Josh and I sat in the meadow of Tuolumne at 8,800 feet eating our breakfast on Wed. AM, as even after 120 miles, we were not quite ready to leave. Â Â The Belding Ground Squirrels ran around us, and a young buck mule deer served as our Maitre-de, as we sat on a rock looking to […]
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Dr Bryon has aldready provided a great guide to be used in preparation for the Yosemite Day Hike. Here it is in a check list form. Gear:Duffle or BackpackSleeping bagMatMat Repair KitDay pack with hip beltSocks (4 pair)Underwear (6 pair)Hiking Boots or ShoesAthletic Shoes (optional)WatchTroop Hat and/or Wide brimmed hatTroop ShirtShirts (3)Insulating topStocking capGloves or
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The November 2008 edition of Backpacker magazine is full of essential outdoor skills. Here is one of them: Stay dry in downpour: Make sure the cuffs of your base layer are not exposed otherwise they will wick water up the sleeves Keep your jacket hem cinched snugly and shield your face by pulling your hood
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It took a while, a really long while, but the famous Yosemite Sweep song is now available by clicking here:
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Once again, huge congratulatory hand pounds to SPL Marvin Ordonez and the Patrol Leaders/Youth Leaders of Troop 301 who participated in the annual planning session on 8/26. The calendar draft is being reviewed by the Troop Committee, and will hopefully be sent soon. Some dates are TBD (To be determined), as we cannot make some
Seventeen Scouts and Scouters of Troop 301 completed this 52 mile Yosemite Trek that took us to : high country rivers, alpine lakes, subalpine and alpine meadows, Little Devil’s Postpile, 19th century silver miner’s cabins and mine shafts, waterfalls beneath the Conness Glacier, and the summit of Mount Watkins overlooking Half Dome and Yosemite Valley.
**Looking ahead to the 2009 Troop 301 Yosemite Trek: Those Scouts and Scouters planning on doing this trip (hopefully the last week of July. . pending permits/2nd choice=1st week of August) need to do the Ellie Lane/Iron Mountain and SR2DaC hikes this spring, and be able to complete these in a strong fashion. All Scouts
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Is the great summer trip to Yosemite starting to fade from your memory? Ever wonder what Yosemite looks like right now? Check out the virtual Yosemite tour. They have web cams with views from Turtleback Dome, views from Sentinel Dome, from the Ahwahnee Meadow. All this and more courtesy of the Yosemite Association. Check out
Here are some random observations and things I enjoyed, but didn’t put in the daily log. Feel free to add your own, or even disagree. I thought some of these things might be helpful to first year scouts assuming we do a simialr trip next year.One morning Dr Laura and Mr Stachwick saw a young
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Our final day was spent mostly outside the park boundaries at Saddlebag and Cascade Lakes. They are out past Tioga Pass entrance at the east end of the park. Saddlebag Lake is part of the Inyo National Forest. There is a campground there and it is a popular destination for fisherman. The lake is named
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