QuoteFatFlatlander Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update for March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023 || Posted by: Laura and Rob Pilewski New Snow: 24 inches Settled Snow Depth: 142 inches High temperature: 41°F (March 17) Low temperature: 4°F (March 17) Clark Range on March 16, 2023. Ski Conditions and Weather The calendar on the wall says today is the spring equinox but it sure looksby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek The Tuolumne Meadows Grill is closed until further notice. The Tuolumne Meadows Store and Post Office remain open. Damn. Grew up loving that place. I meal there meant we had arrived and the trailhead was just around the corner.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Pretty much. Zinke was and is filth.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh, man, that's tough. As many times as I've stayed there since I was something like 2, I've never thought about that. I will now. RIPby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Jealous, I am! Nice trip. I hope to duplicate it one Winter when there's more time.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Well done! What, if I might ask, was your typical bike trip? Centuries? Little out-and-backs whenever possible? Etc...by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotebasilbop Quotetanngrisnir3 In fact, there a whole lot of changes in the new 2016 contract that I'm none too thrilled about. http://www.myyosemite.com/content/services-removed-new-yosemite-concessionaire-contract-2016 TM gas station? Gone. TM mountaineering school? Gone. These changes are a result of the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, not the new contract--which waby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
In fact, there a whole lot of changes in the new 2016 contract that I'm none too thrilled about. http://www.myyosemite.com/content/services-removed-new-yosemite-concessionaire-contract-2016 TM gas station? Gone. TM mountaineering school? Gone.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Vogelsang. Hands down.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteeeek Quotetanngrisnir3Dean Potter Base jumping? Yup. Sounds like from all reports I've read like bad timing trying to get to a certain gap or notch. They jumped from Glacier Point.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Dean Potter, the other *** on edit *** Graham Hunt. RIP, Madman. http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2626754/TRAGIC-ACCIDENT http://www.climbing.com/news/dean-potter-killed-in-base-jump/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeedby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteJustKeepWalking Sigh.... Lovely pics... Scary contrast to this year... True. Saddens me a little, because a snowy Yosemite winter is always (or, rather, was always) a hightlight of the photographic year for me. Alligator Tree, Cathedral Beach by tanngrisnir3, on Flickr Yosemite Falls, Framed, Nov 2010 by tanngrisnir3, on Flickrby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sigh. Don't even get me started..... Half Dome in Mist by tanngrisnir3, on Flickrby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Turlock and not Patterson? Very nice, in any case.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The wife and I will be at the reception for the Yosemite Renaissance Photo Contest winners. We didn't win anything this year, but it's always good to see old friends, and there's always cheese, wine, etc... Love to meet some other YNI members if you can make it. Hopefully it dumps all afternoon and tomorrow for photo trip to remember.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sigh. First time in 5 years we're going to miss fall color in the valley, the only place in CA that I really like shooting that anymore. Hopefully we'll be there for the first big snow storm!by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebasilbop QuoteMax White Wolf to Heather Lake (Atla Lakes if you want longer hike), Eli Meadow and Sunset Rock. I think you mean Wolverton, not White Wolf.... and Alta Meadow or Pear Lake (or just do both!), not Alta Lakes... but I agree with all your suggestions. LOL! I was just thinking to myself, "White Wolf to Heather Lake? In a weekend? Man, that would be a BITCH!"by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Now the question is, what happens to the plane?by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wonder if he's an Alaskan? With the amount of rocks there to dodge, his STOL skills must be insane, or he used up the rest of his luck in life.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
While not detailed in explanations or photos, this is a fine overall view of all the various Sierra passes, in interactive topo format. Find your area, click on what you needm, and boom, there it is. https://sites.google.com/site/sierraroutes/ This is a collection, in alphabetical order, of the various passes where one can easily locate the pass in question, click it, and see it mapped outby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Passes! Passes! Get your red hot Sierra passes here! http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewforum.php?f=31&sid=e4fd286fdafe2809b8bb508340b2c627 I'm not sure if you have to sign up there to view things, but if you've got a Sierra pass in mind and want to judge it's difficulty before you starting going vertical, this will likely help.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
WOW was he lucky! I have no idea where one could land a plane there without disintegrating it.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBearproof Gotta add Calipidder Calipidder "Calipidder.com is a website that publishes practical and useful advice for exploring California on foot. We provide trip reports, gear tips, helpful hints, and advice for others wishing to experience their own adventures. Calipidder.com was started by Rebecca Sowards-Emmerd in 2001 as a way to share photos and stories with family on the otby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
http://www.snwburd.com/bob/ How could I forget the Master, the Mr. Maximum Utmost, the final word in final words? Bob Burd! If there's a peak in the Sierra he hasn't summited, it's likely not worth summiting! Seriously, I know of no other person, living or dead, who has gone to so much effort, with so much detail (and photos!) in his efforts to get to the top bits of the state of Californby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
heavy on maps, photos and detailed accounts. The purpose of this thread is to help those of us who are considering trips to Sierra locations that we've never been to, with an empahsis on the some of the more remote and lesser-known areas (but including some popular ones as well), and preferring those with the most details, maps, photos and information in general that would assist people in whaby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quotewherever I'm not quite sure how a sticky thread works, but you could try an old fashioned compilation, either alphabetic or geographic. Sort of like this one (blush): http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,67811,67811#msg-67811 Good suggestion, but since it's not a sticky, it won't always appear at the top of of the thread tree. That thread you linked to should be a stick, too. GRby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Will do. Thanks!by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteeeek You volunteering? Dammit. COMPILES, not complies. I'd go for it, but I don't know how to make a sticky thread here. Isn't that a mods thing?by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
various links to sites that have trip reports that we've found useful in planning our own trips into the Sierra? As sort of a compendium/repository of references to help other members find information they're looking for? Or would that be better placed in a different forum? Or not at all? Over the years, I've built up quite a collection that others might find useful.by tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
QuoteJustKeepWalking Thank you for sharing that.. I like him better after reading his report. Hats off to him.. But wow, Maune's unsupported record of 3 days 14 hours and 13 minutes sounds utterly amazing given how much assistance Pantilat got. 7 hours' difference? Unsupported. Does anyone know if unsupported also means no buddies pacing you, encouraging you? I actually don't know... My takeby tanngrisnir3 - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra