Yosemite Day Hike

Our destination on our hike for day 5 was Mono Pass. Mono Pass is on the very east edge of the park. The elevation at the pass is 1060 ft and we would go much higher than that during this hike. The trail head was about 5 miles east of our camp ground out near […]

Day 4 was our first hike where we had to drive to the trail head. We all got up a bit earlier, got everything packed and everyone in their cars and ready to go. We decided to put as many people into as few of cars as possible. When Mr. Stachwick started his Chevy, the

For day 3 our destination would be Elizabeth Lake and then back to the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and a swimming pool with a view of Unicorn Peak. We got to the trail head and found a mobile bear trap. There had been some sightings of a two year bear roaming the campgrounds in the evening

Day 2 was our first full day. Our hiking destination was near Little Devil’s Post Pile. We left Tuolumne Meadows camp ground and headed out toward Lembert Dome. Soon after the start of the hike, the boys all broke out their notebooks and started taking notes for the Forestry merit badge on the plants and

We left Scripps Ranch early, the drive up was uneventful. We made stops every couple of hours. We first stopped at the 395/15 junction near the Cajon pass, a few hours later near Lone Pine and then again near Lee Vining. The rest of the day was spent setting up camp and having a bite

Karl Zimmer’s Yosemite day hike pictures are available on-line at Costco.com. I will use the troop roster to send out an invite, if your family participated. I’ve sent an invite to the following, if I missed you or you just want to see the pics, let me know and I’ll send you an invite. Aylwin,

WRITE NAME AND TROOP NUMBER ON EVERYTHING Day’s will be high 70’s –nights high 20’s Large stuff sack for food and toiletries FOOD * Six dinners * 6 breakfasts * Food for 5 days of hiking * Hot chocolate * Tea, coffee * Dried fruit * Beef jerky * Nuts-pistachios * Peanut butter * Granola

Air Quality: The webcam and particle counts are looking good in Yosemite, so we are planning to go ahead with the trip as of today. Adults: Tents – If you have one, great, bring it. If you need one, please let me know. Scouts: Please contact your Patrol Quartermaster for a tent/groundsheet. Br Bryon will

Dr Bryon says:There are maps of many different areas spread out all over my Den. Cuyamaca, Southern Sierras, Lagunas, San Gorgonio, San Jacinto, etc. Our Commissioner Dr. Fields gave me a picture taken on Monday at Yosemite from Glacier Point. Yes, there was some smoke, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would

It is hard to say what will happen with Yosemite since the fires are still going on. We are hopeful that things will be ok. The fires are far from our hiking trails, but there is strong possibility of a LOT of smoke. We need to be careful when mixing 9000 feet elevation, smoke, and