[pct-l] Semi off topic Yosemite advice

[Lindsey Sommer]

Thanks for the replies!

Snake Charmer: I would love to spend as much time as possible in the high
country. From what I've been able to glean, the most crowded part of the
park during the summer is the valley (no surprise), so I'm hoping that it
will be easier to get permits if I avoid that. Also, I've been trying to
figure out if there is some kind of employee/intern system for permits, and
it doesn't sound like it (dang!). Fantastic advice regarding the staff, I
definitely plan on talking to them. Also, always looking for a hiking buddy!

JPL: That's really helpful! Any advice that the people who work there have
would be most welcomed. I'm assuming a lot of them spend time in the
backcountry and know some ways to get away from the huge summer crowd.
I'll definitely wander over to the wilderness center, thanks!

Cheers,
Lindsey




On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 3:50 AM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

> Lindsey;
>    You'll be in Yosemite Valley right?  I volunteer there, but only for a
> week, in the summer.  My suggestion would be to talk to the folks in the
> wilderness center (they're almost next door to where you'll be working).
> They'll have lots of suggestions about getting a walk-in permit.  They're
> pretty good about working with folks who are volunteers or employees.  As
> far as where to go, its the same as any other hiking/camping situation: the
> farther from a trailhead, the more the crowd thins out.  Those on this list
> who have done more backcountry hiking will have some suggestions about
> specific trails.
>    Good luck!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lindsey Sommer
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:24 AM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Semi off topic Yosemite advice
>
> Hello fellow list-servers, I know this question is not related to hiking
> the PCT, but I thought it would be wise to come to you to ask you advice
> regarding Yosemite over the summer, since many of you seem to frequent (or
> live close to) the Sierras.
>
> Here is my dilemma: I'm currently an archival grad student and
> have wonderfully been offered a summer internship working in the Yosemite
> archives, which is not only well paid (gasp! a paid intern!), but I get to
> live in the park for the entire summer. GREAT!
>
> *Downside:* It's Yosemite during the summer, and since I didn't actually
> have the option to know in February where I was going to be, the permit and
> camping situation for the summer is looking DIRE. I know that ideally, I
> would have reserved campsites and wilderness permits months ago, but sadly
> this was not an option.
>
> *This is my question:* I've been reviewing the current permit reservation
> list, and while the obvious popular spots are 100% reserved for the summer,
> I notice there are a lot of trailheads that seem less full at this point.
> My Yosemite experience is limited to winter hut skiing trips, so
> I'm unfamiliar with a majority of the park, and I'm wondering if anyone has
> any experience or suggestions related to Yosemite during the summer? Where
> are the best places to go that aren't going to be insane (if any such place
> exists, but, it's a huge park)? Is it even going to be possible for me to
> camp on any weekend without a permit??
>
> And no, it's not an option to go somewhere else, how often does a national
> park pay YOU :)
>
> (I know that Yosemite reserves 40% of their daily wilderness permits for
> walk-ins, but I'm fairly certain these are only for next day entry dates,
> and that is complicated, since I can't run out of the archives to stand in
> line all morning.)
>
> Thanks so much!
> Lindsey
>
>
>
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Lindsey Sommer
MLIS Candidate 2014 -- University of California, Los Angeles
lgsommer at gmail.com
M: (808) 298-1116
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lindsey-sommer/7/7b1/454