Quoteeeek QuoteDave]How are they going to enforce it? Ruin an innocent person's vacation over $20? How is buying a non-transferable reservation from a scalper innocent? It makes me feel like finding and flagging these posts is a complete waste of time this year if the NPS isn't going to enforce their own regulation. Last year it was needed because transfer wasn't explicitly prohibited, but thby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave QuotembearThat's disappointing to hear the NPS isn't enforcing their own regulations. What a joke.How are they going to enforce it? Ruin an innocent person's vacation over $20? Do you have Tran's address? Call the IRS. Yes, they should. If the reservation isn't transferable then Tran's guilty of fraud, and when people start complaining to law enforcement about him stealing their mby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBlue Moon The Rangers are now manning the campground kiosks the majority of the time (instead of Camp Host Volunteers) to carry out camper check-ins and identification. As of May, when campers attempted to check in with scalped reservations LE was notified, who in turned "interviewed" the camper and then the campers were allowed to utilize the reservation after paying an additioby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBlue Moon There is not a lot of "verification" that can be shared in this open forum. Tran is "acquiring" valid reservations and is changing the names to his "buyers" on Craigslist There is an interdepartmental estimate that Tran has pocketed, over the past two reservation periods, $40,000 to $60.000. Tax evasion is a consideration. I talked a camper in a 4by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Definitely take the trail from Cathedral for the better scenery. The Sunrise trailhead from Tenaya Lake is mostly just going up 1000 feet of steep shaded switchbacks, though there are some nice views to Mount Hoffmann and Tuolumne Peak if you look back towards the north every once in a while. Still, nothing that will compete with starting from the Cathedral Lakes trailhead.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh man, I love Grand Teton. I got to whet my appetite on the Surprise/Amphitheater Lake hike a couple of years back but didn't have any time to do any backpacking there. The trail was so nice and smooth the 3000 foot gain on it felt more like 1500, and it was great picking and eating wild huckleberries out there.by mbear - General Discussion
Quoteyosemitejim QuoteQITNL Cecile Lake is pretty nice. There's one cool campsite cleared in the talus east of the lake and more up on the ridge above. The short section of class 3 between Cecile & Minaret lakes is pretty easy. It shouldn't be a dealbreaker. I don't know if this is the exact route I took but it's no harder than the video posted here: http://pika.hopto.org/Minarets_20by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteh_lankford Do not even think about backtracking from Iceberg or Cecile to Shadow Lake to pick up the JMT and head to Reds Meadow. This is a low snow year, so the steep slope up from the east side of Iceberg to Cecile may be clear ( I do not know) but once you are at Cecile keep going . You can go either side. The east side is talus, but gets you to a visible trail at the south end of Cecby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco O.K., from now on I'm going to start making up names for geographical locations in Yosemite and make y'all ask why you never heard of them! I bet it's only named since it's a class 3 pass on the Sierra High Route.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ah man, I'm disappointed with no 3D Twinkies. Beautiful shots; maybe I'll have to hit that area next year.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Miles / 4 = # of Twinkies I don't know... I'm not really sure if I could climb El Capitan on 1/8th of a twinkie.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco Folks, I've seen several references in this thread to Whitebark Pass but can not find it on any map of this area. All I see are Ritter Pass and North Glacier Pass. Where precisely is Whitebark Pass? Between Garnet and Nydiver Lakes http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~rlilly/High_Sierras/Minaret_R/Whitebark_Pass.htmlby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I always try to bring something salty anytime I hike, since I go through water fast and since it's dangerous to drink too much water without replenishing the body with some salt too. I agree with bringing an apple or some kind of other fruit when dayhiking. Chocolate is a must too.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Which exact dates are you looking for? According to the Yosemite's Trailheads Quota website, there's still a reservable permit available for Young Lakes via Dog Lake for August 16, as well as August 8 and August 22 & 23. For Young Lakes via Glen Aulin, there are reservable permits still available for August 8 & 9 and August 22 & 23. http://www.yosemiteconservanby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotewebenji In my experience, Young Lakes is one of the easiest wilderness permit to get in the Tuolumne region (along with Mono/Parker passes). If you do not mind how you get there, remember that there are two trails (each with their own quotas) that you can take to get to Young Lakes (through Dog Lake or "Glen Aulin". Is there a reason you want to get a first-come-first-serve permit?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
How tough is it to get a single FCFS permit to Young Lakes on a Wed or Thurs in mid August? Let's say I have those two days to try, though the Wednesday I might not make the 11AM opening due to coming in from Lyell Canyon (the permit office won't let me cross Tioga Pass Road on my permit, though surprisingly it was no problem whatsoever when I previously booked another permit going the opposite dby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Awesome pics, but someone needs to tell Mike that e^{i pi} = -1.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Another question: what do you guys think of the hike up Koip and Kuna Peaks from Koip Pass? A worthy sidetrip, or something worth skipping for more time in the Ritter area?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAlmostThere Quotembear Anyone ever sent themselves a package at the Mammoth Lakes post office? Since there's public transportation into town, maybe that'd also be a convenient way to go with food re-ups. Especially since I wouldn't be hiking down to Red's Meadow anyways. Curious why you wouldn't send the resupply to the Reds Meadow Store. They don't charge as much in reality as they doby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteBearproof My three cents worth...I think it sounds pretty good! A few thoughts to either add clarification or futher muddy the waters, depending on how you look at it. My comments are focused on the earlier part of the trip, and if you are up for it, my recommendations generally follow Roper's "Sierra High Route" and he descibes from Lake Catherine to Cecile Lake "there shouldby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidSenesac From AM I would suggest hiking the PCT to Summit Lake. Then spend the next morning climbing up through the colorful volcanic geology with rolling pummice balls to the top of the plateau around topo Point 3188. Of course you've never heard of that being of interest. That plateau sounds pretty interesting. What's the easiest way up it and is it class 2 or is it tougher? Also,by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavidSenesac mbear >>>"..Does this idea sound rushed" Yes. Your itinerary includes several areas experienced backpackers would divide up into several trips. There has always been a mindset with some going way back to Sierra Club Outing days to create elaborate itineraries including as many publicly well known and highly regarded spots as they could. Resulting in aby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Anyone ever sent themselves a package at the Mammoth Lakes post office? Since there's public transportation into town, maybe that'd also be a convenient way to go with food re-ups. Especially since I wouldn't be hiking down to Red's Meadow anyways.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on And don't forget the Twinkies! What if I said I like Sno-balls better?by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKatyAnderson Sorry, I don't know. When I went from Garnet to Nydiver I didn't know about White Bark Pass. Instead I just made it up as I went along, going farther to the east and then back, making it a longer but less steep route. No prob. Thanks for your your great suggestions, as I probably wouldn't have planned the Nydiver Lakes nor Iceberg/Cecile without your suggestions in my earlierby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKatyAnderson Cross-country Garnet to Nydiver is a little tricky. However the trail to Ediza and then cross country to Nydiver is quite straight forward. From Ediza there is a pretty well worn path up along the creek, I think climbers take this route on their way to summit Ritter or Banner, anyway follow it up to a little tarn. From the tarn it's an easy half mile walk to the closest Nydiver.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKatyAnderson Here are my thoughts: Both Thousand Island and Garnet are large lakes with many options for camp spots, yet most people will set up very close to the JMT. Hike along the north shore a ways to find a spot with more privacy. There is a fairly easy cross country route from TI to Garnet at the south-west end of TI. Ediza lake is gorgeous, but smaller and can get crowded. Considby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
As a side question, does anyone have suggestions on maps for this area? I don't plan on doing a whole lot cross country, so USGS 7.5 minute quads may be overkill. Plus, from photos I don't think Stevie Wonder could get lost going up North Glacier Pass to Catherine. Can't be digital or online though, as my printer isn't too great and I won't be bringing anything that could read digital maps.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thing is, Tioga Pass is a gateway drug to Yosemite addiction.by mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on The biggest comment I have is w/r to Day 8. From Gem Lake you have to climb up Gem Pass, Koip Peak Pass, then Parker Pass... then Mono Pass... That's probably a bit too much. If you have the time... perhaps try to stay at Clark Lakes and Algers. Those are two places that I would visit and stay again (although we only stopped for a couple hours at Clark)... Anyway, I highly dby mbear - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion