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Little Yosemite Valley is an ugly, over-used, crowded campground plagued by ill-behaved bears. There are many nice spots to set up a tent before you get there. Nothing says you have to stay at the back-country campgrounds. Just be at least 200 feet away from the trail and water.
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Oh now Daisy how you carry on. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> One of my most memorable BP trips was up to Little Yosemite Valley to camp one night, assault Half Dome and return to the Valley the second day. Did I mention the Rain? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Anyway my friend and I chose a fir tree about 6" in diameter, at the edge of the campground, and we pitched our solo tents under it. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />This tree was so dense and the branches were so low, that it was bone dry under the tree. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Also we could look out from under the tree which was about 2 feet high, and we had the "bears eye view of the campground. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />" We lit our camp stove and were dry and happy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

As far as the thread: Just be a little careful if you get off trail in the sierras. Theres a lot of steep slick rock. NEVER step on steep glacier polish.


Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />