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Bumping back to the top of the thread. The website says volunteer opportunities will be posted in January. Nothing as of today.
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General Discussion Anyone have any insights on this? What was your experience like? What activities did you participate in? Where were you stationed? How difficult was it to get a spot?
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General Discussion Yes, I know, I've done the loop before. On Tuesday morning, I'll be leaving Vogelsang headed for Merced Lake. Thunderstorms are predicted that morning. But if it looks bad I'll take Fletcher Creek instead of Vogelsang Pass. It's more protected, less exposed.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I called them and yes, they say they are strict on the cancellation policy. Thunderstorms are predicted for early next week. If lightning bolts are raining down from the sky when I am set to leave Tuolumne Meadows, I'll either wait or turn around and argue with them later.
I have encountered Ranger Dave, ha. Sounds like his group just got lucky. There is no way to 'time' lightning bolts.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I have reserved 4 nights in the High Sierra Camps starting Monday next week, July 20. I'm going to Vogelsang, Merced Lake and Sunrise. I am concerned that the weather forecast calls for thunderstorms with lightning. I've done these hikes before so I know that there are many exposed areas that I simply don't want to be during a lightning storm.
If I start out from Tuolumne to Vogelsang and
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I'm thinking of taking some dayhikes in the Tuolumne area next week. I've tried to get through to the Wilderness desk in Yosemite with no luck. So, how are the trails now with all the recent snowfall? I'd imagine Lyell is pretty muddy. Is the trail to Glen Aulin under water? Are the lakes still iced over? Any ice or snow still on the trails?
Any information from anyone who has been th
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Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra The blankets are fine, more than fine. The tents at Sunrise HSC have wood burning stoves. The one night I stayed there, one of my tent mates kept the stove burning all night long, you could have grown orchids in there it was so hot. Merced Lake doesn't have the wood stoves. Being at lower elevation it's not as cold.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Shaunsmomo: You sound a lot like me. So I think my experience would give some insight. Last summer, my daughter, 20, and I, 50-something, did our first backpacking trip from Agnew Meadows to Tuolumne. I am not an experienced backpacker. My one and only backpacking trip was when I was in my twenties and I said "never again!". But over the course of years, I did day hikes in Tuol
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Backpacking and Hiking Yosemite and the Sierra We were hiking north on the JMT this August just a mile or so below Donohue Pass. It was around noon. Met a guy who stopped us and asked whether we thought he'd make it to Red's Meadow by 7pm. He was supposed to meet friends there. He didn't have a map (and apparently hadn't looked at one before making his plans).
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion If you drive up and park on the Tioga Road, how are they going to know whether you came up before or after the shutdown?. There are likely cars parked there for backpackers who have been in the backcountry since before this shutdown and have no idea what's going on in Washington. And with the rangers furloughed, who is going to be enforcing anything anyway?
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion Having trouble again. Picasa and Google Plus. When I try and copy and paste the photo using the mountain image icon, all that comes up is the letters and numbers and not the photo.
I really wanted to post a trip report on the JMT, but can't.
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Photography advice, critiques and tutorials Two weeks ago on the JMT, I used the Potable Aqua iodine with the neutralizer and thought the water tasted fine. Maybe a bit soapy. But better than I had expected. Very light weight. I also carried what I called my 'dip and drink', an AquaMira bottle with a built in filter-straw system. Very handy if I was waiting the half hour for the iodine to be effective in my other water bottle.
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I just came off the JMT on Friday. We did a short segment, Agnew Meadows to Tuolumne via Shadow Lake. It's tough, like being on a Stairmaster for 4 days. But we met some amazing people hiking. One man was 70 and was doing 25 miles a day. It was his 7th trip on the JMT.
We did meet a lot of people headed south as we were headed north. As a result, the 'wilderness' felt more like a city
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I heard that DNC is reluctant to make any improvements to the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp, namely putting in composting toilets, until they know whether or not they will have to remove some of the tent cabins to comply with the Tuolumne River Plan. The leach field there is not sufficient to handle too many flushes. Maybe that will be the compromise. Let DNC keep all the tents cabins there for
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Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion I'd forgotten I'd posted questions last year about going to Waterwheel. Last year, I couldn't beg my way into two nights at GA for our party of four. We didn't get to Waterwheel or LeConte.
This hike has been on my lists of 'must do' hikes ever since I saw the late Huell Howser ride a horse down to LeConte Falls on his "California's Gold" program.
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