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Lambone
Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:09pm PT
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So 120 is open again? I'm headed down from Oregon this weekend.
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John M
climber
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:18pm PT
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120 is open if you are heading into the park through Groveland going to the valley. It is closed from Craneflat to Yosemite creek as you head towards Tioga Pass. To get to the meadows you have to enter from the East side.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/rimfire.htm
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:28pm PT
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The WEST entrance 120 from Groveland is open and you can access the valley floor.
Tioga Pass Road is closed at Crane Flat and beyond because of active fire spotting, some of which crossed the road. That edge of the fire is not entirely contained.
From Tioga Pass, you can get to Tuolumne Meadows, Tenaya, Olmstead area but no further than Yosemite Creek so east siders can't drive to the valley floor.
Hoping for this weekend.
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superclimber
Trad climber
Houston, Tx
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Sep 11, 2013 - 01:28pm PT
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Any word on current smoke conditions at tuolumne?
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Sep 11, 2013 - 04:37pm PT
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From Tioga Pass, you can get to Tuolumne Meadows, Tenaya, Olmstead area but no further than Yosemite Creek so east siders can't drive to the valley floor.
Glad I checked this thread - hope they open 'er up in time for Facelift...coming in from 395. Would hate to have to go around.
Props to the firefighters = badass folks!
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Strider
Trad climber
ಠ_ಠ
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Sep 12, 2013 - 03:21am PT
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Latest RUMOR on Tioga rd opening is SLIGHT chance of this weekend, probable chance of Monday.
We'll see what happens.
-n
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Sep 12, 2013 - 05:34am PT
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just started a backfire in santa cruz,
sierras should be fuel free by christmas,
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sep 12, 2013 - 08:11am PT
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Got up to TM earlier this week, had a great smoke free bike ride loving the lack of cars/people only to think of what a shame it's been all the way around particularly those business's whose life blood is the highway.
Sure hope it opens soon for their sake, we should all try and help the best we can as we move on into the fall.
Charlie D.
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Arborist
Trad climber
Los Gatos, CA
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Sep 12, 2013 - 11:54am PT
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Thanks for all the great information about this fire. The visuals really put things into perspective. Thank you to all the firefighters who are risking their lives to put this mess into some sort of control.
Blair
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Sep 12, 2013 - 03:01pm PT
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How about the 108 - is it open? Tried to find info on internet but it was confusing for my simple mind..
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 12, 2013 - 03:03pm PT
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108 is open. Some reports have said it was smoke free and beautiful, others have said the western side is hazy, but clears off substantially east of Sonora.
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TrackerTodd
Mountain climber
CA
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Sep 12, 2013 - 11:45pm PT
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Already booked a few nights up at Evergreen and I plan on stopping In Groveland and hitting up as mush shopping as the pocket book will allow.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Sep 13, 2013 - 02:26am PT
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Tioga Pass Resort announced it was planning on closing early for the season this Sunday (Sept. 15th) due to lack of business because of the closure of US 120 between Crane Flat and White Wolf. No organic burgers or pie a la mode after that. The 2013 Tioga Pass Run was held last Sunday, September 8th and was a great success.
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 13, 2013 - 02:33am PT
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I notice the Yosemite NP website has a new note about Tioga Pass Road:
•The Tioga Road (Highway 120 through the park) is closed from Crane Flat to 1.5 miles east of White Wolf at least through the weekend.
"at least through the weekend" is in italics on the site.
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 13, 2013 - 12:45pm PT
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The Yosemite park website still says TPR will be closed AT LEAST through the weekend.
There had been a comment on FB last week about a potential opening for next weekend, Sept 21.
Need to stay tuned for it all. We might have a better idea by Wednesday. The forest service is in no hurry to open this road to traffic. They are actually logging the area and if you have any inkling what that's like you certainly don't want to be there trying to snake around logging trucks and tractors, and they don't want us looky-loo tourons in the mix.
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Stephen McCabe
Trad climber
near Santa Cruz, CA
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Sep 13, 2013 - 02:39pm PT
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When I think of TPR, I think of the Tioga Pass Resort. Referring to it as the Tioga Pass Road, might help head off confusion.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Sep 13, 2013 - 02:44pm PT
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I'm pretty sure the forest service is not logging in Yosemite National Park.
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 13, 2013 - 03:01pm PT
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The fire fighters have been logging to get access roads and dead timber along the fire lines. The RimFire Indicent page and some other firefighting blogs describe it.
Commercial logging? No. For firefighting, yes.
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Ikat
Social climber
Carson City
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Sep 13, 2013 - 03:02pm PT
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TPR (Tioga Pass Resort) is also closed for the season as of Sept 15.
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