Couple of last minute thoughts:<\/p>\n
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- Don’t forget to bring some clothes and a towel to sleep in at Mammoth.<\/li>\n
- When we park in Yosemite we cannot leave any smelly things in the car.\u00a0 There will\/should be a bear locker nearby, but it is an honor code system so don’t plan to put anything valuable there.<\/li>\n
- The trip to Ten Lakes may be a direct route (same as coming back).\u00a0 The outgoing plan that I had may have followed a county line instead of a trail.\u00a0 Lisa will confirm the trail when she gets the permit.<\/li>\n
- The backup plan is to go to Young Lakes via Dog Lake if we cannot get a trail permit.<\/li>\n
- Getting there:\u00a0 Exit Yosemite Valley on highway 120. Take a left at the gas station following highway 120 for 19.5 miles to the Yosemite Creek \/ Ten Lakes trailhead, which is clearly marked. There is paved parking on the right side and dirt parking on the left. The trailhead is about 20 yards from the road. Although I have seen two different topographic maps with very different mileage estimates, the trailhead sign notes the distance for Grant Lakes at 5.8 miles and Ten Lakes at 6.3 miles.<\/li>\n
- Bring cash to give to Amelia for dinner, permits, yosemite entrance fee, and bear bins (if needed).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Update 2:<\/h1>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.yosemitetrail.net\/Ten_lake_3_new.jpg\" "\\"Ten")
We will soon have our own better pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Okay everyone.\u00a0 I’m still waiting for an email from the Forest Service about trail conditions, but baring any really bad reports we will be going to Ten Lakes<\/strong><\/a> via the path marked on 2011 yosemite backpacking options (google earth)<\/a>.\u00a0 From the map I’ve placed on Google earth it looks like its about 9.2 miles going there and 6.3 miles back.\u00a0 We will start at the Tioga Road start and where our trail intersects with the White Wolf path we will take a bit or a detour to go up along the ridge for some great views of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolomne before we drop down into the Ten Lakes area.\u00a0 I’m not gonna lie, but I think this will be a somewhat challenging hike getting there.\u00a0 On the way we will head straight back to our cars for a long drive home (probably after we stop by the gas station<\/a> to eat.<\/p>\n
<\/a>To Ten Lakes<\/p>\n
From Ten Lakes<\/p>\n
Ten Lakes Topographic Map<\/p>\n
The Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Travel Plans<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Car 1 (Lisa, Amelia, Suzanne):\n
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- Leaving Weds or EARLY Thursday.
\nWill be getting backpacking permits at 11am on Thursday in Yosemite and bear canisters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n - Car 2 (Brian, Tom, Paul) :\n
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- Leaving Thursday (8\/11) around 2-4 (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We will be sleeping at Lisa’s grandparents house the first night.\u00a0 Bring a set of clothes to sleep into and keep your next days clothes handyWe will change into some clean clothes on the way home at the gas station and get home late Sunday night (8\/14)<\/p>\n
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Backpacking-Supply-List<\/h3>\n
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- Make sure you go through the checklist<\/li>\n
- It is probably going to be buggy. Bring bug spray<\/span>!\u00a0 Also, I went and got a mosquito netting for my head and we have a couple of mosquito nets that might fit us (we have never used them).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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Sleeping Arrangements<\/h3>\n
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- Lisa and Brian (Tent 1)<\/li>\n
- Amelia and Suzanne (Tent 2)<\/li>\n
- Tom and Paul (Tent 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Food<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day 1<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Breakfast:\u00a0 at Mammoth (TBD)<\/li>\n
- Lunch on trail: You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- Dinner:\u00a0 Lisa and Amelia are picking up dehydrated food and smore stuff.\u00a0 Let us know if you are picky.\u00a0 Bill to come.\n
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- Fish?\u00a0 if we catch some.\u00a0 I’ll have lemon pepper and aluminum foil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day 2<\/span><\/p>\n
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- \n
- \n
- Breakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- Lunch on trail: You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- Dinner:\u00a0 Lisa and Amelia are picking up dehydrated food and smore stuff.\u00a0 Let us know if you are picky.\u00a0 Bill to come.\n
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- Fish?\u00a0 if we catch some.\u00a0 I’ll have lemon pepper and aluminum foil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day 3<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Breakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- Lunch:\u00a0 At the gas station<\/li>\n
- Dinner:\u00a0 Somewhere in bishop or at home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Update 1:<\/h1>\n
After looking at things a bit more, I’m thinking that the Ten Lakes hike would be nice.\u00a0 I’ve uploaded a new Google Earth file (2011 Yosemite backpacking options (google earth)<\/a>) that shows the planned hike.\u00a0 It is somewhat of a loop and should be fun to see different things hiking each way.\u00a0 Next step is to call the Forest Service to see if the trails aren’t still snow packed<\/p>\n
Backpacking Ideas (7\/17\/2011)<\/h1>\n
Gearing to go on our annual group backpacking trip this will be the third year doing this.\u00a0 I think this year we will do a hike out of Yosemite hopefully to an area that isn’t too crowded.\u00a0 So far here are my ideas with a few links to some reviews and maps<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Yosemite<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Tuolumne Meadows<\/h3>\n
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- Young Lakes via Glen Aulin<\/a> (6.0) – 4 persons<\/li>\n
- Young Lakes via Dog Lake<\/a> (6.0) – 8 persons<\/li>\n
- Ireland Lake<\/a> (11.4) – 16 persons<\/li>\n
- May Lake via Murphy Creek<\/a> (6.3) – 10 persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tioga Road<\/h3>\n
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- Ten Lakes via White Wolf Campground (9.5) – 10 persons?<\/li>\n
- Ten Lakes via Ten Lakes trail<\/a> (6.2) – 16 persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes and Maps<\/h2>\n
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- (Distances are one way)<\/li>\n
- Trailhead Information<\/a><\/li>\n
- Upclose Trails<\/a><\/li>\n
- Plan your visit PDF<\/a><\/li>\n
- 2011 yosemite backpacking options (google earth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Update 3: Here are the Ten Lakes Topo Maps from Google Earth and Official Maps (cut up) for our hike! Couple of last minute thoughts: Don’t forget to bring some clothes and a towel to sleep in at Mammoth. When we park in Yosemite we cannot leave any smelly things in the car.\u00a0 There will\/should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blt-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":944,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Upclose Trails<\/a><\/li>\n
- Young Lakes via Dog Lake<\/a> (6.0) – 8 persons<\/li>\n
- Breakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- \n
- Lunch on trail: You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- Breakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\n
- \n
- Dinner:\u00a0 Lisa and Amelia are picking up dehydrated food and smore stuff.\u00a0 Let us know if you are picky.\u00a0 Bill to come.\n
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- \n
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- Leaving Thursday (8\/11) around 2-4 (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Leaving Weds or EARLY Thursday.
- Car 1 (Lisa, Amelia, Suzanne):\n
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![<\/a>To Ten Lakes<\/p>\nFrom Ten Lakes<\/p>\nTen Lakes Topographic Map<\/p>\nThe Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\nTravel Plans<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n Car 1 (Lisa, Amelia, Suzanne):\n\nLeaving Weds or EARLY Thursday.\nWill be getting backpacking permits at 11am on Thursday in Yosemite and bear canisters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nCar 2 (Brian, Tom, Paul) :\n\nLeaving Thursday (8\/11) around 2-4 (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe will be sleeping at Lisa’s grandparents house the first night.\u00a0 Bring a set of clothes to sleep into and keep your next days clothes handyWe will change into some clean clothes on the way home at the gas station and get home late Sunday night (8\/14)<\/p>\n\n\nBackpacking-Supply-List<\/h3>\n\nMake sure you go through the checklist<\/li>\nIt is probably going to be buggy. Bring bug spray<\/span>!\u00a0 Also, I went and got a mosquito netting for my head and we have a couple of mosquito nets that might fit us (we have never used them).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\nSleeping Arrangements<\/h3>\n\nLisa and Brian (Tent 1)<\/li>\nAmelia and Suzanne (Tent 2)<\/li>\nTom and Paul (Tent 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nFood<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDay 1<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nBreakfast:\u00a0 at Mammoth (TBD)<\/li>\nLunch on trail: You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\nDinner:\u00a0 Lisa and Amelia are picking up dehydrated food and smore stuff.\u00a0 Let us know if you are picky.\u00a0 Bill to come.\n\nFish?\u00a0 if we catch some.\u00a0 I’ll have lemon pepper and aluminum foil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDay 2<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nBreakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\nLunch on trail: You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\nDinner:\u00a0 Lisa and Amelia are picking up dehydrated food and smore stuff.\u00a0 Let us know if you are picky.\u00a0 Bill to come.\n\nFish?\u00a0 if we catch some.\u00a0 I’ll have lemon pepper and aluminum foil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDay 3<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nBreakfast:\u00a0 You are on your own<\/span><\/li>\nLunch:\u00a0 At the gas station<\/li>\nDinner:\u00a0 Somewhere in bishop or at home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nUpdate 1:<\/h1>\nAfter looking at things a bit more, I’m thinking that the Ten Lakes hike would be nice.\u00a0 I’ve uploaded a new Google Earth file (2011 Yosemite backpacking options (google earth)<\/a>) that shows the planned hike.\u00a0 It is somewhat of a loop and should be fun to see different things hiking each way.\u00a0 Next step is to call the Forest Service to see if the trails aren’t still snow packed<\/p>\nBackpacking Ideas (7\/17\/2011)<\/h1>\nGearing to go on our annual group backpacking trip this will be the third year doing this.\u00a0 I think this year we will do a hike out of Yosemite hopefully to an area that isn’t too crowded.\u00a0 So far here are my ideas with a few links to some reviews and maps<\/p>\n <\/p>\nYosemite<\/strong><\/h2>\nTuolumne Meadows<\/h3>\n\nYoung Lakes via Glen Aulin<\/a> (6.0) – 4 persons<\/li>\nYoung Lakes via Dog Lake<\/a> (6.0) – 8 persons<\/li>\nIreland Lake<\/a> (11.4) – 16 persons<\/li>\nMay Lake via Murphy Creek<\/a> (6.3) – 10 persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTioga Road<\/h3>\n\nTen Lakes via White Wolf Campground (9.5) – 10 persons?<\/li>\nTen Lakes via Ten Lakes trail<\/a> (6.2) – 16 persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNotes and Maps<\/h2>\n\n(Distances are one way)<\/li>\nTrailhead Information<\/a><\/li>\nUpclose Trails<\/a><\/li>\nPlan your visit PDF<\/a><\/li>\n2011 yosemite backpacking options (google earth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update 3: Here are the Ten Lakes Topo Maps from Google Earth and Official Maps (cut up) for our hike! Couple of last minute thoughts: Don’t forget to bring some clothes and a towel to sleep in at Mammoth. 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