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hamsterfish
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by hamsterfish » Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:31 am
Did a brief weekend trip in Yosemite a few weeks back (June 7,8,9). Started at Tuolomne Meadows, up Lyell Canyon to Donohue Pass and then back.
Temps were 80's most of the time with a few light rain/hail storm that lasted about 5 minutes.
Crowds were minimal, mosquitoes were moderate. We were warned it was very muddy...but only found a few muddy spots that were easy to walk around.
Here's a video we did:
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Vaca Russ
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by Vaca Russ » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:12 am
Hamster,
Great video. It is a good thing you guys are not affected by whiskey!
-Russ
"...Or have you only comfort, and the lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host and then a master?"
Kahil Gibran.
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millertime
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by millertime » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:28 pm
Cool video TR!
A few things:
1. I about jumped out of my chair at The Joy Formidable
2. All of your music was awesome.
3. You are a nut.
I may attempt a video TR this summer using my LX7 and Pentax K7 though that would chew up a lot of battery over 7 days...
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hamsterfish
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by hamsterfish » Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:35 pm
Thanks!
I'm still really new at camera stuff.
Glad I'm not the only backpacker who likes that kind of music! I try to only use songs that are stuck in my head at the time.
I'm pretty new at camera stuff...This trip I used a gopro and a Canon G15. With all the time lapse shots, I went through 3 gopro batteries for this trip alone! So bring spares for sure.
-Chris the hamster
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cgundersen
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by cgundersen » Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:14 am
After watching this, I just cannot wait to get back for another mind-body-soul purification effort in the Sierra; what were you using that whiskey for?
The Bearikade apparently did the trick? Didn't have to share a single drop with those clever beasts, or did you?
cg
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hamsterfish
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by hamsterfish » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:48 pm
Yep I've taken the bearikade on about a dozen trips and it does the trick.
It's lighter than Garcia designs, etc. The only bummer is the edges are kinda sharp and are wearing into my backpack.
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maverick
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by maverick » Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:08 pm
Another fun video Chris, thanks for sharing it.
Professional Sierra Landscape Photographer
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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kpeter
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by kpeter » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:57 pm
I enjoyed your video! It brought back lots of place-memories. Thanks!
