Yosemite in May/June: some real FAQs from Italy!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:11 pm
Hi!
My name is Luca, I'm a 43 year old engineer (and sometimes backpacker ) from Monza, northern Italy.
I'm planning to visit California next year on my own, and of course I'd like to spend at least one week in Yosemite NP.
So here are the FAQs:
1) What about late May/early June? Is it still too cold for my 0°C sleeping bag? Am I going to get eaten alive by mosquitos?
2) What to do in one week? My main interests are photography and wildlife, but surely I won't miss the chance of climbing the Half Dome cables.
3) How can I get there? Greyhound or rent-a-car? (I'll land in Frisco)
4) How many chances to see (and photograph) a bear? That would be GREAT!
5) I'm going to carry my EOS digital Rebel (EOS 400D, this is the european name), the 18-55 "plastic lens", a 75-300 tele, and a light tripod, some basic filters. Anything wrong in this? (except weight, of course ) Where can I recharge batteries?
6) When can I reserve a place in a camping site in May/June? Do I have to reserve every single night at every single campsite I'm going to sleep in? That would mean no flexibility at all, too bad!
Thanks a lot for your answers, and for your effort in reading my terrible English!
My name is Luca, I'm a 43 year old engineer (and sometimes backpacker ) from Monza, northern Italy.
I'm planning to visit California next year on my own, and of course I'd like to spend at least one week in Yosemite NP.
So here are the FAQs:
1) What about late May/early June? Is it still too cold for my 0°C sleeping bag? Am I going to get eaten alive by mosquitos?
2) What to do in one week? My main interests are photography and wildlife, but surely I won't miss the chance of climbing the Half Dome cables.
3) How can I get there? Greyhound or rent-a-car? (I'll land in Frisco)
4) How many chances to see (and photograph) a bear? That would be GREAT!
5) I'm going to carry my EOS digital Rebel (EOS 400D, this is the european name), the 18-55 "plastic lens", a 75-300 tele, and a light tripod, some basic filters. Anything wrong in this? (except weight, of course ) Where can I recharge batteries?
6) When can I reserve a place in a camping site in May/June? Do I have to reserve every single night at every single campsite I'm going to sleep in? That would mean no flexibility at all, too bad!
Thanks a lot for your answers, and for your effort in reading my terrible English!