14 September 2012
Mini bears. That's what we called them when I first ventured out west
and encountered ground squirrels. They can be infinitely more of a
problem than bears. Bears will tear into your stuff in search of a
piece of gum. There are horror stories of them ripping off car doors
and smashing windows simply because they saw or smelled a soda can or a
candy wrapper. This is why you don't leave any food in your car.
Everything edible goes in the large metal bear boxes that the park
service provides at campsites and at several of the popular climbing
areas. Mini bears are another story...
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- Hi, my name is Andy.
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Showing posts with label Manure Pile Buttress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manure Pile Buttress. Show all posts
18 October 2012
Yosemite Day 6 - After 6 on Manure Pile Buttress
Day 6 - 13 September 2012
Whew! Finally some more time to work on this darn thing. I need to hurry up and finish this before I can't recall things that actually happened. One climbing adventure seems to blur into the next half the time.
Anyway, back to my Yosemite adventures...
"...Manure Pile Buttress is anything but a heap of shit." So says the SuperTopo guide for the Valley. They're damn right. It's called Manure Pile Buttress because back in the days of horses bringing folks up to the Valley they needed a nearby place to put all that manure. This is where it ended up!
We got out of camp fairly early, knowing that MPB might be busy, even mid-week. As we drove past Camp 4 I spotted Arthur out in the parking lot and swung in there real quick for a chat. We found out about Seth and Simone and knew they were now in the park and were around. Everyone had gotten a spot just fine in Camp 4. Cool.
We drove on and found the lot for MPB, pretty close to El Capitan. Expecting to find the place crawling with people we were once again pleasantly surprised to find we had it to ourselves.
Whew! Finally some more time to work on this darn thing. I need to hurry up and finish this before I can't recall things that actually happened. One climbing adventure seems to blur into the next half the time.
Anyway, back to my Yosemite adventures...
"...Manure Pile Buttress is anything but a heap of shit." So says the SuperTopo guide for the Valley. They're damn right. It's called Manure Pile Buttress because back in the days of horses bringing folks up to the Valley they needed a nearby place to put all that manure. This is where it ended up!
We got out of camp fairly early, knowing that MPB might be busy, even mid-week. As we drove past Camp 4 I spotted Arthur out in the parking lot and swung in there real quick for a chat. We found out about Seth and Simone and knew they were now in the park and were around. Everyone had gotten a spot just fine in Camp 4. Cool.
We drove on and found the lot for MPB, pretty close to El Capitan. Expecting to find the place crawling with people we were once again pleasantly surprised to find we had it to ourselves.
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