Sierrapaloosa 2003

“That's supposed to read "if our schedules align"”

“WLD, I'd like it if you went on the 7 dayer.”

“The 5 day loop is the same hike as the 7 day, just hiked faster?

The loop is out of Mineral King, Bear paw meadows, five lakes basin, black rock pass, etc.?

I think you could count me in for some aspect of this trip. I'm just a little late in the game as I haven't been around very much lately. Honestly this is the first time I opened this thread. Please bring me up to speed :)”

“Thinair: There is trip information on the trips page. Here are links:

5-Day Trip

7-Day Trip”

“That didn't work too well.”

“Thats ok, I just went to the trips page. thanks for bringing that page to my attention! Like I said I haven't been around here much lately. :)”

“That 5 day sounds awesome except that it is over the 4th of July. My wife and I have a tradition of going to the coast to the place I proposed to her two years ago on the 4th. Don't think she would want to go on such a long backpack...7 days is too long for me right now...HMMMMM how to make this work :{}”

“thinair,
If you can't make the whole trip, you can always hike in a day or two with the group, then hike back out.

The 7 day trip starts on the 5th. You can do your trip on the 4th (assuming dayhike?), then head for Mineral King on the 5th.

Follow Navi's trip starting a day late on the 6th . I think their first day (5th)is only 3 miles, and 2nd (6th) day ~4-5 miles. If I remember right, your packs are light and you guys cover a lot of miles, so you should be able to catch up on the 6th. The 5 day group is doing the loop in reverse, so we'll be between Lost Canyon and Columbine on our 4th day/their 2nd day to meet for the night. You and your wife could hike out with the 5 day group, and you can have a little of both trips! Plus your anniversary trip!”

“SnowAngel, wouldya plz e me if you're the one pickin' up the permit for the 5-day group, it's gonna be on me. I cain't be more'n 75% sure that I can make it at the moment, the least I can do is pick up the tab and be there in spirit eh? And I assume since it's one price for a group permit you'd be getting it for the full 15 or 12 or whatever the max group size is, right?”

“Does anyone go near Fresno on the 5 day trip that I could catch a ride to the trail head and back after the trip?”

“Mapquest says I come thru Bakersfield, is that close? I'll be coming a day early, will hang around in area getting aclimated.

Where do I rent a bear canister?

Thanks”

“I live in Fresno, but it looks like I will be going up on the 7 day trip. Your from Fresno eay...”

“Ld, you can rent bear cans at most outfitters, REI, Sports Chalet, etc. or at the Park Headquarters (close to the end of the road).”

“Hi Rockman (aka pantscandy... Just have to ask... Why the name change? ;-)... ) I am hooked on flyfishing! Haven't had as much water time as I would like. Still such a beginnnnnner... Took my rod last summer when backpacking in the Eagle Cap Wilderness up to Ice Lake and those fish didn't even care how inexperienced I was! They just got real impatient waiting for me to get my hook out of the bushes behind me! Hope you come along on this hike so I can have someone to fish with. (read.. someone to show me how..)”

“Hodgeman, let's work on this schedule idea. Would be nice to not have to drive the whole way by myself. I'll change my status to "fer sure" on the trip page! email me at anne2500@yahoo.com and let's synchronize. Have you talked ChinaChas into coming along? He doesn't believe I really own a backpack!! lol”

“I found someone elses trip on webshots. Check out some of the places we'll see. There's a special surprise on shots #31 & 32.”

“I'm poster 666!


I wonder what that means.”

“LadyHiker - Haven't been able to reach Chas, lately

Check yer mail”

“I found someone elses trip on webshots. Check out some of the places we'll see. There's a special surprise on shots #31 & 32."
The-Naviguesser
09:32:35 PM
02/06/03

I couldn't get the time off work, but still got to be part of the trip! I've done that several times . . . show up unannounced.”

“LDhiker,

Check your e-mail”

“NA, I will get the permit for 15 on March 1st. Might as well get it for the maximum amount as long as they charge a flat fee.

On the eastern side they charge $5 per person, so that's when the headcount is more important.”

“I signed on to the 5-day trip.

There's a movement afoot at work where I might have to go to Singapore around the trip's time frame.

If anything changes, I'll post about it.”

“Hi, I posted on the trip page and its thread, but looks like this is where the action is......
I'm Karen from some other forums, sort of know some of you.......
My husband and I would love to join the 5-day trip. We can offer the loan of an extra bear cannister (Garcia kind) and a ride to Tango, since we would be driving from Sonoma County.”

“Is it July yet? 8)”

“Snow, e me your PO Box or home addy, and I'll send ya the 10-spot fer that permit. I follow the path of tek, and "might" be skipping the country about the time of the trip, bummah. I'll feel better if the least I can do is get y'all the perm I reckon'.

Wannabp, whur'bout you 2 from? I'm one county over in Fairfield. Perhaps a carpool thang would work.”

“Naked, we're in Sebastopol. We generally do some kind of east bay excursion to I-5, but we could do the 80 route, then south on 5.”

“This is going to be fun.”

“The 7 day trip is going to be MORE fun than the 5 day!

nee ner nee ner!”

“At least 2 days more of fun!!

Am I right in assuming that the 7 day trip and the 5 day trip will be going in opposite directions and meeting at some point along the trail? Have we figured out where we will be meeting?”

“Can I do both?”

“The thread for the 'little' trip mentioned Lost Canyon as the meeting place. I hope there's room for about 30 tents !!!”

“Sure WLD !! Start with the 5 dayers and then catch us on our day 2 and turn around...... That would be great !! Why didn't I think of that.”

“Hmmm, that just might work!”

“hey Naviguesser & WLD - Paul says hello! how many miles are y'all planning for the 7-day trip, and when are you doing it? what route have you settled on - almost 700 messages in this thread and i just can't find those critical bits of information.”

“TarbubbleBaby, I hope you have been out there HIKING! If you check the trips section of this board there might be details and stats. Tell Paul I said HEY!”

“thanks WLD - i don't know these boards too well just yet. of course we've been out hiking! Paul and i will be zooming around Crystal Cove or San Mateo Canyon tomorrow morning! hope to see you soon, but i don't know if i'll be able to make the JT BP this month. :(”

“Lost Canyon - is that where we'll all find each other? With all the people going, having two groups has turned out to be a good idea.”

“Well I would hope you do everything in your power to make the JT BP. LOL
It is going to ROCK!
And of course Paul is going to have a blast bouldering. He is the perfect size! LOL”

“Karen, sign up as "yes" on the trips page if there's a good chance you'll be going. If he doesn't have a log in name to reply as a yes, e-mail me so I save a space for him. I don't get on this board as much lately and have to play catch up every few days, but I always check this thread when I'm on.

So far I have 9 signed up. I'm not counting the maybe's until I see a "yes". So right now there's 6 openings (and 10 maybe's). 8 of 9 signed up have canisters. Bbinkley is signed up for both trips, so I don't know which one he's going on. The max is 15 for the permit, so if it goes over that, someone else would have to apply for one. I'm not sure what the quota is for the day on that trail.

WLD, this would be a good warmup for the JMT. This would be a test to see what kind of mileage/el gain & loss you & JDsmiling can do. Start on the 5 day and finish with the 7 day . . . it'll give you 9 days out.

Leaving for Mammoth. Be back late Sunday!!! Have a great weekend!”

“Take a looky at the NPS SEKI Website. I'm not sure which trailhead we are departing from within the Mineral King area but permit quotas are specified for each trailhead. Considering the hikes will start around the 4th of July we really should grab up those permits asap. Trailhead quotas are rangeing from 15-25/day and surely we'll not be the only one up there.”

“Timber Gap is 25 people per day.”

“Thanks, SnowNymph, I changed to a "yes" and e-mailed you about Jerry coming.

We're a definite now, so there's an extra bear cannister someone can borrow and we can drive past Fairfield and Fresno, if anyone wants to car pool.

Off today to get back in shape. My grown-up daughter rides her horse and I try to keep up walking with rocks in my day pack. We plan 15 miles today. Uh oh, I forgot to mention I was a teeny bit crazy! Really, it's a great way to build up aerobic capacity.”

“Hi Paul! Did you get over that burn?
Tar, did the trips page answer your questions? Love to have you along.

WLD, what JT BP? How come I don't have the details yet?”

“Ah heyall Snow, I better make mine a "yes" as well. I've a cannister, matter of fact, tek I got it from you bro, hehe.”

“It looks like I will not be able to start the hike with either group. I must work on Friday and Saturday. So I'm planning on leaving on Sunday Early and meeting up with everyone at the rendevue point and it's all up in the air from there.

I might be able to depart Saturday, if I can get a co-worker to cover for me.

So you guys figure out where exactly your meeting and I'll see you there!”

“Paul says: "burn? what burn? i don't remember any burn. gee, that steaming mug sure looks interesting, excuse me while i stick my fingers in it..."

yessss, the trip page answered all. now i just have to figure out how on earth i could do it. July 5th is the Mr.'s birthday, and he can't get the week off if we're doing the JMT. i must set my tiny mental wheels to spinning.

WLD is organizing a "beginner's backpack" at JT on 2/22-23. he posted it somewhere here, but i can't recall the name- "new backpackers trip" or something like that.”

“Wow, Lot's of activity since I've been gone! LOVE IT! Just got back from Ocala pt 2. 21 people on the trip, it was GREAT!!!

Wannabp-That would be great if I could catch a ride with you guys. Thank you for the offer!”

“Tango, I just e-mailed you back.

Snow Nymph, I set up an accout for my husband. He's the new "definite" on the list, user name is landscaper.

It's getting real. Tomorrow, I request the time off.”

“Tar, celebrate on the weekend before, then again on the 3rd. That should keep him happy, then hit the trail.”

“I'm 7 hunnert, yeah for me!”