Vermilion Valley Resort or Muir Trail Ranch

[Mike M.]

js: how many days do you plan to take to get from South Lake to Happy Isle?

If ten days or less, you should have no need to resupply, unless you are trying to hike as light as possible. You should be able to easily carry ten days of food. Why waste a day resupplying?

Mike

[js hill]

We are leaving out of South Lake on the 29th of July. We will have about 17 days to do this trip. It's the first time in a long time that we will not have to worry about meeting deadlines. We plan on hiking about 8 to 12 miles a day with a few layover days. We are going to resupply at Mammoth as well as either MTR or VVR. Thanks for all you input and if you have any more suggestions, pass tthem on.

[DoyleWDonehoo]

When I did the JMT, we started at Glacier Point (we all had done the Falls stairs too many times already), and we resupplied at Toulumne Meadows, Mammoth and the MTR. It was nice to be able to carry so little food. But once we reached MTR, we picked up two weeks worth of food. We were barely able to get our packs off the ground.
Well, things are different now, and gear and food much lighter.

[bill.richardson]

Doyle,

I'm not the owner of VVR - that would be Jim Clement. I'm the webmaster - I've been maintaining the site since Jim bought VVR from Butch's widow.

VVR has been open now for about a week; MTR is still buried in snow - the melt is only just now beginning.

The bulge at Florence dam actually turned out to be rather cosmetic - that is, it was apparently caused by some frozen pipes that run through the dam - no structural damage to speak of from what I hear.

Bill

[DoyleWDonehoo]

I'm the webmaster - I've been maintaining the site since Jim bought VVR from Butch's widow.

...and I am the gate-keeper. Sorry, movie reference.
I remember Butch well. Once I was writing him a check, and I was getting out some I.D., and Butch said, "Never mind that. Flakes don't come up here. "
Great place, VVR.

[Carne_DelMuerto]

...and I am the gate-keeper. Sorry, movie reference.

Ghostbusters quotes are always appreciated.

[ERIC]

It's wet up there.

[RoguePhotonic]

Whoa. Seeing flooding like that makes me look forward to what sort of crazy sights I may see in the Sierra this summer.

[Telkwa]

A coupla years ago we were thinking about taking the boat to the end of Edison, but it was too low. Has the lake level recovered?

[DoyleWDonehoo]

A coupla years ago we were thinking about taking the boat to the end of Edison, but it was too low. Has the lake level recovered?

From VVR:
"Lake Level FULL
Lake level is 6' below TOP OF DAM, projected to hit top of dam (spill level) by August 1st."