It seems your only compliant is that you weren't able to get a permit with Yosemite. (I don't you would have started this thread if you did). The way you ended up getting your permit would have been exactly the same in Yosemite, with the email confirmation and all, again, as long as there was space. I would much rather have the Yosemite system then have to deal with recreation.gov. Yes, the faby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You have to stick to whatever your reserved permit says, but you can always get a first come first served permit if you want to. Each trailhead has 40% FCFS spots available plus any unreserved spots so you can always audible your trips if you want to. Some trailheads are very popular and can be very hard to get while others not at all. There are always places open and often lots of options. Basby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I agree with you. Hiking all the trails isn't silly, that's how I have gotten to hiking so many of them, as I want to explore new areas. The point I was trying to express, poorly as it turns out, that it is silly just to do a trail to have done it, without any other reason. Silly isn't even the right word, what the right word is I can't think of. Hiking trails just to have done them I don't consiby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the beta. I will probably go from Miguel as I want to do the trail so I can say I've done it. A bit silly, but why not. A buddy of mine was planning to go to North Mountain as well sometime in the next few months, but from Poopenaut or Preston. Can't remember exactly but will ask him when I see him next week. Not surprised that they haven't logged or maintained that trail at all. Asby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Chick-on, Here are some pics when I went up to Trumbull last spring, I have some more too if you want. View of the lookout tower and house. The house is really dilapidated The tower itself. Missing the bottom few steps. Seems intentional, they don't want you climbing up the tower but easy to bypass. A nice view into the valley. Notice the foundation for the incline on the firstby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Then lets put in a water slide at Mirror Lake, an elevator to the top of Half Dome. I'm sure those would benefit quite a few people. Huh? How is getting rid of the ice rink and mule rides related to absurd new developments? QuoteA raft on the water would have one tenth the ecological impact of one horse trip, or one one hundredth the impact of one day of a pizza parlor. The impaby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetanngrisnir3 A. Underpass at that intersection? Oh HELL yes. ) I think that is the best response I have heard yet. Quotechicagocwright 1. As long as they put up signs to make sure the deer use the crossing also this is a good idea 2. I have fond memories of the mule/horse trips including one where my boy got bit by another horse who was protecting its place in line as my son's mulby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegophersnake I don't actually know but I understood "closed" to mean that if you have to be rescued, they'll bill you for their services. In addition to that I thought that if there was a rescue they could also cite or fine you. The rational is that you are putting the rescuers in unnecessary danger. No idea if that has ever happened but that has been my understanding.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechicagocwright They should not make scofflaws out of people who are willing to go at off peak times. And that is besides my belief addressing the issue of how they have gone too far restricting access during peak times. When they first introduced the Half Dome permit system it was only on weekends, when it was really busy. Predictably that year the weekdays then got just as busy as the wby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotequmqats Quotebuster Quotequmqats Any wilderness permit gets you the Half Dome permit. If there's a # limit I've not run into it. Well that isn't exactly true. . . . snip . . . I guess I over simplified it, thanks for the clarification. I didn't mean to be snippy, sorry if it came across that way. I tried to say that I realized your comment was for chatka's itinerary only, not inby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Same as Dewey ... you can't camp right AT the point... but you can camp close. Where the fire pit is I would say is fine.) There is a map for the no camping areas in the park's compedium. You can see it online under Laws & Policies. The maps are at the end. Here is the map for Glacier Point. Looks like the fire pit is officially off limits. I added the Dewey point onby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotequmqats Any wilderness permit gets you the Half Dome permit. If there's a # limit I've not run into it. Well that isn't exactly true. I assume you meant for Chatka's itinerary, it shouldn't be an issue, but the NPS website says: " Permits are not required for day hikes (except if hiking to Half Dome). (If you get a wilderness permit for a backpacking itinerary that reasonably incby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteyosemitejim I still don't know what lake that is. What lake is it? Edson would be my guess.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Now is the time to go explore that area. Nice and dry, no slippery rocks. The middle cascades of Yosemite Falls (between the base of Upper and the top of Lower) contain a number of very deep pools that don’t dry up. It certainly is a possibility that George is in or at the bottom of those pools. There is a descent/mountaineering route that goes through it call Middle Earth. So itby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love walking in the valley when it is snowing. It is so still and quiet, you can't hear anything really. Hardly anyone is around, I feel I have the valley to myself for just a little while. Really peaceful.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 The Mono Cone in Lee Vining serves a pretty good soft serve. Haven't tried their food. I like the Mono Cone for their burgers & shakes. I think it is good for a burger stand type place. I would avoid the Rhino Bar in Bridgeport. Once ordered a BLT there and after a long wait it came missing one of the letters and wasn't very good either after I got it fixed.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Have you been to the Thai restaurant by the airport (Thai Thai). Have heard some very positive things about it, but have yet to try it myself. . I was there about a year ago, went with some friends that live in Bishop and they really like it. I thought it was good, though I'm not a connoisseur of thai food.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on My top photo is actually a "Mountain". Mount Bruce The second one is actually near White Wolf area. Did you find the old plane crash near Mount Bruce? And that second one was pretty much impossible to guess.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence QuoteAlmostThere Since SAR ends up pulling people who blindly follow GPS units off ledges, not recommended. You NEED map skills BEFORE you try to rely on a GPS. It's not going to help them at all to have a tiny screen instead of a big square of paper. Figuring out where you are is a job for a real map. I know you're not a fan of the "evil" handheld GPS, but in thby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak So this is mostly a problem indoors, correct? What if you come across the same poop in a meadow? Could the winds lift the viruses into the air, and perhaps you'll be unlucky enough to breathe it in? This is from a CDC Handout: "Contaminated items that cannot be disinfected (e.g., paper, wood, fabric) should be carefully set outside in the sun for 2-3 days. Sunliby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 Isn't there a glacier at the source of the Merced? There's Lyell Glacier that is the source of the Tuolumne River, but no glacial source for the Merced. There is a Lyell Fork of the Merced, a really cool place to backpack to btw, but it's on the otherside of the Mt Lyell glacier.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Plus, if you think about it for a second, Yosemite Creek is much longer than 4 miles long and at least a mile wide for long stretches, so 4 square miles doesn't make sense.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 I read in several references that the drainage is only 4 square miles. Is that 27,000 acres? If it really is larger than Bridalveil, the volume and length of time it lasts must be influenced greatly by the landscape. More rocks and less dirt (where water will soak in and slowly trickle out) I think you must mean 40 square miles. 40 square miles is 25,600 acres so that would bby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence But not that amazing once you consider how relatively small and rocky its watershed is. It amazes me that so much water flows over it during spring and early summer. Compared to the watershed for Vernal and Nevada Falls, the watershed for Yosemite Falls in minuscule. . Yosemite Creek Drainage ~ 27,000 acres Merced River, above Nevada Falls, Drainage ~ 76,000 acres So iby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Things start really tailing off... but my 2 cents... if you want almost a certain you got it... is wait until first weekend in october and go then... there is a very good chance that... since the cables come down the following week... that they just say "anyone can have whatever they want"... At least that is what they have done in the past. Good luck That seemsby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence They won't be accepting debit cards for payment? That's odd. I assume they meant no cash payments, only electronic payments, as the station is unattended. The announcement was in the daily, not an official press release, so was probably meant more as an FYI type announcement and therefore not very detailed.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There's a new Yosemite Nature Notes out. Topic is night skies. Fascinating as always. Yosemite Nature Notes - Night Skies Yosemite Nature Notes - Night Skies - Youtube Linkby buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There's a creek in Matterhorn Canyon. Had a friend who was just there and she said it was flowing, her reponse was actually: "ooooh yes"by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Awesome, thanks for sharing. Makes me want to explore it now, along with another old trail that I learned of recently but I'm sure has been covered on this forum before (too lazy to search for it now) that goes along the top of another great valley in Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy.by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteFrank ....the nearly waterless Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne .... There is still a river flowing through the GCT so getting water will not be an issue at all this year or really any year unless there is a very severe drought. Water sources on the WW-> Tuolumne Pk -> Polly Dome will be more limited. They are Middle Fork of the Tuolumne, Yosemite Creek (and tributaries), Ten Lakes,by buster - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion