Been taking me forever to get to finishing pic uploads from the last trip. Finally have some time to finish it up this weekend. Here is Day 3 Note: The panoramas lose a bit of detail and resolution with the display limitation, sorry. Woke up to a nice view of the lake peeking through the boulders and trees. Of course, I can't stay abed, but my GF has no problem Lake view as tby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You're welcome , glad you enjoy them. Working on the last two days right now, should be posting in a bit.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You're welcome Jim! Sorry I've been delayed in getting the last couple of days up, hope to get to it soonby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Whatever you end up with, carrying a backup is prudent. Steripens can fail or batteries can be used up, and filters can clog (though you can usually fix this if backflushing the Sawyer or doing field maintenance on the MSR). I prefer ClO2 tabs like the Katadyn ones. A little dropper bottle of bleach would do the trick too and be cheaper. Either is light insurance. I guess I should state whyby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks eeek, for the continuing updates.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sawyer Squeeze is awesome. Don't use the stock bags, get platypus or Evernew bladders if you can (assuming you want to filter from a bladder into bottles, otherwise you can drink straight from bottles). I don't know if the stock bags are any stronger now, but folks reported serious durability issues when the Squeeze first hit the scene. Other good options: Steripen, Katadyn MP1 (seriousby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow. Thanks for sharing these.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ah! Have to make it back up to Upper Grant for sure. I like granite docks like that, beats walking in mud. The lower lake had a couple on the eastern shore, but the one in the Upper sounds like it's deeper off the sides. Wanted to climb around the walls up there to get views down on Grant Lakes and Ten Lakes, but it'll have to wait. Good to know there are a least a couple of suitable campsiby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Glad you guys like it! I'll try to get day 3 up in the next couple of days.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Glad you're enjoying them, bud! Hope some of this helps you out with your trip planning. Feel free to PM me if you want something more specific .by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Here are the re-sized panoramas from the post above:by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Day 2! I'm not one to spend much time in a shelter when I can be out and roaming about. Sunrise waking lower Grant Lake. Campsite. The trees gave a little extra wind protection during the night's variable-direction winds, I think. Big ole erratic near the site. Lots of these guys around. Found a few squashed on and under our pads, sorry little fellas. My GF on the otheby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Sad. Definitely a reminder to be careful.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Started a TR in another thread, you can see it here, elicaliby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The girlfriend and I headed up to Ten Lakes on this past Sunday to spend a few days checking out the lakes and views. Here are some pics and vids from day 1 of the trip, with days 2-4 to follow as I finish going through the pics. We hit the road early so we could get an early start on the trail. Caught a beautiful sunrise half way out. Butterflies greeted us as we set out from the Tenby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hmmm, could be. The cloud was smaller when we left the park on Wednesday, and we could see it from beyond Manteca, can't remember if I could see it from Altamont Pass. The fire brings "Fire Season" by Phillip Connors to mind. Great read on the subject.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the updates. Keeping fingers crossed for those putting their lives at risk in the containment effort.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteelicali Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I am debating exiting through May Lake versus spending an extra day exploring Grand Mountain and all the different lakes... I guess can't go wrong either way. Chick-on - By hike from 9636 to 9048, do you mean hike slightly north from the trail between those two markers on the USGS topo map? Also, how are the lakes numbered? HikingMano - I wiby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on[...] Have fun (you should be getting a TR from HikingMano soon from this area) Yep, just got back yesterday. Long drive with the 140 detour due to the Rim Fire... Anyway, when are you leaving? Takes me a lil to sift through pics for a TR, but I can post a few pics and notes for an abridged version. I can't provide any info east of the biggest lake in the basin, didn't get toby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteatomicmonkey[...] All I can say is that thank God the trail of destruction is generally only on a thin small ribbon through a beautiful wilderness. Indeed .by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for sharing your relaxing (aside from the lightning storm bit) trip Loved the moth rescue! Looks like chance for thunderstorms have increased for my trip to Ten Lakes... thanks to JKW and juanitoBanana for the timely and thorough articles. Great resources .by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Ah! I see it now. Obviously I need to get more time in to recognize spots at first glance.... Thanks!by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wowsa! Those are some great pictures of beautiful areas and the milky way. Thanks for sharing em!by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
For some reason, I'm not able to follow topics with email notifications, even after selecting the option both in replies and on the thread itself. Can anyone tell me why that may be?by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Man, I need me some 3D glasses...by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Be careful. I went in half way... wife screamed she wasn't doing that ... so I came back... we farted around a bit... checking out Muir Gorge from below and then I went up looking for way across via log... found it above... but she nixed that after taking a spill on the west rocks down at the crossing. Water is incredibly powerful... and if you slip and fall in at this crossiby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yup, exactlyby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow, fantastic trip, TS, what a great read! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us\. I loved your pictures, commentary, and follow-up answers to questions. The comment about estimating travel over sierra terrain is spot on, as you discovered. Enjoy your UK travels, we'll be seeing you again next yearby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hear, hear, JKW. Good note on the effect even minor disturbances may have. I sometimes use rocks (not embedded if possible) as anchors for groundsheets or to pitch a tarp, but I always try to disperse the rocks in the area again for LNT. I don't like to be blasted with evidence of others, so I try to pay it forward. Thanks VitaminC for sharing your trip with us . Those panorama shots areby HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Oh, and thanks for the TR link, Chick-on! Quotebill-e-g Here's Register Creek: The crossing is right where GW is standing. You know, it's surprising, I thought there'd be more volume through here. But I bet it is moving pretty fast. Well, it's good to know you can still cross right over the flat spot.by HikingMano - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion