Has anybody been to Yosemite recently?

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I went to the Valley this weekend for the first time in ages. The falls are full, including the seasonal ones like Ribbon. The dogwood is in bloom everywhere. Spring is going wild there right now and you should go soon if you can.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

la la la la I CAN'T HEAR YOUUUUUUU

― oops (Oops), Monday, 10 May 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Yosemite!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Was there in February and yes everyone needs to go now.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm taking my mom next month.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd love to go. One day, one day ....

― C J (C J), Monday, 10 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Any time is beautiful, but Yosemite Valley is particularly stunning right now. It's one of the prettiest springs in the Valley I can remember.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 10 May 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

what causes seasonal variation? blooming? snowmelt? my parents were there in March and said it was really great.

do I infer correctly that mid-to-late September is the optimal time to visit if you want to do at least day-hiking in Tuolomne Meadows, e.g., but don't want to be crushed by tourists? has anyone been on any of the outdoor-oriented 2-3 day tours from SF (Merced)? are the Green Tortoise trips as sketchy as their hostel?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 10 May 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

gabbneb

The valley really has 4 distinct seasons unlike most of California. It obviously has to do with water but also with the sun exposure.

Tuolomne Meadows is always full of tourists but don't let that stop you. September is beautiful in the high country, so is May/June. BTW Tioga is opening on the 15th, if I recall correctly.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 10 May 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

my question was too imprecise - i meant, what makes one year at yosemite different from another (and this year especially nice)?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 10 May 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Snowfall, rainfall, random weather.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 10 May 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Yosemite was the one big disappointment of me and Sarah's road trip last June. Full of crowds and mosquitoes.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 10 May 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Tuolomne Meadows is always full of tourists but don't let that stop you.

my parents reported that the Park was near-empty ~Feb-Mar, but I gather that you can only really walk on the roads through Yosemite Valley at that time. What I'm wondering is whether there is any interim period early or late in the season when most or all of the park is accessible, but the crowds are comparatively small.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 10 May 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Not really. I'm perhaps not as crowd-phobic as most because I grew up in the park and new faces were a welcome source of excitement. That said, major holiday weekends in the summer are just too much. However, if you go to, say, Tuolomne Meadows, and then go into the back country, you can always find places relatively bereft of tourists and find people there who are more than day trippers. My advice - take a weekday or two off and go now. There were lots of people this last weekend but even in the Valley, if you know how to get off the most beaten paths you can find some serenity.

― Michael White (Hereward), Monday, 10 May 2004 23:26 (twenty-one years ago)

nine months pass...

Went to the bathroom in a cowboy bar.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

Shaved by lamplight.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Sang the ballad o' the snowchains.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Went to the bathroom in a cowboy bar.

Where and why does this stand out for you?

― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

I'm from Edgware.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Chinese Camp.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 23 February 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

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