Lillian Lake Loop, Advice Request
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:39 pm
-Experience Level 2, but taking a newbie with me
-Staying 1 night
-3 people total
-Main Interests: fishing, scenery, mosquitos :-P (from reading TRs it sounds like I chose a good trail for that)
This weekend will be my first time camping overnight in a wilderness area (Ansel Adams) and I had some questions.
1. I didnt get permits in advance (lesson learned). Clover Meadow Station has spots left but it doesnt open until 8am which means getting permits really slows us down! Anybody ever go without? I prefer to play by the rules but I just hate to waste so much daylight. It could be 9 before we hit the trail when id prefer to start at 5 or 6. We'll probably just suck it up and get them but I thought id ask anyway.
2. We plan to take Fernandez Trailhead to Vanderburg, then Stanford, then Lillian to camp. If time allows we might hit Chittenden too. Seems like a good route that will allow a lot of fishing on the way in. Then next day we will leave via the northern trail for a change of scenery. Any advice or opinions on this route?
3. I cant find any clear regulations about collecting firewood in wilderness areas. Is it against the rules to cut/split/burn stuff thats already on the ground like Yosemite?
Any other advice is welcomed, thanks!
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-Staying 1 night
-3 people total
-Main Interests: fishing, scenery, mosquitos :-P (from reading TRs it sounds like I chose a good trail for that)
This weekend will be my first time camping overnight in a wilderness area (Ansel Adams) and I had some questions.
1. I didnt get permits in advance (lesson learned). Clover Meadow Station has spots left but it doesnt open until 8am which means getting permits really slows us down! Anybody ever go without? I prefer to play by the rules but I just hate to waste so much daylight. It could be 9 before we hit the trail when id prefer to start at 5 or 6. We'll probably just suck it up and get them but I thought id ask anyway.
2. We plan to take Fernandez Trailhead to Vanderburg, then Stanford, then Lillian to camp. If time allows we might hit Chittenden too. Seems like a good route that will allow a lot of fishing on the way in. Then next day we will leave via the northern trail for a change of scenery. Any advice or opinions on this route?
3. I cant find any clear regulations about collecting firewood in wilderness areas. Is it against the rules to cut/split/burn stuff thats already on the ground like Yosemite?
Any other advice is welcomed, thanks!
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