QuoteSierraGold That's right up there with (I think it was) Life magazine posting a photo of Vernal Fall BACKWARDS http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/MED/38/3816/5IBYF00Z/art-print/adam-jones-vernal-falls-of-the-merced-river-yosemite-national-park-california-usa.jpg (I'm sorry I can't find a larger copy.) that drives me nuts, I have google set as my homepage and it has a picture of HD anby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 QuoteKatyAnderson "View it from the valley floor, beside the winding Tuolomne River. " Maybe they meant to say the winding Merced River?Yes, that is, of course, what they meant. Hence the FAIL maybe they ment the river that is directly below the face of it but they still messed up, i think its tenya creek at that pointby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
doing the canyon from tenaya lake or olmsted point?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
sounds like all of you had a great timeby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegrant1 One of the two best places in/around the valley that I know of. im interested to hear the other oneby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
great pictures, south tower looks like a fun scrambleby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Went to first rappel where you get smacked by the view of the Inner Gorge. Some pix here: https://picasaweb.google.com/yosemite.chick.on/Tenaya Had gear for rap. but decided to instead go back up Airplane Gully and the ridge S of Olmsted back to car. Really didn't want to hike back up Snow Creek after going thru the final 2 1/4 miles of the canyon. Mindset was a) wanted tby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
how far did you go?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ive been meaning to make it out to Kings Canyon but everytime I plan a trip I end up going to Yosemite insteadby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Super human? Must be genetic ...by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 Hunting is disgusting in my opinion. An animal has no defense against a rifle. The only kind of hunting I might not find disgusting would be hand to paw, with a knife or some other weapon. I agree 100%by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBearproof Quoteryanmj QuoteBearproof Quoteryanmj Is there cliff jumping at that Yosemite creek swimming hole? I would call it rock jumping...the cliff jumping is about 5 miles downstream...but don't do it there. A local my girlfriend met told her about a cliff jumping spot somewhere along that creek but she didnt get specifics, how tall are the cliffs down stream? The ones I said to nby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBearproof Quoteryanmj Is there cliff jumping at that Yosemite creek swimming hole? I would call it rock jumping...the cliff jumping is about 5 miles downstream...but don't do it there. A local my girlfriend met told her about a cliff jumping spot somewhere along that creek but she didnt get specifics, how tall are the cliffs down stream?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBearproof An easy one to get to...from the Tuolumne Meadows wilderness permit station parking lot, head due south on a use trail, around the west side of Puppy Dome a couple hundred yards, maybe, to the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne. There is a pretty little swimming hole below a 4 or 5 foot drop off in the stream. Another good one is on Yosemite Creek, about a mile south of where the creek crby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Berry nice. Love the first one with the shadow of Eastern Quarter Dome. I need to dew dat canyon! I talked to an employee that was going to do it the 2nd week in August, he said that the water was still very high. When I asked if they planned on rappeling or down climbing he said they were going to "jump".by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on They're actually on the dome east of Watkins. I guess wherever called this the NE Ridge of Watkins. You can see Watkins at the end of the vid. To "fully" enjoy either "dome" you need to get off the trail quite a bit. watkins pinnicle is west and lower elevation that mt.watkins correct?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Quoteryanmj Great shots, as much as I like reading and appreciate your trip reports they do make me seriously jealous. Sorry. In the past I didn't put up everything due to this phenomenom ... I can revert to that... NOOOOOOby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Great shots, as much as I like reading and appreciate your trip reports they do make me seriously jealous.by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Does the trail from top of snow creek to tenya lake take you across the top of did you guys find your own way?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thats after the trail turns and heads west towards north dome im pretty sure. I was there a few years ago in early August and there was much less water. One of the best parts of the trailby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotey_p_w QuoteRed Lipstick This is truely heart wrenching. I was saying, in another post, about my son doing this....scares the crap out of me..the whole trail, dry or wet. I am going to be sure to make my son aware of this story. I think poles are very useful for going down the Mist Trail. I used my pair to steady myself with a big pack. I wouldn't say it reduces the chance of falling toby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
when you climb up these peaks is there a lot of back tracking before you get to the top?by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I like the horse trail, walked it for the first time a week agoby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Id like to see the arrowheadby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Deet works but it is nasty stuff, i had some on my leg and it ate the plastic off of the inside of my car, it also stripped the color off of our table cloth at camp.by ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Quoteryanmj Cool photos, Starr King looks like you could just walk up it from that shot The two southern domes are a walk up. No problem. (I'm on middle in a pict. in the set) I've never even attempted an inch up Starr King Proper. It is supposedly 5.6. (soon though <supposedly> ) Gone up or down all the gullies between the domes... the gully west of middle and Starr Kinby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Cool photos, Starr King looks like you could just walk up it fronm that shotby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We watched the choppers bring back a body bag first than a large black bag , we assumed the second one had a body or bodys in it but i guess it was their gearby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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Quotechick-on Ken, You can put your worries aside. There will be no snow to worry about by then. Even the outlet of Tenaya will more than likely be a rock hop by then. (it looked to be about a foot deep yesterday) Tenaya canyon may be low enough next weekby ryanmj - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion