http://tahoelight.com/blog Corporate, outdoor and adventure photography by Reno and Lake Tahoe freelance photographer Scott Sady. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:43:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 admin Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:43:55 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1020 Hi Bill, My recollection of Nydiver is that there are a few flat spots where the sand is deep enough for pegs. We had a sierra clip flashlight tent, which is non-freestanding, so whether by pegs or tied around rocks, we had to stake it out somehow the whole trip. Hi Bill,
My recollection of Nydiver is that there are a few flat spots where the sand is deep enough for pegs. We had a sierra clip flashlight tent, which is non-freestanding, so whether by pegs or tied around rocks, we had to stake it out somehow the whole trip.

]]> http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1019 bill dawson Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:00:28 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1019 hi, inspirational photos and text. very informative too. if i can just pick your brains for a trip i hope to make aug/sep this year: did you use a pop-up tent or are there places at nydiver and TIL to peg out on. thanks, bill. hi, inspirational photos and text. very informative too. if i can just pick your brains for a trip i hope to make aug/sep this year: did you use a pop-up tent or are there places at nydiver and TIL to peg out on. thanks, bill.

]]> http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/04/lake-tahoe-ski-photography-backcountry-skiing-images/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 admin Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:29:28 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=31#comment-1014 Yeah, I don't know what their problem is. Last year, when their budget had been all but decimated, they somehow found the funds and time to padlock not only this cabin (they say they are considering the historical importance of the location, as this was technically one of the places where snow science in the US was born) but also shuttered one in the Martis drainage. I hope nobody heads up there in a snowstorm looking for shelter. Yeah, I don’t know what their problem is. Last year, when their budget had been all but decimated, they somehow found the funds and time to padlock not only this cabin (they say they are considering the historical importance of the location, as this was technically one of the places where snow science in the US was born) but also shuttered one in the Martis drainage. I hope nobody heads up there in a snowstorm looking for shelter.

]]> http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 admin Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:25:42 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1013 We saw bear signs, but no overt activity. However, Thousand Islands Lake is pretty famous for lots of bears. It is a main stop on the large packtrains both for tours and for cacheing food for PCT through-hikers. That said, canisters are required if you cross into Yosemite National Park at any point, and we used them because we have them. However, I would probably have felt comfortable hanging a food bag from a tree most places. Just be careful. The higher lakes really showed no sign of bear activity. I would be concerned with Thousand Island lake and Minarete lake mostly. We saw bear signs, but no overt activity. However, Thousand Islands Lake is pretty famous for lots of bears. It is a main stop on the large packtrains both for tours and for cacheing food for PCT through-hikers. That said, canisters are required if you cross into Yosemite National Park at any point, and we used them because we have them. However, I would probably have felt comfortable hanging a food bag from a tree most places. Just be careful. The higher lakes really showed no sign of bear activity. I would be concerned with Thousand Island lake and Minarete lake mostly.

]]> http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Anne Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:03:29 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1012 Hi, great post! Thanks! Thinking about trying this route this coming August. Was there much evidence of bear activity up there? We usually stick to the north western sierras and have seen almost no bear activity the last few years. Did you carry bear barrels or sink your food? Thanks! Hi, great post! Thanks! Thinking about trying this route this coming August. Was there much evidence of bear activity up there? We usually stick to the north western sierras and have seen almost no bear activity the last few years. Did you carry bear barrels or sink your food? Thanks!

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