Hey Rich, you can call me Tom any time
while I don't know your experience or comfortably level, I hate to say that if I had gone solo, I probably would have been fine. I'm comfortable with small trails on steep slopes and the deep, slippery duff on the lower section was more of a pain in my lower section. Alone, I would probably have had much more time to recon when the switchbacks disappeared. I don't know.
I told my wife I never got the chance to really explore TV, so it's on my list again for sometime in the future, perhaps from South Lake, down to TV, then up to Palisades, Mather pass and upper basin, out Taboose pass. A nice shuttle on the same side of the hills. She doesn't want to talk about it right now and I don't blame her, so I'll park that one in my head along with the many others I want to do before I die.
TR Rancheria to Tehipite Valley (5 and final, then some pics
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Re: TR Rancheria to Tehipite Valley (5 and final, then some pics
If you don't know where you're going, then any path will get you there.
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Sorry about that Jim. (calling you Tom)
be glad you are not named Richard, people have called me every name in the book!
be glad you are not named Richard, people have called me every name in the book!
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Just got in from the LeConte Divide - you had a memorable experience for sure! I bet your son will be talking about that one with his grandkids. Kudos to you for staying put and not succumbing to the lure of "maybe we can walk out". I don't think that would have ended well. Sometimes "up" is easier - sometimes it is not!
Those bears sound scary!! The one hiding behind the tree in particular.
Big kudos for being brave enough to post this on the internet. I want to ask if you would email me the entire trip report and pictures to distribute to the members of the team who came out to find you? The team would love to read it. We are faceless and nameless volunteers who don't care to stand in the limelight, but we do like to hear the whole story behind the text message "subjects found, stand down."
I agree that the comments are maddening on the Fresno Bee articles - I try very hard not to scroll down to them ever! The articles are often wrong enough, no need to subject anyone to the idiocy of the "expert" city folk who have no clue.
Those bears sound scary!! The one hiding behind the tree in particular.
Big kudos for being brave enough to post this on the internet. I want to ask if you would email me the entire trip report and pictures to distribute to the members of the team who came out to find you? The team would love to read it. We are faceless and nameless volunteers who don't care to stand in the limelight, but we do like to hear the whole story behind the text message "subjects found, stand down."
I agree that the comments are maddening on the Fresno Bee articles - I try very hard not to scroll down to them ever! The articles are often wrong enough, no need to subject anyone to the idiocy of the "expert" city folk who have no clue.
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Re: TR Rancheria to Tehipite Valley (5 and final, then some pics
Hi AlmostThere,
I'd be happy to send it to you along with pics. Forward me an e-mail address to send it to.
I hope your trip went well. Look forward to a TR.
Richlong8, I had a friend named Richard. He always said, "when I come back, I want to be wealthy. I already know what it's like to be Rich".
I'd be happy to send it to you along with pics. Forward me an e-mail address to send it to.
I hope your trip went well. Look forward to a TR.
Richlong8, I had a friend named Richard. He always said, "when I come back, I want to be wealthy. I already know what it's like to be Rich".
If you don't know where you're going, then any path will get you there.
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