http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/ Sierra Scrambles - Peakbagging in the Si Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:33:27 GMT rangertarol http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5571 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5571 I love my Olympus S-550 - 18x zoom, super macro, great quality images. They have a new model out now that's similar. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:57:03 GMT Chris Jakober http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5570 Check out the Nikon Coolpix P6000: http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/coolpix/p6000/index.htm Should have everything you need, plus Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:55:11 GMT Robert Covay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5569 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5569 Just curious if anyone has any feedback on the ideal adventure camera.  Typical use would be extended dayhikes or multi-day backpacking trips.  Price range Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:20 GMT JimR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5568 I've noticed cars passing through on the Tioga Pass cam, but not in the last few days. Sure has looked pretty on there! Nearest accommodations would be on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:26 GMT Karl Fieberling http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5567 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5567 Scott; Yes, day hikes. (Too cold over-night for me - but I saw saw backpacker's camping in Little Yosemite Valley) Tioga road was open, but no overnight Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:22:46 GMT ScottH http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5566 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5566 Hey Karl, I had some questions for you. I am guessing you did these as three day hikes? Is Tioga Pass road still open? Seems a little late in the season to Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:51:23 GMT Karl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5565 I was surprised how little snow there was; November 6th, Liberty Cap and Mount Starr King November 7th, Tuolomne Meadows to Fletcher Peak November 8th, Lake Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:56:46 GMT JimR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5564 Amazing scenery, and quite the adventure - glad you weren't injured on your swift tour of the Sierra! Thanks for sharing the great scenery, since you'll Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:31:29 GMT lpantilat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5563 Here is a Trip Report of an adventure run of the Rae Lakes loop I did in on October 24th. Video, photos, splits at the following link give some indication of Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:51:41 GMT Bob Burd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5562 Yes, Florence is very prominent in the area, particularly as I was walking north down the Triple Peak Fork. There's a 1,000-foot drop to reach the Lyell Fork, Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:18:36 GMT Paul http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5561 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5561 I wanted to tell you how much I love your photo of the upper Lyell Fork of the Merced from the crest of Ansel Adams. It's brought back memories dormant for a Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:07:39 GMT lpantilat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5560 Stanford Loop: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/910976/TR_Stanford_Loop_Adventure_Run#Post910976 Middle Palisade: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:44 GMT jfedak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5559 Devil's Peak and Snow Mountain Devils was some fun class 3. Snow was fairly uninteresting (and it rained on me during the Devil/Snow traverse) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:32:28 GMT Bob Burd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5558 I had a nice outing to Ansel Adams as planned last Thursday, taking about 18.5hrs for the outing, a bit longer than I'd hoped. Turns out I didn't find the Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:29:37 GMT Tom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierrascrambles/message/5557 I'm planning on doing a day-hike of Cloudripper on Friday, Oct 2nd if anybody is interested in keeping me company.