QuoteDavidK42 It's also occurred to me that the Old Village may have been too close to the south wall, or had too much tree cover to be visible from the FMT. My next trip to the Park isn't until September so feel free to correct my fuzzy memory of the view down from the FMT if need be! What I call the "long series" of switchbacks (from about 4900', just above the long traverse throuby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I did go back to Moran last week, and this time I got out beyond the bunny ears. I'm still not 100% sure I was looking at the backs of the right rocks but I think I see a few points of similarity. Here's a "front" view of the bunny ears, to start with: I tried working my way around to the left side of Moran. The choices seemed to be between wading through a lot of manzanita or geby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegophersnake ... I did get more pics of the mirror that I'll post in the next day or two. It's even bigger than it looks in other pictures, and would have taken a fair amount of work to install. I posted a little more here, including a pic of the mirror from above and behind.by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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Quotegophersnake The little bit of trail visible at the far right is probably between the Union Point junction and the switchback I call "T1". That would put the mirror somewhere near T2. I was there a few days ago. I tried going straight ahead at the T2 switchback (2nd above Union Point) instead of turning, and soon found myself right above the mirror -- close, less than 50 feet. I'by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence ... if you look just above the junction of the Four Mile Trail with the Union Point spur, you'll notice what appears to be another possible trail that runs up the ridge a short ways then veers left towards Moran Point before disappearing in the brush and trees. Could this possibly be the start of the old trail to Moran Point? Since it seems to run almost directly toward the &quby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
There are signs posted along the Merced through the Pines Campgrounds area warning that because of hazards downstream, that part of the river is closed to all watercraft. The signs say to put in at Stoneman Bridge instead -- nothing about needing a permit to do so.by gophersnake - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Quoteplawrence Here is its approximate location ... I'm pretty sure that's it between the red pointers. This was cropped from an xRez image taken from Eagle Point. The two switchbacks visible to the left of Union Point are the ones I call "S1" and "S3". S5, the one that's closest to Moran Point, is hidden in the trees. The little bit of trail visible at the far riby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Here's faux toe took then of Moran from up the hill from Ahwahnee... From somewhere on that big talus pile, then? As I mentioned, I've been looking for viewpoints but it never occurred to me to try going up there. You're chick-on whereas I'm chick-en. The above pic was taken from the switchback I call "L19" -- the one sort of fenced in by a pile of big rocks thaby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteTorero14 Probably got it's name from this guy: Re: Eeeeks recent posting. Yes, Moran apparently made it halfway famous by drawing or painting some of his Yosemite scenes from there. QuoteRichard J. Hartesveldt MORAN POINT is located on the south valley wall just east from Union Point. It was named for the famed painter of western scenes, Thomas Moran." -- Yosemite Valley Place Naby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quote ... Try a plant-based repellent first... I've had good luck with this stuff, which Consumer Reports apparently doesn't mention by name. It contains no DEET and smells interestingly spicy. For some reason I like the smell of geraniums better when it's coming from bug repellent than when it's coming from actual geraniums. I don't know how it would do against serious mosquitoes but the onesby gophersnake - General Discussion
At a couple of switchbacks on the Four Mile Trail I've noticed what looks like thin steel wire, coathanger gauge or so, running above the trail. For instance, the wire runs above the switchback I call "L20" and is visible on the rocks next to "L28". Last year I followed it (without going offtrail) to this odd-looking attachment point: Both the wire and the pipe fittby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on I went to the turn and just kept going straight. Yes, it's steep... but it's dirt so it wasn't bad imo. When I came back I did the same thing and hit the switchback on the button. Hiking sticks can help... I've been thinking more about Moran Point lately, photographing it from the Valley floor, etc. A week and a half ago I happened to be in the area and took another look at thby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotethechief Having never noticed it before, despite having driven through and stopping at El Portal many times, I am certainly going to make a history stop this time. If you drive through El Portal on 140, you'll miss the railroad exhibits. They're on Foresta Road, the back road through the NPS area that the YARTS buses follow:by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuotePermianBasinGeo Hey. I'm trying to get to the Pohono trailhead in early June. My plan was to drive up to Glacier Point on a Monday morning and take the Panorama-Mist trail down to the valley. How can I get to Tunnel View on Tuesday morning and day hike the Pohono trail back to my car? As you probably know, the Pohono Trail is something like 15 miles from Tunnel View to Glacier Point, withby gophersnake - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
If anyone knows whether the water fountains have been turned on at Glacier Point, please post.by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The time I took those Mist Trail pictures I was wearing Tecnica Hermano cross-trainers. I've since switched to Merrell Moab Ventilators. Either shoe gives me great traction under all normal conditions but nothing works under all conditions. I personally find sandy rocks more of a challenge than wet ones (but I'm also on sandy rocks more often than on wet ones). I'd think that wet rocks with sandby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I don't know what to tell you about those soles but I'm happy to include a few pics of the Mist Trail. These are from mid-July, 2012. That wasn't a very wet year and the trail wasn't very misty. If there's sand on the rocks as there is in the second picture, that may pose a bigger traction problem than water would.by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Congratulations on your big chunk of money. Don't spend it all in one place What kind of camera to get, depends a lot on what you're going to be using it for.by gophersnake - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
Thanks for the lion and prints pic. Critter I met last week, about halfway up to Columbia rock: He/she looks close there, but that's the result of the zoom lens and Photoshop. He/she was more like 100 feet away.by gophersnake - Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra
Thank you, thechief!by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotewherever Those signs are older than you are, and some date back to before the trail was upgraded I wouldn't bet on it. I may not be old, but I've been young for a very long time. I found some info here that says those steel signs with burned-through lettering date back to the 1950s: http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_resources/recent_years.html#page_771 QuoteAnother sign tby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotewherever Come on, Gophersnake. You're just trolling for comments... I got one, I got one!!! Quote...since you are an expert on this. Those signs are older than you are, and some date back to before the trail was upgraded. Thanks, but not such an expert, really. I'm still studying the history of that trail and there's a lot to go. I've heard that those signs are pretty old but I don'tby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm still puzzling over the exact length. Here's the signage. 1. "Big Red" (as I call it), near the bottom, just over 0.1 mile from Southside Drive: 2. The old bearproof steel sign at the Glacier Point end of the trail, less than 0.1 mile from Glacier Point proper: 3. The signs at the Union Point junction: The Valley-to-Union-Point distances at least agree, tby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I'm a long way from being able to answer all your questions but I'll be happy to comment on a few: #1 Pohono Trail, Glacier Point trailhead to Wawona Tunnel view trailhead -- I've only done parts of it but It's longer than you say you want to do in a day. I don't know anything about camping opportunities there. You can get to Glacier Point from the Valley by tour bus. You could also driveby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I think the answer to your question is here: http://www.cvb.uscourts.gov/faq.htmlby gophersnake - General Discussion
Here's the map that's posted at Clark Point.by gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Which of two comfort stations are we talking about here? There's the one near the Vernal Fall footbridge, with flush toilets and a drinking fountain/water station nearby; and the one just above Vernal Fall, with composting toilets and no water supply that I know of. From the mention of the drinking fountain, I'd guess this is the one at the footbridge, not the one at Vernal Fall. I'm pretty suby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Have you already seen this NPS page? QuoteChain Controls You must have tire chains or cables in your possession when entering a designated chain control area, even if you're driving a four-wheel drive or rental vehicle. (Designation is by a sign that says, "CHAINS REQUIRED." ) Conditions dictate when chains are required, therefore, it's not possible to predict if chains will be rby gophersnake - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion