YFO 2017 - Yosemite and Beyond - June 1-3, 2017

[drc32-0]

I'm getting pretty stoked for this..gotta get more miles in this year so I'm ready for next!

Me too!Because of this...

Oh no Bob - you didn't. This is a bucket list trip, man. No corner cutting happening on this one, bud. Minimum 2 weeks for me - maybe 18 days. By the time this trip comes, you will be almost done work wise - remember, we don't get to decide!!!!

I've caged PCH, but would like to ride it as well. Never been to Lake Tahoe - that would be super cool to see. At some point, I will need to sit with the map and really look it over.

I can work up a rough itinerary for you... stay tuned. B)

Okay here's a very rough draft for your perusal... it can easily be lengthened to give you more time in the places you want to spend more time (or less)... but this, I think, will give you a good basic overview of our backyard... oceans, mountain passes, redwoods, parks, etc. There are a ton of roads in all directions so the sky is the limit. B)

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Arrive in Yosemite

Thursday, June 01, 2017 Yosemite

Friday, June 02, 2017 Yosemite

Saturday, June 03, 2017 Kings Canyon/Sequoia NP (Three Rivers)

Sunday, June 04, 2017 Cambria (via some fun backroads)

Monday, June 05, 2017 Monterey (Hwy 1, lots to see!)

Tuesday, June 06, 2017 San Francisco (via Scruz Mtns)

Wednesday, June 07, 2017 Fortuna (Hwy 1, Ave of the Giants)

Thursday, June 08, 2017 Lake Tahoe (36, 70, 89)

Friday, June 09, 2017 Day of rest in Tahoe

Saturday, June 10, 2017 Benton Hot Springs (89, 4, 108, 395, 120)

Sunday, June 11, 2017 Start heading home?

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...and this....

Just a thought, for some of y'all who've not been to Yosemite .....If you can make time, and are willing to get off your Yamaha for a day, this is something that'll stick with you, and with some planning it's completely doable.

(Just in case you end up only living once.)

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Tyler's itinerary is amazing.If you haven't been to California before this ride will show you why California is the best state in the country for motorcycle riding.The natural beauty of California is unbelievable until you experience it,and there is no better way to experience than on a bike.And no better way to experience it on a bike than having a local rider show you around.

 

[thompsonian]

I'm looking at 5 days out, 4 days there, then 5 back to Ohio. Not sure if I want to take a Southern route and possibly hook up with some that way or go right up the middle and meet up with folks that way. Been doing some practice routes in Google Maps so I've got an idea.

 

[drc32-0]

Everybody has their own pace, but if you only have 14 days you might want to consider 4 days out,4 days back and 6 days in California.In my experience 600 miles a day is pretty easy on a FJR,especially West of the Mississippi.

 

[PhilJet09]

The Ohio contingent is growing.
I'm IN!

Anybody up for the Half Dome Hike?

Thanks for organizing this Tyler!

I'm up for this. Let's make a plan.

 

[drc32-0]

The Ohio contingent is growing.

I'm IN!

Anybody up for the Half Dome Hike?

Thanks for organizing this Tyler!

I'm up for this. Let's make a plan.

I just did a little reading on hiking Half Dome.I liked this..."since 1919 relatively few people have fallen and died on the cables."O.K.,so this is quite a bit more involved then I first thought,but I really want to do this!Here's where I stand...I 'm 55 years old and out of shape.I walk about a mile and a half five days a week,but that's about it for exercise.That gives me about 11 months to get in the kind of condition to do this.That will be the first hurdle,then there's the permit.From my very limited research it looks like we have to enter a lottery to try to get one of the slots for the 250 people that are allowed to hike Half Dome daily.I believe you can have up to six people if you win a lottery slot.Between 2000-3000 people apply on weekdays.I'm still game.

 

[thompsonian]

Everybody has their own pace, but if you only have 14 days you might want to consider 4 days out,4 days back and 6 days in California.In my experience 600 miles a day is pretty easy on a FJR,especially West of the Mississippi.

I was originally looking into around 500 or so a day. But...all depends on who I hook up with or manage to ride into YFO with...

 

[Bungie]

Dammit, I'm gonna have to commit to making this happen.

 

[PhilJet09]

The Ohio contingent is growing.

I'm IN!

Anybody up for the Half Dome Hike?

Thanks for organizing this Tyler!

I'm up for this. Let's make a plan.

I just did a little reading on hiking Half Dome.I liked this..."since 1919 relatively few people have fallen and died on the cables."O.K.,so this is quite a bit more involved then I first thought,but I really want to do this!Here's where I stand...I 'm 55 years old and out of shape.I walk about a mile and a half five days a week,but that's about it for exercise.That gives me about 11 months to get in the kind of condition to do this.That will be the first hurdle,then there's the permit.From my very limited research it looks like we have to enter a lottery to try to get one of the slots for the 250 people that are allowed to hike Half Dome daily.I believe you can have up to six people if you win a lottery slot.Between 2000-3000 people apply on weekdays.

I'm still game.

I've been training for a few months now, mostly because I got fat, but this is a good secondary goal.

 

[biknflyfisher]

Hey There Half-Dome hikers:

I would suggest you do some very serious internet searching about potentially doing this. The hike is (as I recall) 8 miles each way with LOTS of elevation gained, lost, and gained again. It is an all day affair at best, and a true test of your gumption. You will be starting your hike at roughly 4,000 feet elevation and going up from there.

I hiked last June to Vernal/Nevada Falls which is only 1/2 way to the base of Half Dome, and the "stone stairs" we're no picnic, luckily I had been stair-climbing at the local high school stadium and was ready for the challenge.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's picnic, I'm just saying to do your homework and be in very good shape if you do indeed get one of the access passes via the lottery.

From a fellow 50-something year old guy in good shape....

Biknflyfisher

 

[hppants]

Half-dome would be cool, but lottery chances are pretty slim, and walking among 250 others isn't exactly what I have in mind.

I'll do some walking in YNP - seen quite a few trails that interest me there.

 

[PhilJet09]

Hey There Half-Dome hikers:I would suggest you do some very serious internet searching about potentially doing this. The hike is (as I recall) 8 miles each way with LOTS of elevation gained, lost, and gained again. It is an all day affair at best, and a true test of your gumption. You will be starting your hike at roughly 4,000 feet elevation and going up from there.

I hiked last June to Vernal/Nevada Falls which is only 1/2 way to the base of Half Dome, and the "stone stairs" we're no picnic, luckily I had been stair-climbing at the local high school stadium and was ready for the challenge.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's picnic, I'm just saying to do your homework and be in very good shape if you do indeed get one of the access passes via the lottery.

From a fellow 50-something year old guy in good shape....

Biknflyfisher

Thanks for the warning. The last marathon I ran was the most fun I ever had, so I'm up for a new challenge.

 

[El Toro Joe]

Hey There Half-Dome hikers:

I would suggest you do some very serious internet searching about potentially doing this. The hike is (as I recall) 8 miles each way with LOTS of elevation gained, lost, and gained again. It is an all day affair at best, and a true test of your gumption. You will be starting your hike at roughly 4,000 feet elevation and going up from there.

I hiked last June to Vernal/Nevada Falls which is only 1/2 way to the base of Half Dome, and the "stone stairs" we're no picnic, luckily I had been stair-climbing at the local high school stadium and was ready for the challenge.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's picnic, I'm just saying to do your homework and be in very good shape if you do indeed get one of the access passes via the lottery.

From a fellow 50-something year old guy in good shape....

Biknflyfisher

Thanks for the warning. The last marathon I ran was the most fun I ever had, so I'm up for a new challenge.

good...then you can carry me up

 

[Cav47]

Hey There Half-Dome hikers:I would suggest you do some very serious internet searching about potentially doing this. The hike is (as I recall) 8 miles each way with LOTS of elevation gained, lost, and gained again. It is an all day affair at best, and a true test of your gumption. You will be starting your hike at roughly 4,000 feet elevation and going up from there.

I hiked last June to Vernal/Nevada Falls which is only 1/2 way to the base of Half Dome, and the "stone stairs" we're no picnic, luckily I had been stair-climbing at the local high school stadium and was ready for the challenge.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's picnic, I'm just saying to do your homework and be in very good shape if you do indeed get one of the access passes via the lottery.

From a fellow 50-something year old guy in good shape....

Biknflyfisher

Thanks for the warning. The last marathon I ran was the most fun I ever had, so I'm up for a new challenge.

Phil, I am calling your place of employment and telling them to give you a full Psyche evaluation based on those comments above! Lol. You certainly will be grounded. Haha. You are crazy.

My wife said it was "So fun" after she crossed the line on her last one. I figured she was oxygen depleted and would need time to "sober up". She didn't. Ran a half marathon about 5 weeks later.

Hiking is awesome out west. Running anywhere is torture.

 

[wheatonFJR]

For the older 3/4 of this group...getting old is a *****.

I whined going up a measely 348 meters on a "moderate" (so called) trail at Lake Louise.

...and I could outrun most when I was 14. (I won't say why I was running).

 

[bikerskier]

Hey There Half-Dome hikers:I would suggest you do some very serious internet searching about potentially doing this. The hike is (as I recall) 8 miles each way with LOTS of elevation gained, lost, and gained again. It is an all day affair at best, and a true test of your gumption. You will be starting your hike at roughly 4,000 feet elevation and going up from there.

I hiked last June to Vernal/Nevada Falls which is only 1/2 way to the base of Half Dome, and the "stone stairs" we're no picnic, luckily I had been stair-climbing at the local high school stadium and was ready for the challenge.

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's picnic, I'm just saying to do your homework and be in very good shape if you do indeed get one of the access passes via the lottery.

From a fellow 50-something year old guy in good shape....

Biknflyfisher

Just spent 3 days at the East end of Yosemite, which I love. There are a ton of granite slabs scrambles available on this side with very few people on them with varying lines of difficulty and length. This 71 year old had a great time seeing how far I could get.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

Those of you who are planning on hiking up that half finished chunk of rock will not be slowed down passing me. I learned a long time ago that Gravity is a Law. I obey The Law.

Pop and I are going to see as much as we can but hiking up Half Dome is not on our List of Stuff to do.

 

[Allen_C]

Those of you who are planning on hiking up that half finished chunk of rock will not be slowed down passing me. I learned a long time ago that Gravity is a Law. I obey The Law.
Pop and I are going to see as much as we can but hiking up Half Dome is not on our List of Stuff to do.

I agree! That Law is not to be played with. I will be looking from on top of my bike, safely on two wheels.

 

[Tyler]

Those of you who are planning on hiking up that half finished chunk of rock will not be slowed down passing me. I learned a long time ago that Gravity is a Law. I obey The Law.
Pop and I are going to see as much as we can but hiking up Half Dome is not on our List of Stuff to do.

There are plenty of places to view Half Dome and lots of other incredible scenery... and some shorter less strenuous hikes... you will have a plethora of choices.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

I don't know what "plethora" means but it sounds naughty. Should you be using language like that on this forum?

Also, I don't want to deal with anything that has the word "hike" in it. That always results in some other words I don't like. Words like: Sweat, Tired, Hot, Dirty, things like that.

If I am going to have a plethora of choices I want it to be on a desert menu or a wine list.

Seriously, I already told Pop I am going to be attached to you like a remora to a shark. You are going to get very tired of me after 3 days.

 

[Tyler]

I don't know what "plethora" means but it sounds naughty. Should you be using language like that on this forum?

Also, I don't want to deal with anything that has the word "hike" in it. That always results in some other words I don't like. Words like: Sweat, Tired, Hot, Dirty, things like that.

If I am going to have a plethora of choices I want it to be on a desert menu or a wine list.

Seriously, I already told Pop I am going to be attached to you like a remora to a shark. You are going to get very tired of me after 3 days.

You don't like dirty? I'm so disappointed.

Plethora is one of my favorite words... just rolls off the tongue so nicely.

And I'll refrain from using the word "hike" around you... maybe a wander. Or a gentle walk. Better?

And I'll see what I can do about your menu choices.