Good time of year for Yosemite / good park for late July or early August?

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 01:43:47 GMT, (Patty Winter)
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Charles Kozierok wrote:
After just doing an insane 7-hour visit to Yosemite I *need* to go back.

I want to try to plan a trip there for next year and do it right. I am
trying to get my research in place as soon as possible.

Good idea! That way you can make hotel reservations ASAP.


What are you, Patty? A local chamber of commerce person?

Hotels/motels are outrageously expensive, even in the park. Outside
the park, better plan on $125-$200 a night for a room. In park, $100+
for what could be deemed squalid conditions.

Your trip really should include some camping at the high elevations
during the time of year you are planning. Late June, early July is
great for the water falls, but only spend the day in the valley then
go high.

Again, the local folks rip you off at the motels around here.


"Rip off"? The hotels and motels charge what the market will bear. I would
not call it a rip off.

In article ,
Charles Kozierok wrote:

After just doing an insane 7-hour visit to Yosemite I *need* to go back.

Years ago on Memorial day a friend and I drove to Baldy Village
(So. Calif.) to do a hike. We need a permit and the ranger
station was only open on weekends (shouldn't a holiday qualify).
We decided to head up to Long Pine, but on the way we saw a sign
that said "Tioga Pass: Open". Shaking our heads and muttering
about it being a long day we drove to Yosemite. My friend dropped
me off at a trailhead on the Tioga road. I had to climb a snow
bank to get on the trail and it was "interesting" trying to
follow the old license plates nailed to tree while tripping on
sun cups. I made it to the Valley and then to the Village (about
12 miles of walking), met my friend and then we drove home to
Orange County.

I slept quite well that night after one incredible day.

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Icono Clast wrote:

I once pitched a tent in the campground on the other side of Tuolomne
Pass at about 8,000 (maybe 8,300) feet. The stars were so bright that
I could see them through the fabric of the tent. It was _cold_! 33°F!

I have a similar memory though it was at upper Cathedral Lake. Getting
out of the bag and tent at 3am to water a tree was quite "invigorating"
but worth it for the blazing stars and a very bright Mars.


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In article ,
Icono Clast wrote:
I once pitched a tent in the campground on the other side of Tuolomne
Pass at about 8,000 (maybe 8,300) feet. The stars were so bright that
I could see them through the fabric of the tent. It was _cold_! 33°F!

In my experience, the high Sierra gets down to below freezing in the
morning almost every day of the year. If you sleep out under the stars,
expect frost on your sleeping bag in the morning.