Steven writes in:
“I’ve been reading your blog off and on in preparation for my hiking trip with my son last week. Great job, with lots of insight into the “real Yosemite”.
Frank and I hiked into Sunrise HSC to open it. We were the first registered guests to sign in for the 2007 season (no prizes, though). We had a great time and hiked down the John Muir Trail from Catherdral Lakes into Sunrise, contemplated hiking to Cloud’s Rest (but it was beyond our capabilities), and then hiked out through Tenaya Lake. The shuttle is running every 30 minutes in both directions from Tuolumne Meadows down to Olmstead Point. I can not imagine hiking it in reverse, and having the shuttle take us to the JMT trailhead was easy and convenient. The hike through Cathedral Pass was awesome, and Long Meadow is stunning.
I’ve attached some pictures-feel free to post them to let people know that these is more to Yosemite than the valley floor. I’ve attached a few pictures of our hike in the high country, and some of the smoke in the valley from the prescribed burn by Bridalveil.
Steven
P.S. I read your entry on surrounding towns in the Sierras and I’d like to add my comments on Jamestown. It’s about an hour(ish) north on 120 and is in the heart of the Sonora Gold Rush. The town is three blocks long, with a haunted hotel, an olive oil store, and gold. The man in the picture is Joshua Vick, who let’s folks dig on his land and find gold. What you see in the pan is the result of 2 of us digging, and sluicing for about 4 hours. In total, we split about $350 in nuggets and flakes with one other family.”
Wow! Sounds like you guys had a great trip! Thanks for the email and photos, Steven.
If you’ve had an exciting trip, done something fun in or around the park or saw something newsworthy, please send it to me. I’m always looking for new stories. Pictures are welcome. You can email me what you have to: loyd@yosemiteblog.com