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Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« on: October 17, 2010, 05:22:21 PM »
I just got back from a long trip seeing parts of the country I've been itching to explore.

Link to my route:


First stop was Yosemite.  I've been there numerous times but was ready to go again.  I spent 4 days there and it rained the entire time.  

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« Last Edit: October 17, 2010, 05:40:11 PM by Blackx »
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2010, 05:23:35 PM »
I pretty much drove straight through Nevada camping one night on BLM land outside of Winnemucca.  It rained my entire drive through Nevada too.

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I was kind of lost on the road below.  Both my GPS and map were pointing me in a direction where no trail existed.  Eventually the road narrowed and narrowed until it was a barely worn dual track.  I turned around and backtracked 50 miles.

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2010, 05:23:57 PM »
Idaho

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2010, 05:48:36 PM »
Oregon

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2010, 05:54:35 PM »
Northern California

Smith River
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Lost Coast
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Very blurry picture of a massive elk about 20' from my truck. 

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2010, 06:07:32 PM »
looks like a fantastic trip hope all went well with no problems on the road. Great pictures.
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2010, 07:38:56 PM »
Is that last photo your dog or a moose?
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2010, 10:02:11 PM »
Is that last photo your dog or a moose?
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Bella is probably almost as tall as the moose.



Looks like a great trip Jeff. Nice pictures.  Too bad it rained so much in Nevada, that is a fun place to explore.

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2010, 12:28:14 AM »
Bella is probably almost as tall as the moose.



Looks like a great trip Jeff. Nice pictures.  Too bad it rained so much in Nevada, that is a fun place to explore.

Frank that's still one of my favorite pictures of her.
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2010, 06:35:02 PM »
Great pictures Jeff. How did the RTT work out?
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2010, 09:41:43 PM »
Great pictures Jeff. How did the RTT work out?
Great!  So easy to pack and unpack it's not really an issue moving every day.  But, if I was staying in one place for a week and needed to drive my truck everyday it would get annoying putting it away everyday.  I was lucky that for the Yosemite portion of the trip I had a couple friends join me so we used their vehicles.  In a perfect world I'd have the tent on a trailer so I could leave the trailer behind. 
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2010, 06:11:05 PM »
Awesome pics Jeff! Yosemite never looked so grand! Great picture of Bella too!

Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2010, 11:32:14 PM »
Those are some really beautiful pictures in what looks to have been an amazing trip, can't beat some of those locations (Yosemite is a favorite of mine)!

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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2010, 02:10:34 PM »
Sweet trip!

Is that the mist trail in the first few pics?  I haven't been there in too long.
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Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2010, 04:18:39 PM »
Sweet trip!

Is that the mist trail in the first few pics?  I haven't been there in too long.
Yes! you got it right.  We hiked that day to Vernal and Nevada Falls.
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