Yosemite Back Pack

The boys got up unusually early.  They had decided to do the unthinkable, a polar bear swim at Vogelsang.  Everyone got up and went to the lake, even those not swimming (mostly adults).  We needed pictures of this after all.  Luckily I think all the ASMs wanted pictures, so they could not go in.   We

Today was the day we had been hearing about the whole trip.  The hike up the hill to Vogelsang.  It’s about 3000 vertical feet over a couple of miles.  There are lots of switch backs ending in a great view overlooking Vogelsang Lake and it’s over 10,000 feet up as well.  The weather at Merced

We woke up to a beautiful sunrise at sunrise camp.  We got some good pictures of the sun coming up over Vogelsang.  We got another early start.  The first two miles were flat or just a bit up hill.  We then came down about 1700 feet.  During the hike down we saw some Grouse, Hawks

We left May Lake about 8:00 as was becoming our habit.  The hike was mostly down hill to start and followed old Tioga Road.  The road could still be seen in many parts, but was quickly returning to nature and looking more like a trail than a road.  It did not take long to get

“At Yosemite you can hike”“You can hike”“All the trails are downhill”“All the trails are downhill” “Ha, Ha, Ha” We broke camp at 8 am. Our first day of lots of up hill.  It was a grind up to May Lake.  Jake T. won the candy bar of the day for knowing the lake was named

We woke up a little early to the sound of Dr B. yelling at a bear sniffing at his pack just outside his tent. The only damage was some bear snot on the backpack cover. Yes, they protect against more than just the rain. Dr B. mentioned he was a bit too quick to scare

The group coming up left Scripps Ranch at 8 am and went up the 395. It’s a 420 mile trip and it takes more than 6 hours. They arrived in the Meadows just after 4 pm. Dr Solberg and the boys staying both weeks spent the previous night down in Lee Vining. Mr Stachwick stayed

The Yosemite backpack pictures are on the secure web site. You can also access them by clicking on the slide show below. If you took pictures at either of the Yosemite trips I’d appreciate having a copy of them.