Ouch! Where is this, exactly? EDIT: oh, wait, Wilma Cabin according to another one of your posts. and the elevation is...? I'm heading to Merced Lake etc. next week...but that's a different kettle of frozen fish.by hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Whoo-hoo! Ain't it sweet.by hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's those switchbacks that have scared me a few times in the past. As you know, they tend to be icy too. The avalanche area I referred to comes down through the second or third little finger of woods that intersect the trail up above the switches. It's a nice little bio-region. One more question and then I'll leave you alone: were the two of you getting by with 20 degree bags or did you needby hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the pics and info. Yes, you've described my itinerary exactly. I keep forgetting the name for Echo Valley. Five feet of snow there...yikes. Also, the avalanche area I was thinking of is located after you finish the switchbacks at Bunnel, above that little patch of woods you cross through on your way back to the Merced and the bridge. Your pictures are amazing and inspiring. Now foby hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
OOOPS!, sorry Chick-On, and to make matters worse, my excuse makes me sound a bit sexist...you see, I focused on the Chick part of your name...but I swear that I would never refer to a woman that way myself...I thought that you were being ironic and all... But to move on as fast as I can, yeah, that avalanche slope. I forgot about that. Many years ago it had really let loose and while pickingby hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
So most years I've already been up to Merced Lake and environs by now. But I've found snow-free camping too. This year, looks like not so much. I viewed Chick-on's pics of her recent trip; awesome. I was hoping that by mid May or so I might camp out of snow at the lake or near the junction with Sunrise trail. Anyone have an opinion here? Yes, I've got Kahtooli (sp?) micro-spikes for the switchbacby hegel - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion