Damn! The Missus and I will be in Paso Robles, wine-tasting. The week after, perhaps, before the dogwood bloom is done.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I took this on May 26, almost two years ago, at Tuolumne. Things can get freaky in early summer....by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Quotetanngrisnir3If by 'wilderness' one means getting away into nature away from other people, Golden Trout, South Sierra and Domeland pretty much fill the bill. Do they still graze cattle in Domeland? Unfortunately, yes, and there are plenty of 'wildcat'/feral livestock that are around there and further north up to Monache Meadows.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteJamesMac Left without checking this before. Drove down Tioga to the gate, the only areas that looked like they could have been the trailhead were closed and full of construction equipment. So we just went down to the valley. Camp 45 was a complete mad house. Apparently they didn't care about the 6 person per site limit because every site had about a dozen people in it. almost got in to aby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotettilley Well, there's the idea of Wilderness Complex, a set of contiguous land that's designated wilderness (excludes wilderness cut in half like Yosemite, but includes multiple designated areas which join together like the two halves of Yosemite and their adjacent neighbors). Going with that, I can pick the "South Sierra Complex" from the above-linked discussion. But I reallby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/posts/35180 So I wonder where it now is, in that case. It used to be right by the first switchback. Hope they didn't take it too far down. Safety Nazis are everywhere.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover Sorry to say this but we have see a decline in food, especially in the less expensive dining since DNC took over. The Mountain Room and The Ahwahnee has improved but have become too expensive. Degnan's has always been good and remains so. The cafeteria at Yosemite Lodge is horrible now and we stopped eating at the Curry Buffet a long time ago. One thing will be interestinby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Yosemite Conservancy is hosting the world premiere of Ken Burns’ new documentary film produced to honor the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant on Sunday, December 8 in Hollywood. The 1:00 pm screening is sold out, but tickets are still available for the 4:00 pm screening, followed by a private reception where guests will have the opportunity to meet both Ken Burns and Dayton Dunby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I love stuff like this, but only started going to the park as a three year old or so around 1970, with very few memories until I was old enough to ski at badger. When did they remove commercial buildings from around the chapel area?by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAndrewF Like markskor said that's a golden. The trout in that canyon are different than any other goldens I've caught though... much brighter red and gold coloring. They are very beautiful. We threw 'em all back. The main mine/mill in the bottom of the canyon is private property and has a caretaker living there. We checked out the Brownstone mine though up the hill on the side of the traby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
#3 is especially nice. I've been wanting to get up and explore that derelict mine for yeeeeeears now.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteKenS Top Décor: 5. Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room, Yosemite Top Food: 2. Erna's Elderberry, Oakhurst Top Service: 2.Erna’s Elderberry (last year: 3) http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/09/24/zagat-bay-area-2014-guide-announced-gary-danko-dominates-again/#16216-1 I've heard about Erna's place for years now, and just haven't had the time to check it out. This Winter,by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotettilley On Saturday (8/10) when I stayed at Grant Grove Cabins before hiking, the air quality was "Moderate" but visibility wasn't good - seemed to be lots of brown and particulates. Sunday (8/11)...terrible visibility at the "Junction" overlook but as you see in the Kings Canyon picture (taken that day) significantly better further in the mountains. Coming out on Saturdaby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Nice! More pics from places other than Yosemite!by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quotetanngrisnir3 I wish they'd do a LOT more speed control, frankly. On which roads in Yosemite? . South Side, in particular.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quoteeeek Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (CA) Rangers, Officers Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint The park, in cooperation with Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol, conducted a driving under the influence/sobriety checkpoint near the entrance to Sequoia National Park on Sunday, June 30th. A total of 571 drivers received initial screeniby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Wow! That long meadow is incredible. Thanks for introducing me to that. Your rambles are a big part of what makes this site so great.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Best, most useful thread EVAH!by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We were there on the last weekend in may. Zero snow to worry about around the lake. The lake itself is so low that there are rock islands just off the shore from the little store.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
This is getting to almost surreal levels of stupidity. They should change the name to "Darwin Falls".by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteQITNL I wasn't bothered by a single one last weekend, from Tioga Rd to Parker Pass, Koip Peak. Nor the weekend before at Young Lakes, Conness. Both of those areas can be pretty brutal, but a hard freeze has been knocking them down every night. More cold nights in the forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.873227357246435&lon=-119.36267852783203&site=hnx&smaby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Awesome. Now all those who love bad pizza will be drawn away from Curry and make it easier for those who know good pizza to get their pies even faster.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks, everyone. Leaving before dawn tomorrow to hopefully snag a spot at Junction.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
We'll be up there this weekend, both Lyell Canyon and through the Dana Fork area. Has anyone been up in the area and seen the bug conditions? Thanks, as always.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Fantastic news, thanks to people like Mike Prather and other irrepressible folks who live around the like.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek Quotechick-onObviously food is subjective too... since I got suckered into eating at some Pizza Factories.... and those places ... you can keep all of them... So where would you eat in Lone Pine? QuoteAlong with Whoa Nellie. Agreed. Cafe Bonanza in Lone Pine. Get their Chile Colorado. In. Credible. Stay as far as humanly possible AWAY from the Whitney Cafe. Worst breaby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteparklover Who serves the best pizza is pretty subjective in my mind, it is all about personal taste. It has also been a hot topic on this forum. My mother was sick the whole time she was pregnant with me and one thing she could eat was pizza so I must have gotten that love in vitro. Pizza is one of my favorite foods and I am always searching for good places any where I go. I have eaten aby tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
on the Sherman Grade? It's not an issue since we have a 4wd, but I keep looking for information on this and can't find any.by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That's not a lot of info. Are they paying for them? What rights do they demand over other use of the shots? Etc.... Anyplace to find this out?by tanngrisnir3 - Photography advice, critiques and tutorials
Quoteeeek Perhaps DNC could get one for Curry. BOOM goes the dynamite!by tanngrisnir3 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion