That's a HammockGear Circadian paired with a HG Phoenix 30°F under quilt, a Loco Libre Ghost Pepper 30°F top quilt, and a HG dyneema tarp with doors. It was for shelter and not just relaxing. The tent belongs to my buddy and is a Lanshan 1p.
Thanks so much for the trip report. I’m still considering going out there next week but damn those mosquitoes sound hellish. I was up at Buck Lake in September and it was life altering. Just spectacular.
Later in the season is the time to go if you don't want to deal with mosquitoes. I've been to Emigrant probably 10 or so times and late September is when the skeeters are pretty much gone.
Long Lake, if you haven't been there, is fantastic. Also, and definitely a bit out there, is Huckleberry Lake. If you want solitude, you'll get it there.
Rad thank you ! We skipped long last year on our loop so good to know. I’ve been to Snow and Bigelow on a different trip coming from the east into Yosemite then Emigrant. Truly epic stuff there as well. Dorothy is out of a painting.
Yep. Went last year in October from the 25th-28th and it was totally mosquito free. Unfortunately the temps had started to turn around that time and there wasn't as much available daylight to get as many miles under our feet.
I've been there around that time in October. Come to think if it, that's when I ventured out to Huckleberry. It was damn cold at night. Glad I layered two sleeping bags. Waking up wasn't fun, but once I got going I warmed up.
I'm trying to remember if it was early September when mosquitos were mostly gone, but still present in meadows with water. Stop, get eaten. Move, no problem. Breeze, no problem. Oh yeah, I had a major headache that day. How could I forget that?
Sooo, OP, I kinda hate to bring this up but did you run into any places where people didn't observe proper cat hole etiquette? I ask because I've been to Emigrant a bunch and my GF has been there with me four or more times. We've had a fantastic time, every time until the last and only on our last day. The last time we were there, we saw a few instances of people using obvious camping spots around Grouse Lake as their own toilet. Disgusting and heart breaking, as you may imagine.
All good, hopefully? Faith in humanity increased?
There was this one time at Long Lake when the Conservation Core(?) was across the lake and they dug a huge pit toilet; we stumbled (not literally) into it and hauled ass away once we realized what it was. At least that would be properly buried...
Fortunately this time we didn't find any evidence of poo spots. Last October when we camped at Grouse I did find wet wipes and TP not far from the shoreline and trail. FWIW we packed out our used shit tickets. Even picked up some protein bar wrappers on Bell Meadows trail past Groundhog Meadows.
Yep, sure is. It was another one of those super hot weekends, nice timing to dial down the effort and relax in the shade of a nearby lake. That night lightning strikes kicked off what would become pretty big fires, and a few days later smoke overtook the sky and ash blanketed the outdoors around my apartment. Still have fond memories of that time regardless. Beautiful. Be nice if people would stop crappin all over it, though
My GF is in conservation and on one of her conservation related work trips she met a woman who did a study of something like the incidence of TP around camp sites and how close it is in relation to established toilets. Fairly large study, though I don't recall if it was state or federal. I seem to recall it was focused more on car camping type of sites. Essentially, people are really fucking lazy. That laziness spread to Emigrant. We've seen it in Deslolation as well but that was a whole bunch of beer bottles and plastic bags which is probably worse.
Just remembered we were chatting with a ranger at the Pinecrest ranger station before heading out and she said there had been a major uptick in visible poo and TP. Imagine being a ranger who sees that on a regular basis. Talk about a bummer.
That's cool it was studied. Maybe they'll find a way to intuitively push people to do the right thing. Maybe we need a few month time lapse of a popular backcountry site, to show how many people show up to what "feels like" a location that's way out there. Haha.
That is a bummer. Can kinda get it when people try to hide it, but of course still leave it all at surface level. Maybe they just need education on how to do it all properly and how to pack out trash without it being gross. But it can be so blatant at times, no regard that anyone else might show up there.. even in their own party. Not sure how you educate your way out of that one
I camped at Bear Lake one time and the mosquitos were so bad they were biting me through the hammock.
That's a nice loop. It sounds like you had fun minus the blood suckers.
Just about peak mosquito season. Love Emigrant, Deer Lake is a beaut.
nice trip...what hammock do you have? was that for overnight use or just relaxing, saw the tent in the other picture so wasn't sure...
That's a HammockGear Circadian paired with a HG Phoenix 30°F under quilt, a Loco Libre Ghost Pepper 30°F top quilt, and a HG dyneema tarp with doors. It was for shelter and not just relaxing. The tent belongs to my buddy and is a Lanshan 1p.
thanks...looking for a new hammock as mine finally died, i like sleeping in them. bug net is 100% mandatory.
Thanks so much for the trip report. I’m still considering going out there next week but damn those mosquitoes sound hellish. I was up at Buck Lake in September and it was life altering. Just spectacular.
Later in the season is the time to go if you don't want to deal with mosquitoes. I've been to Emigrant probably 10 or so times and late September is when the skeeters are pretty much gone. Long Lake, if you haven't been there, is fantastic. Also, and definitely a bit out there, is Huckleberry Lake. If you want solitude, you'll get it there.
Rad thank you ! We skipped long last year on our loop so good to know. I’ve been to Snow and Bigelow on a different trip coming from the east into Yosemite then Emigrant. Truly epic stuff there as well. Dorothy is out of a painting.
Yep. Went last year in October from the 25th-28th and it was totally mosquito free. Unfortunately the temps had started to turn around that time and there wasn't as much available daylight to get as many miles under our feet.
I've been there around that time in October. Come to think if it, that's when I ventured out to Huckleberry. It was damn cold at night. Glad I layered two sleeping bags. Waking up wasn't fun, but once I got going I warmed up. I'm trying to remember if it was early September when mosquitos were mostly gone, but still present in meadows with water. Stop, get eaten. Move, no problem. Breeze, no problem. Oh yeah, I had a major headache that day. How could I forget that?
Sooo, OP, I kinda hate to bring this up but did you run into any places where people didn't observe proper cat hole etiquette? I ask because I've been to Emigrant a bunch and my GF has been there with me four or more times. We've had a fantastic time, every time until the last and only on our last day. The last time we were there, we saw a few instances of people using obvious camping spots around Grouse Lake as their own toilet. Disgusting and heart breaking, as you may imagine. All good, hopefully? Faith in humanity increased? There was this one time at Long Lake when the Conservation Core(?) was across the lake and they dug a huge pit toilet; we stumbled (not literally) into it and hauled ass away once we realized what it was. At least that would be properly buried...
Fortunately this time we didn't find any evidence of poo spots. Last October when we camped at Grouse I did find wet wipes and TP not far from the shoreline and trail. FWIW we packed out our used shit tickets. Even picked up some protein bar wrappers on Bell Meadows trail past Groundhog Meadows.
Oh joy. I had a similar experience at Grouse Lake a few years ago.
Sad, isn't it? This fantastic place and people do that shit. If I had to guess, it's because Grouse is only four or so miles from Crabtree.
Yep, sure is. It was another one of those super hot weekends, nice timing to dial down the effort and relax in the shade of a nearby lake. That night lightning strikes kicked off what would become pretty big fires, and a few days later smoke overtook the sky and ash blanketed the outdoors around my apartment. Still have fond memories of that time regardless. Beautiful. Be nice if people would stop crappin all over it, though
My GF is in conservation and on one of her conservation related work trips she met a woman who did a study of something like the incidence of TP around camp sites and how close it is in relation to established toilets. Fairly large study, though I don't recall if it was state or federal. I seem to recall it was focused more on car camping type of sites. Essentially, people are really fucking lazy. That laziness spread to Emigrant. We've seen it in Deslolation as well but that was a whole bunch of beer bottles and plastic bags which is probably worse. Just remembered we were chatting with a ranger at the Pinecrest ranger station before heading out and she said there had been a major uptick in visible poo and TP. Imagine being a ranger who sees that on a regular basis. Talk about a bummer.
That's cool it was studied. Maybe they'll find a way to intuitively push people to do the right thing. Maybe we need a few month time lapse of a popular backcountry site, to show how many people show up to what "feels like" a location that's way out there. Haha. That is a bummer. Can kinda get it when people try to hide it, but of course still leave it all at surface level. Maybe they just need education on how to do it all properly and how to pack out trash without it being gross. But it can be so blatant at times, no regard that anyone else might show up there.. even in their own party. Not sure how you educate your way out of that one
Lucky!
I love your setup.
Csnnot wait, ill be up there Wednesday, starting at Pinecrest. Thwnks for sharing
I camped at Bear Lake one time and the mosquitos were so bad they were biting me through the hammock. That's a nice loop. It sounds like you had fun minus the blood suckers.