if you stop your car on the side of a road and are standing outside your car other cars stop? I've noticed this too. It feels like an honor sometimes -- that people want to see whatever you are looking at. Other times though, like when I've pulled over to change out of my hiking pants, the extra attention isn't necessarily wanted.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteJDM From a photographers perspective, would it be better to be at the top of clouds rest and half dome at sunrise or sunset? Probably Cloud's Rest. But another thing to consider might be the one or two hours after sunset and sunrise when you are hiking in the vincinity of these places looking for other spots. The hike into Cloud's from Tioga Road is pretty much tree covered and doesn'tby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This sort of thing happens in just about every park. In some spots it is more dangerous than others obviously. Highway 190 through Death Valley, which is a high speed road, comes to mind. There is nothing that clears up jet lag or hiking fatigue faster than driving at 60 mph behind a tourist who suddenly decides to slam on his brakes to point out a sand dune to his wife or dealing with the driby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
edit--someone beat me to itby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sound at 2:26 totally makes the audio worth it.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Someone linked an aerial photo of Cloud's Rest and Half Dome from a few days ago, which might give you an idea of snow cover... https://picasaweb.google.com/JoeFellerAZ53/AerialPhotosJune232011?feat=directlink#5621921389838693586by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sequoia hiker: "I didn't know if I was going to survive." Marcia Rasmussen, 51, was walking across a snow bridge spanning a small stream in Sequoia National Park last week when the hard-packed snow collapsed and she plunged four feet into the swift water. “There was no warning,” she said. “One second I’m walking on top of snow , then I’m in the water.” Dragged alongby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I did this hike last September. I took the hiker's bus up from the Valley. Looking at the time stamps on my photos... Stepped off near Tenaya Lake around 10:30 am, Cloud's Rest 1:40 pm, base of Half Dome cables around 4:40 pm (I did not go up, which is a story unto itself), Vernal Falls at 7:20 pm, and no pictures of Happy Isles, so I'm not sure when I finished but it couldn't have been tooby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Distribute Half Dome permits on a first-come, first-serve method at one location, the Yosemite Valley Wilderness Center, starting at 12:00 noon one day before the day of the permit. The Half Dome permits will then be distributed until they all gone for the following day. Wouldn't this favor the people who have the means -- time and/or money -- to spend the night in Yosemite? Itby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The federal law that allows firearms in national parks has a provision that defers to each state's law on the matter, allowing for tighter local regulations. And in California there are currently some important new rules before the Assembly (not that they'd be relevant in this instance, though)... Portantino's open-carry gun ban heads to Assembly floor A bill by state Assemblyman Anthoby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Here's a short video of the Sevylor Trail Boat in action, courtesy of an Amazon.com reviewer: Amazon.com: Sevylor Inflatable Trail Boat (Customer Review) That guy must have brass ones. I took a larger Sevylor across the Colorado last month, and it was the first thing thrown in the garbage at the end of the hike. Still water might be one thing, but the raft sagged a little bby bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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Hershey bars, peanut butter, and flatbread. I could subsist on these three things if need be.by bbb - General Discussion
I thought Bierstadt was famous for making places up? Though it looks like there are elements that resemble real life places...by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There should be polyester t-shirts and long sleeve poly shirts in the sporting attire section of Wally World or Target. Some people like a merino wool base layer, but poly works fine for me.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
So now someone has photoshopped the fake photo to make it look as if it appears on government property? The illusion continues.by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love the road to south lake one! Did you shoot with any filters for that??by bbb - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion