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Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Can you provide the specific links to the pages you are referring to?? This is really hard to follow second-hand
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Can you link us to where you are seeing these numbers?? I haven't seen them, and they did not come up in the zoom call.
By Peter Hirst · #75048 ·
Re: Donahue Pass Conditions
Here's a satellite image from September 18. Hope it helps. Direct
By hike@... · #75047 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Perhaps a request for public input by the National Park Service before implementing this significant policy change would have been in order. Assuming that the change was made for wilderness
By Grant Heslep · #75046 ·
Donahue Pass Conditions
Hi All, I am planning on heading up to Donahue Peak this weekend and do wonder if anyone knows if that little lake near Donahue Pass still has water? Next opportunity would be the slightly larger
By Rick A. · #75045 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
All of us have noticed that human impacts are strongly associated with distance to the trailhead. The vast majority of backpackers on multi day outings are excellent stewards and practice LNT. It is
By Tom Kennefick · #75044 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Note that for next year, there will be 15 non-Lyell Donohue exit permits available per day, not 20 as in years past. And of course all are Happy Isles passthrough permits. Of these, 9 will be
By Larry <lhkushi@...> · #75043 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
There's the letter of the law and then there's the spirit of the law. And there's clearly system gaming that goes on in an effort to gain a spot. I think it's human nature to become self-centered when
By @Fredxy · #75042 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Yosemite significantly tightened the alternates that people were using when the Donohue exit quotas were introduced several years ago. At least in this group, over the years I think that there has
By ravi_jmt2013 · #75041 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Since permits with an LYV camping requirement could potentially account for all 20 "non-Lyell" permits in the JMT lottery each day, moving that many bodies from a hardened campsite into dispersed
By Lange Jorstad · #75040 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Interesting to see all the concern about more camping impacts with this change. I have for years talked about increased impacts from having more JMT hikers because of various permit alternatives to
By gkahn21@... · #75039 ·
Re: Smoke Conditions Approaching Whitney
We have a couple staff at Onion Valley station. Trying to get Ranger's cabin stocked for Snow Survey team . Didn't go up Kearsarge today with Pack animals (9.22) as scheduled due to thick smoke at
By Danica Berner · #75038 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
They won¡¯t be available on recreation.gov until next season. Yosemite Conservancy is still managing Yosemite Permits.
By Jeff Manas · #75037 ·
Re: Yosemite permits on recreation.gov
Peter, I have tried to access Recreation.gov to see the process for Wilderness permits. I do not see how to access for Yosemite. It does not come up when searching ¡°Yosemite Wilderness Permits¡±.
By Grant Heslep · #75036 ·
Moderated Re: Two warnings about any October hikes #Conditions #permits
While I have not hiked in October, I have hiked in early season conditions. In 2015, we had a very low snow year leaving little snowpack by mid May and a clear path for northbound PCTers. But a few
By ravi_jmt2013 · #75035 ·
Re: Smoke Conditions Approaching Whitney
Sounds like your brother might be Charlotte Lake. What a wonderful place. My heart breaks¡­ Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 19:39 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JMT-groups.io] Smoke
By hike@... · #75034 ·
Re: Smoke Conditions Approaching Whitney
Smoke has gotten worse through the day.? He's staying at a lake tonight 1000 feet under the pass and planning on going out Kearsarge Wednesday morning.
By Timothy Fannin · #75033 ·
Re: Smoke Conditions Approaching Whitney
If he needs to bail, he may want to consider exiting over Kearsarge rather than turning around.? The trailhead at Onion Valley is a relatively easy location for getting a ride to Independence or Lone
By Peter Hirst · #75032 ·
Re: Smoke Conditions Approaching Whitney
Thanks for the info.? If others are interested: I got a report back from his sat phone that smoke is getting worse in the area where Kearsarge pass trail hits the JMT.? He may turn around.? He
By Timothy Fannin · #75031 ·
Moderated Re: Two warnings about any October hikes #Conditions #permits
Great observation John. I have had several October hikes come with rain and one with 8" of snow as well - I was north of Highway 80 on the PCT. I bailed then since it was the beginnings of a storm
By Derek Koonce · #75030 ·