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Sunday: Misty Trail and Half Dome (this is Yosemite's most popular trail, 7kms each way) which continues to Half Dome (27 kms round trip). Click here for a description of the whole hike.
A general note about food: leave absolutely no food in your cars, unless you want to demolish them. Bears do not forgive. They WILL destroy your car if they see just a few potato chips or if they smell fruit in the trunk. They "WILL", not "may". It is up to you if you want to a) store food in bear-proof lockers, b) hang it from trees, c) keep it in the tent with you (better lose your life than your car). If you think an item (box of chips, water bottle, packed sandwich) is harmless in the car, the question is very simple: if it is so harmless, why don't you keep it in the tent with you?
There are restaurants in Yosemite valley, but they are very far from where we camp, they suck, they are is overcrowded, they close at 9pm, they are expensive. People who want to eat outside Yosemite will have to go to Mariposa, a long drive.
Most of us prefer to cook where we camp (saturday dinner, sunday breakfast). Here is what we discussed so far. We don't want to get into "and we share the costs" because that leads to nasty math and arguments. Saturday night we do it potluck: everybody contributes what they want. Sunday morning everybody takes care of her/his breakfast.
Christian and Howdy have stoves. Let's assume that Christian and Howdy have all the cooking gears needed except pots and pans.
People can: bring a dish from home; cook a dish on site; bring extras (see below).
piero & Antonio: four boxes of pasta, peeled tomatoes, sauce, oil, salt, onion, garlic, basil, Antonio cooks on site (feeds 6-8, vegetarian)
piero brings pot and pan
Jamie: something healthy & something desserty
Matthieu: cups & napkins for everybody + 2 gallons of water
Sandra: garbage bags, styrophon cups and hot chocolate mix
Lisa/Shizuka: box of pasta, sauce, a gallon of water
Sandra and Lars will have dinner early and join later.
If you want to contribute anything else, let me know.
People who don't bring food should take care of:
Do NOT buy this friday (as in "bears rip your car apart"). You will be able to buy all of this saturday. There is a store at the gas station near Crane Flat (where 120 forks) and of course the expensive one in the valley.
If you have better ideas, let me know.
If you prefer to sleep in a motel/cabin, you have to make your own arrangements.
The Yosemite Gatehouse Lodge is very close to where we camp.
Distance from:
Directions. As you are driving east on 120, it will take a long time (and a lot of curves) before you get to the beginning of Yosemite National Park. The left turn on Evergreen Rd (also marked "Mather campground") is a few kms before the ranger station, so almost at the very end. If you get to the ranger station, you missed it: just drive back and take the first road on your right.
After a while you get to a fork. At the fork, take the road on the left and look for a spot big enough for 5-6 cars. If you get to Mather campground you went too far.
Repeat: you are driving east on 120 towards Yosemite; minutes before the ranger station, there is a paved road on the left called Evergreen Rd; take it and keep driving north on Evergreen Rd till the fork; take the road on the left and look for a spot on your left-hand side.
Map.
We camp in the forest, which means that we can make as much noise as we like and stay up as late as we like (in an official campground you can't make noise, and after 10pm you can't even talk).
I have a campfire permit at the California Dept of Forestry so we are absolutely legal.
If, instead, you want to make reservation to an official campground, dial 1-800-436-7275 (or 209 372-0200 for information).
