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laurenlisa721 wrote:Some background info: we are hikers, in relatively good shape, but have never back packed before. (We have camped and will do a short overnight in our area before leaving to Yosemite but just a 1 day thing...to test out gear...so it's nothing that will give us a ton of experience, but it's something). We have hiked some challenging trails, and done 10-12 miles in a day (only with day packs though) so I'm not concerned with our abilities - so long as there is no snow/ice to deal with. We have not set a specific month, yet, but are thinking spring/early summer (June or early July?) because we would like to see waterfalls, wild flowers, and hopefully not be too freezing at night. If we go after school lets out, we will plan to be in the park during the week, rather than the weekends.
Questions:
1. Does our plan look reasonable for 4 nights? If we only have 3 nights, should we modify it by just cutting out Cathedral Lakes or should we look at another route entirely?
2. Should we do the Panorama trail or the Mist trail? I'm partial to the Panorama trail but also want to see the 4 waterfalls on the Mist trail. I was thinking of maybe hiking out the Panorama trail and then doing the Mist trail as an out and back on either our first day in the park (pre-backpack) as a way to acclimate ourselves or doing it after the backpack (if we're up to it).
3. What month? We were initially planning on mid-June or early July (just after the 4th of July). We're partial to July to hopefully avoid the mosquitoes but have considered June to avoid crowds. Thoughts?
4. Any good suggestions for camp sites on the above trails?
5. Do people hike Half Dome with their full pack on (sounds like not the best idea) or do they just leave packs at the bottom of the dome and pick them up upon return?
AlmostThere wrote:laurenlisa721 wrote:2. You are going to end up on Glacier Point if you do the Panorama -- that's not what you mean. The real choice is between the John Muir switchbacks and the Mist Trail.
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