High Sierra Topix

rlown wrote:Aren't stoves w/o shutoff capabilities currently illegal along certain parts of your route at that time?

I also use an esbit stove, and I've never been able to get a clear, concise answer either by phone or in person. For example, Freestone posted this email reply on this thread back in July:

You can use an alcohol stove and any pressurized liquid fuel stove with an on off valve.
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In addition, the pdf file that is linked mentions that jellied gas (ie esbit) is allowed.

This is the kind of response I've also received. If this was a firm, widely mandated policy, like the use of bear cans, then it would be pretty straightforward to simply state that only pressurized gas canisters were allowed.

Wow, what a great report! I was searching for data on the Ionian Basin, a goal for next summer, and of course I didn't find it, but I got lost reading your excellent TR. Hmmm... maybe I'll do Davis Lake Basin instead

What info on Ionian are you looking for. Plenty of us on here that have wandered all over it.

Thanks BSquared! I'm planning on going through Ionian Basin next summer, maybe I'll see you there. BTW, I can't imagine there are many places Rogue hasn't wandered in the Sierra


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Type Ionian into the search feature, you will find a ton of info, and if you don't then
some of us can surely answer your questions.

Great winter reading … and planing.
thanks for the great TR and pics.

Rogue (et al.),

[Wow, it's been a looong time since I last looked in on this forum! Shame on me ]

Excellent question! I think what I'm really after is some reassurance that a couple of aging backpackers with only mild off-trail experience aren't likely to get into serious trouble in (and getting out of) the basin. Some of the reports I've read about Wanda Pass, in particular, made me wonder whether it might be too much for us. We turned back from Blue Lake Pass in Yosemite a couple of years ago, but it was an extremely high-snow year and the pass looked very slippery from the basin below. From what I've been reading, snow is likely to be the very least of our problems this year, especially in late August, when our trip is most likely. More likely to have to worry about finding water!

It took some work to put that report together and I'm so glad that you did. I enjoyed it very much, thank you.

Great report and pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Laree, Gary and Phil! Your comments are very much appreciated.