(Part 2) Top products from r/Yosemite
We found 9 product mentions on r/Yosemite. We ranked the 28 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Yosemite National Park [Map Pack Bundle] (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
National Geographic Maps: National Geographic's waterproof and tear-resistant maps provide travelers with the perfect combination of detail and perspective, a necessity for any adventure.Pocket Naturalist Guides: Waterford Press' Pocket Naturalist Guides are filled with accurate and lifelike illustr...
22. Yosemite NW: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map (307))
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Scale: 1 : 80000Folded Dimensions: 4.25 x 9.25Waterproof: yesRecommended Use: Hiking, backpacking in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park area
23. Yosemite National Park (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map (206))
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Scale: 1 : 80000Folded Dimensions: 4.25 x 9.25Waterproof: yesRecommended Use: Hiking, backpacking in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park area
24. Eastern Sierra and Death Valley Camping With Privacy: Your Guide To The Most Private Campsites Near Mammoth Lakes, Tuolumne Meadows, Death Valley, and Beyond
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
26. Yosemite Valley Free Climbs: Supertopos
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Authors: McNamara, et al.ISBN: 0967239141
I completely understand where you're coming from (and I think what you're after).
I picked up this book right in the Yosemite Village Store (as I was leaving Yosemite for what I feared might be a long time). The Yosemite Grant
It's a very detailed history of the early years of the park (1864-1906) in a nice larger format book.
For other ideas, I'd browse around here are well.
Yosemite Conservancy In fact, pulling up that link just inspired me to order a copy of "They Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove", which I hadn't seen before.
If you haven't already, definitely get a copy of "The Yosemite" by John Muir. He's an incredible writer and a crazy man at times - very adventurous. There are endless variety of publications to choose from, and it's a free eBook too. All of Muir's writings are worth your time.
From another angle, I actually also found this book to be really enjoyable: Geology Underfoot in Yosemite National Park. Not for everyone, but it's a very accessible geological history, shedding light into how the landscape formed. As I hiked around the valley loop last fall it was very cool to note, as we crossed a high sort of berm that stuck out like a sore thumb, that it was in fact the terminal moraine of the glacier that carved the valley, and later acted as a damn to fill the valley, giving it its flat floor. The book gave me a better appreciation of what I was seeing within the park. (high nerd factor there though, not for everyone)
And finally, if you want to go waaaay back to some great source material, everything that is in the public domain seems to be cataloged and digitized here Yosemite Online
Enjoy!
Get a Supertopo climbing guidebook and look up the climber trails. These trails are unofficial climber maintained trails and are generally safe but more difficult hiking with frequent route finding by following rock stacks. The approaches to El Capitan, Washington Column, Glacier Point Apron, and Middle Cathedral offer some really great views most tourists don’t get to see. The hike to the base of Washington Column (look up the climb “Astroman”) puts you directly across from Half Dome. The hike up to El Cap (look up the climb “Pine Line”) is an easy 15 min walk. Once you get to the base of El Cap, go left and follow the base for 5 min. There is a gigantic ledge that looks strait up the Nose of El Cap. The Glacier Point Apron trail (look up the climb “The Grack”) starts at the parking lot across from Upper Pines campground and cuts into the forest to the base of Glacier Point. Once you get to the base, go left and follow it along the base.
> thanks again. one last question - are most trails clearly marked?
Assuming there's no snow obfuscation you'd have to really really screw up to lose any of the trails you'll be on.
> any recommendation for maps / guides and where to best get them?
My favorite maps of the park are the National Geographic Trails Illustrated series. You can find these everywhere (And don't need all 4 if you won't be going into the far corners of the park)
http://www.amazon.com/Yosemite-National-Bundle-Geographic-Illustrated/dp/1597754064
(And that's my photo is on the cover of the Hetch Hetchy one :) )
> assume there's no cell service so using online guides is out.
Cell service in the valley is far better than it used to be but I wouldn't ever count on it being available.
While it's not free, it's wayyy better than the NPS map. The Nat Geo Yosemite map has Topo lines, mileage, and generally more detail than the basic NPS map... Only 10 bucks too. I don't think NPS will send you one of theirs for free unfortunately.
Usually, the envelope you put the money in will have a detachable ticket you place under a clip or something on the numbered stake indicating the site. You'd put down things like your name, the date, and the site number and 'reserve' it by paying the fee. I've never had a problem doing this and then leaving to go do other things. Sometimes I'll leave a chair or something I don't care too much about on the picnic table so it's clear that the site is occupied.
Check out this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Sierra-Valley-Camping-Privacy/dp/1515196208
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Wall-Yosemite-Michael-Ghiglieri/dp/0970097360