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.......DANG! The place is crawling with people!

And a lot of rude people at that too!

I love the beauty, majesty, and the regalia of Yosemite, but its gonna be quite a long time till I return to see her.......

hekawi · July 21st, 2012, 04:51 AM

is there an "off season"? i'd like to see it sometime myself, but not if there are too many people there to ruin the experience

garytelecastor · July 21st, 2012, 05:10 AM

My stepson lives in Napa Valley and he spends a lot of time hiking and climbing at Yosemite.
He basically says the same thing. There are times when it is quiet but most of the time it is filled with visitors and tourists. He goes into the back country and avoids the crowds.

I saw a couple real cool vids on YT that were of rock slides caught by someone.
Very scary stuff. Doesn't happen very much anymore as they now have employees that climb up the faces of suspicious sites, and they peel off the threatening pieces by bar or by charge.

But it still does happen: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct...l/me-yosemite9

fender62custom · July 21st, 2012, 06:27 AM

uuurrrrrrr....thems peoples are breedin quicka than thems rabbits!!!!!!

javabirds · July 21st, 2012, 07:23 AM

Last time I was there I overheard a group bragging about feeding the bears. So really, it is just a matter of time before the situation rectifies itself...

blue metalflake · July 21st, 2012, 07:43 AM

One of the few places left on my "must visit" list.

cowboytwang · July 21st, 2012, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hekawi

is there an "off season"? i'd like to see it sometime myself, but not if there are too many people there to ruin the experience

A few years back I was doing some gigs on the west side of the mountain, and it was shorter and quicker to drive through the park to get to the gig. Most of the time there was quite a bit of traffic, except for one time around middle of May. I got up to the Tioga Pass, from the east side, just when they were opening the road for the season. I had to drive behind a snow plow for a few miles, but there was no one else around and it was like I had the whole place to myself.

Shepherd · July 21st, 2012, 08:39 AM

First and last time I was there a park ranger went for his gun when my 6 month old puppy barked at him. Not a place you want to bring your pets.

KokoTele · July 21st, 2012, 09:31 AM

When I was a kid we lived in central California for a few years, so we took a couple of day trips to Yosemite. It's really beautiful country there, though I'm wired to enjoy the drive more than the destination.

I remember looking at Half Dome from a meadow and the quality of light and the very slight haze in the air at that moment gave it an aetherial presence, it seemed more like a hologram or an apparition than a mountain.

This was 20 years ago, and I remember there being a moderate crowd, but not teeming with people.

trev333 · July 21st, 2012, 09:48 AM

I love Vegemmity on a sandwich... mmmmm ...

especially with a banana smashed into it...

slauson slim · July 21st, 2012, 10:02 AM

Best in early spring and fall while school is still in. Summer is when it is most crowded in the Yosemite Valley.

I have been in winter and it is spectacular but cold and snowy.

getbent · July 21st, 2012, 10:10 AM

self identification is helpful. If you are a tourist and go in the heart of tourist season as annoying as all those people are... they are YOU.

If you are in good shape and can actually backpack or hike at least 10 miles.. you'll find after about mile 2... the crowd thins (in all ways)

If you aren't obsessed with the 'famous spots' go on to Kings Canyon... even at the height of the summer there are quiet places there....

and just as pretty as yosemite..

one of my neighbors complained about how crowded the gift shop was there... what the heck?

boris bubbanov · July 21st, 2012, 10:18 AM

Getbent has said it all.

I go during the shoulder seasons. The crowds are much much smaller, and they're different in character as well. The July tourists and the October tourists are not the same people.

There's a permit system to contend with, but backcountry permits are much easier to obtain in the shoulder months.

Post Toastie · July 21st, 2012, 10:20 AM

Went there last summer and stayed in the Curry tents, had a great time even with all the people.Go to the John Muir play if you can and check out the cemetery.

gypsymoth · July 21st, 2012, 10:22 AM

getbent + 2

you could go to Scottsbluff, NE next trip, and avoid the crowds.

Satch · July 21st, 2012, 10:30 AM

John Muir had the best of it!
It would be awesome to see it as he did. If we only had a time machine.

Big_Bend · July 21st, 2012, 10:30 AM

I visited Yosemite the 3rd week in October, back in 2007. Not crowded at all, got to camp in the valley. Would love to return someday.. but not in the Summer.

Flaneur · July 21st, 2012, 10:38 AM

Getbent nailed it......... you don't have to walk far, to lose the crowds.

I remember waking at the climbers' camp site one spring morning, with frost on my tent. Ten steamy minutes after the sun came up, it must have already been 70 degrees....fantastic place.

e23589 · July 21st, 2012, 10:54 AM

Summer is the worst time for crowds of tourists.
It thins out a lot after school starts back up.

tap4154 · July 21st, 2012, 10:55 AM

Never realized until now that Yosemite Sam's hat is the same profile as Half Dome!

July 21st, 2012, 04:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
PraiseCaster Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Whittier, California Posts: 8,093 16 Photos	Ahhhhh! I love Yosemite, but..... .......DANG! The place is crawling with people! And a lot of rude people at that too! I love the beauty, majesty, and the regalia of Yosemite, but its gonna be quite a long time till I return to see her....... __________________ Stephen GPAWF!!, My Facebook,

July 21st, 2012, 04:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
hekawi Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Age: 55 Posts: 7,519	is there an "off season"? i'd like to see it sometime myself, but not if there are too many people there to ruin the experience __________________ ____________________________________________ "I have affixed to me the dust and dirt of countless ages...who am I to disturb history?" - Pig-Pen (the Peanuts character)

July 21st, 2012, 05:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
garytelecastor Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On the Bayou in da Tundra Posts: 7,748 27 Photos	My stepson lives in Napa Valley and he spends a lot of time hiking and climbing at Yosemite. He basically says the same thing. There are times when it is quiet but most of the time it is filled with visitors and tourists. He goes into the back country and avoids the crowds. I saw a couple real cool vids on YT that were of rock slides caught by someone. Very scary stuff. Doesn't happen very much anymore as they now have employees that climb up the faces of suspicious sites, and they peel off the threatening pieces by bar or by charge. But it still does happen: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct...l/me-yosemite9 __________________ “Don’t stop believing, unless your dream is stupid. Then you should get a better dream.”-Kid President Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

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July 21st, 2012, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
KokoTele Formerly known as Eryque Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Age: 37 Posts: 11,398 44 Photos	When I was a kid we lived in central California for a few years, so we took a couple of day trips to Yosemite. It's really beautiful country there, though I'm wired to enjoy the drive more than the destination. I remember looking at Half Dome from a meadow and the quality of light and the very slight haze in the air at that moment gave it an aetherial presence, it seemed more like a hologram or an apparition than a mountain. This was 20 years ago, and I remember there being a moderate crowd, but not teeming with people. __________________ Repairs. Modifications. Fretwork. Parts & Pickups www.kokoteleguitarworks.com

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July 21st, 2012, 07:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
javabirds Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 623	Last time I was there I overheard a group bragging about feeding the bears. So really, it is just a matter of time before the situation rectifies itself...

July 21st, 2012, 07:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
blue metalflake Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 59 Posts: 10,439 10 Photos	One of the few places left on my "must visit" list.

July 21st, 2012, 08:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Shepherd Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, Canada Posts: 4,010 14 Photos	First and last time I was there a park ranger went for his gun when my 6 month old puppy barked at him. Not a place you want to bring your pets.

July 21st, 2012, 09:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,120	I love Vegemmity on a sandwich... mmmmm ... especially with a banana smashed into it... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

July 21st, 2012, 10:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
slauson slim Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: By The Levee Posts: 2,119	Best in early spring and fall while school is still in. Summer is when it is most crowded in the Yosemite Valley. I have been in winter and it is spectacular but cold and snowy.

July 21st, 2012, 10:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
getbent Super Moderator Telefied Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 25,169 37 Photos	self identification is helpful. If you are a tourist and go in the heart of tourist season as annoying as all those people are... they are YOU. If you are in good shape and can actually backpack or hike at least 10 miles.. you'll find after about mile 2... the crowd thins (in all ways) If you aren't obsessed with the 'famous spots' go on to Kings Canyon... even at the height of the summer there are quiet places there.... and just as pretty as yosemite.. one of my neighbors complained about how crowded the gift shop was there... what the heck? __________________ The world is an amazing place. Go poke a whale." nickjd

July 21st, 2012, 10:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 30,186	Getbent has said it all. I go during the shoulder seasons. The crowds are much much smaller, and they're different in character as well. The July tourists and the October tourists are not the same people. There's a permit system to contend with, but backcountry permits are much easier to obtain in the shoulder months.

July 21st, 2012, 10:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
Post Toastie Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Age: 58 Posts: 6,780	Went there last summer and stayed in the Curry tents, had a great time even with all the people.Go to the John Muir play if you can and check out the cemetery. __________________ I don't need no I.D.,I know who I am,I'm Tommy Bolin!

July 21st, 2012, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
gypsymoth Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2011 Location: california Posts: 490	getbent + 2 you could go to Scottsbluff, NE next trip, and avoid the crowds.

July 21st, 2012, 10:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Satch Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Heartland USA Posts: 114	John Muir had the best of it! It would be awesome to see it as he did. If we only had a time machine. __________________ http://stores.ebay.com/Clearfork-Designs?_rdc=1

July 21st, 2012, 10:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
Big_Bend Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: National Park, TX Age: 49 Posts: 3,317 47 Photos	I visited Yosemite the 3rd week in October, back in 2007. Not crowded at all, got to camp in the valley. Would love to return someday.. but not in the Summer. __________________ ...it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission...

July 21st, 2012, 10:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
Flaneur Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Scotland Age: 56 Posts: 938	Getbent nailed it......... you don't have to walk far, to lose the crowds. I remember waking at the climbers' camp site one spring morning, with frost on my tent. Ten steamy minutes after the sun came up, it must have already been 70 degrees....fantastic place.

July 21st, 2012, 10:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
e23589 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Posts: 253	Summer is the worst time for crowds of tourists. It thins out a lot after school starts back up.

July 21st, 2012, 10:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
tap4154 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,049	Never realized until now that Yosemite Sam's hat is the same profile as Half Dome!

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