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Re: Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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OK, this res is cancelled. Thank you for the informative posts re when someone may see it; ie at a random time. That was interesting to learn. Be careful all you July trekkers this year.? 
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Re: Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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My experience last year was that released permits were not immediately available. I coordinated with someone last year on an Inyo trailhead, and they only got it because they were willing to sit in front of their computer for several hours, overnight, hitting the refresh from time to time, until it turned up. Seems like it was late at night.
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Re: Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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Wait, your name is Randy also?!? Whoa.
Thank you for that info, Inga. It does, then, sound to my ears like human intervention is involved in posting up these cancellations.
So Randy, are you free to hover over the refresh button tomorrow? LMK tonite (I'll check here again in a few hours) and if so, I';l cxl this permit tomorrow am around 5:30am'sh. And wish you luck over the bots that scour for these.
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-Randy C
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permits and snowmelt timing
I have a permit for Red Cones starting August 19. I hope it is late enough! I don't much want to navigate a bunch of snow and high water with a rookie llama. But if not, I will get something for later on a walkup permit, if that appears to be possible. I anticipate a very high demand for late season permits this year. I have had no trouble at all getting walkups the last three years. And strangely enough, I got this reserved permit on my first try this year. I logged on at 7 a.m. and there it was.
Fortunately for me I live in So Cal so getting a last minute permit is no problem for me.
It has been great fun for me seeing the epic snow pictures from Mammoth. But I am sure it is no fun whatsoever for the residents.
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Re: Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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Yep. I check everyday. Nothing yet but hope springs eternal.?
Thank you Inga!? Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse any misspellings.?
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On Mar 22, 2023, at 10:40 AM, Inga <ingasadventures@...> wrote:
? Randy, cancelled permits appear at random times. They are *not* held for a 7 am release.?
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Re: Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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Randy, cancelled permits appear at random times. They are *not* held for a 7 am release.?
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Releasing a NOBO permit from TH #AA10 (Reds Mdw) to Happy Isles, this Friday night, Mar 24
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Here's a few days notice to anyone interested. Cancelling a permit for Five people to enter the JMT at Trailhead AA10, NOBO, up to and exiting Happy Isles. July 20-26, 2023. Will cancel this permit this coming Friday night.? I presume it would be available on rec.gov come Saturday morning, but I've no detailed knowledge of how that works. IE, is it automated and appears at 7:00 am PT, or only when someone gets around to manually reflecting its availability on the site, perhaps after a cup of coffee?. I really dk. Hope this is a helpful heads up to someone.? Pray for snow melting! 
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I am also in desperate need of excuses to be away from work as long as possible..?
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..you have reached 225% of Snow Water Content (relative to April 1st) and there is still some Winter left.?
yes, we‘ll have to kiss our early season permits goodbye (rae lakes loop for me) but those July/August/September hikes willl be epic. Congrats Sierra!
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Re: Welcome back John Ladd
Welcome back, John! Looking forward to your sage advice!
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Re: Water Crossings in Y2023
Based on recent years experience, I think we can expect SEKI rangers to sign the Upper Basin detour (which actually eliminates a crossing.? In any event, it appears on Cal Topo and can be easily located by map or  <----? GPS.? Dotted line here
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Re: Water Crossings in Y2023
The log was quite substantial and well placed, meaning, if memory serves, not partially crossing or at an angle with one end low in the bank.? It was large enough to walk on and just small enough to straddle, like sitting on a horse.
That said, water is amazingly powerful and in the high flow I saw it was just above the water level so I could see it being taken out if this year's run off is sudden with a warm rainstorm or something?like that.
I wasn't really in the mindset of dealing with a difficult crossing last year, so didn't even consider the upstream alternative, but given that it doesn't add much distance, if I had any doubts I would just go that way.
Curt
On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 1:56 AM Lange Jorstad via <langejorstad= [email protected]> wrote: How permanent did that log look, Curt? Something that might be there more than one season? I crossed the tributaries a couple miles north and took the east side in 2017, so I never laid eyes on the trail crossing. I passed by there just five days before Strawberry was found in the river downstream of the trail crossing, rest her soul. I may have even crossed paths with her on the trail. If only she knew about the alternate… On 20 Mar 2023, at 8:59 am, Curt Kinchen <ptcurt@...> wrote:
? Regarding the South Fork Kings, my All Trails map shows a couple of alternate crossing routes.? One well before the main crossing staying east and then another shortly before the main crossing.? I'm not sure if the latter is the same one I used last summer, but it was a good log crossing a reasonably short distance upstream.? ?It was the day after an all night and morning rainstorm in early August and the water was much higher than what it was in 2017.? ?Some had used an area downstream, but it didn't look doable by the time I got there.
A few of us who had gathered to contemplate what to do went up and located the log that another hiker had described.? It was an easy and relatively safe alternative.? The water was rushing just below the log so all, but one of the group shinnied across it.? The one who walked it was fine, but if he had slipped it would likely not have ended well.
Attached is a? photo of the main crossing looking north. It was worse than the photo even depicts.
Curt On Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 1:57 PM John Ladd < johnladd@...> wrote: There is an alternate crossing of South Fork Kings. On the JMT, stay to east of main crossing and hike north (if southbound). Maybe the Rangers will post something. A woman died there in our laast wet year (2017?)
Headed to exit at Roads End down Woods Creak, look for a log crossing downstream from the former bridge ssitge.
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Re: Sleeping Bag Question
I used a 15 degree sleeping bag for years in the Sierra Nevada and the only time I was too warm was camping at the front country Lodgepole at Sequoia National Park in mid August before hiking the High Sierra Trail connecting to the JMT. I just kept the bag partially open and it was fine.?
I subsequently switched from sleeping bags to quilts. I now have two quilts - a 10 degree from zPacks and a 30 degree from Enlightened Equipment. Everyone is different but for me the "comfort" rating is about 10 degrees more than the actual rating. I have never taken the 30 degree quilt to the high Sierra and doubt I would in the future. The 10 degree has kept me warm and I just open it up if it gets too warm.?
I don't know if I will be able to make a trip work this year but if I do, it will probably toward the later part of September. If I made that trip work, I might actually take both quilts and use the 10F inside the 30F. because I would expect potential nighttime temps in the teens or perhaps even lower where I would be going (Rae Lakes or 60 lakes). It would only be a short trip from Onion Valley for probably 2-3 nights, so food weight would be quite low, and the extra weight of the 30F quilt is only just over a pound.
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Re: Welcome back John Ladd
Ahhh, hello John. So nice to see you back! Shaping up to be quite an interesting hiking season, your good advice will be well received.
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?Thanks, all.
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Re: Water Crossings in Y2023
How permanent did that log look, Curt? Something that might be there more than one season? I crossed the tributaries a couple miles north and took the east side in 2017, so I never laid eyes on the trail crossing. I passed by there just five days before Strawberry was found in the river downstream of the trail crossing, rest her soul. I may have even crossed paths with her on the trail. If only she knew about the alternate…
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On 20 Mar 2023, at 8:59 am, Curt Kinchen <ptcurt@...> wrote:
? Regarding the South Fork Kings, my All Trails map shows a couple of alternate crossing routes.? One well before the main crossing staying east and then another shortly before the main crossing.? I'm not sure if the latter is the same one I used last summer, but it was a good log crossing a reasonably short distance upstream.? ?It was the day after an all night and morning rainstorm in early August and the water was much higher than what it was in 2017.? ?Some had used an area downstream, but it didn't look doable by the time I got there.
A few of us who had gathered to contemplate what to do went up and located the log that another hiker had described.? It was an easy and relatively safe alternative.? The water was rushing just below the log so all, but one of the group shinnied across it.? The one who walked it was fine, but if he had slipped it would likely not have ended well.
Attached is a? photo of the main crossing looking north. It was worse than the photo even depicts.
Curt On Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 1:57 PM John Ladd < johnladd@...> wrote: There is an alternate crossing of South Fork Kings. On the JMT, stay to east of main crossing and hike north (if southbound). Maybe the Rangers will post something. A woman died there in our laast wet year (2017?)
Headed to exit at Roads End down Woods Creak, look for a log crossing downstream from the former bridge ssitge.
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Re: Welcome back John Ladd
Welcome, John, we missed you!
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Yeah!! Happy to have you back John!!! ?
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Hear, hear. We missed you, John.?
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Re: Welcome back John Ladd
Yes, so happy you are back John!!!?
Welcome back, John.
Indeed, welcome back John. Your input is invaluable and always on point. We'll need it this year especially, with the conditions as they are now!
Cheers, Ovi.
On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 4:48?PM John Ladd < johnladd@...> wrote: Thanks, all.
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Re: Water Crossings in Y2023
Hey John — Great to see a post from you! Hope you are doing well!?
On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 1:54 PM John Ladd < johnladd@...> wrote: Elizabeth Wenk made gpx and csv files of all stream crossings and I reformatted for NoBo and SoBo PDFs. Linking document is?
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Re: Welcome back John Ladd
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Indeed, welcome back John. Your input is invaluable and always on point. We'll need it this year especially, with the conditions as they are now!
Cheers, Ovi.
On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 4:48?PM John Ladd < johnladd@...> wrote: Thanks, all.
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