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[cohp] Digest Number 5141
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Digest #5141
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Google Earth Placemark Error by powdrfox
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Re: Google Earth Placemark Error by "xander Carlson" xandathor
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Re: Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali by "Daniel Baxter" baxbarnowl@att.net
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Re: Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali by nj55er
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High Sierra CoHP Wildfire Conditions by orbitor15
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TR: Parsons Peak NW Ridge (Mariposa CA) by orbitor15

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Google Earth Placemark Error
Tue Sep 1, 2015 5:38 am (PDT) . Posted by:
powdrfox
I'm not sure who is in charge of the Google Earth placemarks that can be download from the trip report page, but I found an error. Lucas County Iowa has twelve points with one extra point listed as Marion 11 in the mix. I checked the topo and yes this is a 13th contour at 1100' for Lucas County and it's presence is also lacking on Peakbagger&#39;s list of summits for the Lucas County Highpoint. Marion County, IA is also known to have 10 areas and not 11.


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Re: Google Earth Placemark Error
Tue Sep 1, 2015 8:09 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"xander Carlson" xandathor
I think Andy is out for the month, and I'm not sure who else can fix this. I do remember that when I did these two counties, I kept going back and forth in the delorme map to see if Marion has some weird funky border that would explain why Marion was in the middle of Lucas, but I eventually just went with it assuming Marion 11 was the other Lucas point. I also hoped that Mahaska6 was a similar error, but no such luck, you gotta go to the other side of the county to finish that one.

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On Tue, 9/1/15, powdrfox@yahoo.com [cohp] <cohp@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [cohp] Google Earth Placemark Error
To: cohp@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 7:38 AM


 









I'm not sure who is in charge of the Google
Earth placemarks that can be download from the trip report
page, but I found an error. Lucas County Iowa has twelve
points with one extra point listed as Marion 11 in the mix.
I checked the topo and yes this is a 13th contour at
1100' for Lucas County and it's presence is also
lacking on Peakbagger&#39;s list of summits for the Lucas
County Highpoint. Marion County, IA is also known to have 10
areas and not 11.











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Re: Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali
Tue Sep 1, 2015 9:14 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daniel Baxter" baxbarnowl@att.net
I am not surprised that Obama targeted the man whom Democrats gerrymandered out of office, only to see him rebound and later become President!

Of course, if not for McKinley, Obama would have never been able to become president. Born in Hawaii, right? ;-)

Now, expecting to be chastised for bringing politics back into the COHP group, I go back to peaks:

I fully expect Obama to rename one of the three contenders for Cayuga County NY high point to "Leon Czolgosz Peak", a man I'm sure BO admires.

Dan Baxter
Vinzons, Camarines Norte

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Re: Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali
Tue Sep 1, 2015 11:26 am (PDT) . Posted by:
nj55er
OK, folks, you could not resist gratuitous nastiness and slander, so now please take it off line.

I will be deleting the original post below, which is not appropriate for COHP and frankly Mr. Baxter, unworthy of you.

Sincerely,

Michael Schwartz
Moderator

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From: Daniel Baxter baxbarnowl@att.net [cohp] <cohp@yahoogroups.com>
To: cohp <cohp@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Sep 1, 2015 12:15 pm
Subject: [cohp] Re: Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali

I am not surprised that Obama targeted the man whom Democrats gerrymandered out of office, only to see him rebound and later become President!

Of course, if not for McKinley, Obama would have never been able to become president. Born in Hawaii, right? ;-)

Now, expecting to be chastised for bringing politics back into the COHP group, I go back to peaks:

I fully expect Obama to rename one of the three contenders for Cayuga County NY high point to "Leon Czolgosz Peak", a man I'm sure BO admires.

Dan Baxter
Vinzons, Camarines Norte

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High Sierra CoHP Wildfire Conditions
Tue Sep 1, 2015 11:03 am (PDT) . Posted by:
orbitor15
I don't like posting warnings, but one is warranted here given the current wildfire situation in California. If you have upcoming trips to the CoHPs in the High Sierra, the smoke from the Rough Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4456/ in Kings Canyon (burning since 31 July) needs to be a major consideration. As of this morning, the fire had burned over 77,000 acres and containment remains at just 25%. Based on conditions experienced last weekend during the drive to Yosemite (TR for Parsons to follow), my assessment of the CoHPs is as follows:
Whitney - Ok for now, but depends on wind direction. Lone Pine was covered on Friday but clear on Sunday.
North Palisade - Forget about it. The Sierra Crest from Independence to Bishop is due NE from the fire, so it receives the brunt of the smoke every day. Did not clear.
Ritter - 50/50. The Mammoth Lakes area was covered on Friday but clear on Sunday. Lyell & Parsons - Mostly good, but depends on wind direction. The wind patterns have a big impact. In general, air moves ENE over the Sierra Crest, but on some days (like last Thursday 27 August) the direction shifted to straight north, and the northern peaks were engulfed. We got fresh winds on Saturday that cleared Mono County, however the smoke moved back into Owens Valley on Sunday.


Smoke map: http://wxug.us/1qtlg http://wxug.us/1qtlg (reference point is town of Big Pine)



Those planning trips in the area between Kearsarge Pass to the south and Little Lakes Valley to the north may want to make alternate plans. I already changed my target last weekend and it looks like I will need to do so again for Labor Day weekend. Since it looks unlikely that the fire will be put out in the upcoming weeks, the end of the summer climbing season in most of the High Sierra could have already arrived. Sad.


Mihai G.



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TR: Parsons Peak NW Ridge (Mariposa CA)
Tue Sep 1, 2015 3:03 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
orbitor15
Mariposa CoHP: Liner (approx. 12,040 ft) on Parsons Peak
Date climbed: 30 August 2015

I was supposed to do a pair of 13ers in the Baxter Pass area the last weekend in August, but the Rough Fire burning to the west forced a change of plans. Instead I opted for Parsons, from which I had been stormed out in May, thus seeking to meet the dual objectives of continuing my yearly trips to Yosemite (this would be #10) and adding another California CoHP.

Three of us left the L.A. area on Friday evening and rolled into Tuolumne Meadows campground at 02:00. The fourth person had arrived earlier, secured walk-in wilderness permits through incredible luck, and managed to get a site in the usually packed campground. All signs pointed to a good trip.

We headed out from the backpackers parking lot around 08:00. For the first 5 or so miles we followed the JMT through Lyell Canyon, where we crossed paths with other backpackers and dayhikers, and ran into a ranger who asked to see our permit. We learned that enforcement is pretty strict on this trail (to be expected), with violators turned around and facing a fine of $175/person.

At the junction with the Ireland Lake trail we turned SW and began a vigorous climb to the lake, where a side trail delivered us around 14:00. We had talked earlier about doing another peak to get warmed up, but after setting up camp no one was in the mood and the south ridge on nearby Amelia Earhart Peak across the lake looked like it would be quite an undertaking. Thus we decided to just relax for the rest of the day.

The winds had picked up throughout the day, which meant that smoke from the fire would be spirited away, but as we quickly realized at camp, it also meant blowing fine dust and sand into our tents. Ireland Lake is above the treeline, and surprisingly has only 2-3 suitable spots to pitch camp. With the on-going drought, vegetation is dried up and soils loosen quickly, resulting in erosion and flying debris. My sleeping bag was constantly covered with a thin layer of dust and sand, which also accumulated on every other surface in the tent.

However, the dust was a small inconvenience for the spectacle of light we were privileged to observe. First came a profuse sunset, followed by a magnificent alpenglow that burnished the granite on Amelia Earhart and surrounding ridges, illuminated the lake and fired up the clouds. After daylight died, a gigantic moon rose right between Amelia Earhart's two summits, proceeding to light up the area like a reflector. Headlamps were a joke and we didn't even bother turning them on. I later learned that night had been another "super moon" event. We were definitely in the right place to take it in. After some great night photography, we retired to our tents.

The night passed fitfully, with gusts of winds shaking my tent violently and an increasingly bothersome headache setting in. Waking up in the morning, we had breakfast, packed up and put all camping gear into the one tent left standing. We would pick up these on the way back. We circled the lake, crossed its outlet (barely a trickle) and headed up easy slabs and benches lining a drainage between Parsons and Amelia Earhart. At the top of these is a wide plateau that leads to the pass on the south side of Parsons.

One can go all the way to the pass, or head straight up the SE slopes. We chose the latter. The terrain is really easy and the route is a walk-up, with only a few spots where hands are needed to hop over some bigger boulders. Class 1.5 if such a thing is conceivable. We popped up on the lower south summit before walking over to the northern high point. No register or marker to be found, only a small stack of rocks here, but the views are fine. I identified the Clark Range, Half Dome, Clouds Rest, Conness, Dana, Lyell, Maclure, Florence, etc etc.

But the peak was not the main reason I was there. With only one other guy, I dropped down the NW ridge in search of the Mariposa CoHP. Though we went down about a quarter mile, I could not find any indication where it might be located exactly. To make sure I hit it, I walked on top of the ridge the entire time, so I'm positive I passed over it at some point. Previous reports indicated there would be a cairn or some other marker, however I found no trace of anything. When I checked the GPS at home, my track showed that I indeed crossed the CoHP. Mission accomplished.

After more time on the main summit, we retraced our steps back to the lake, retrieved the gear and headed out. Instead of hiking out through Lyell Canyon, we decided to make it a loop by taking the trail towards the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. At the first lake we encountered we went off-trail, following the stream coming out of the lake until it met up with another stream to form Rafferty Creek. We then stayed in Rafferty's creek bed (dry - unbelievable!) until the established trail came close to it. We gained the trail and followed it back to the JMT and Tuolumne Meadows, where are arrived just after 16:00.

Stats and gpx track http://www.peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=568674 are on Peakbagger. Photos https://plus.google.com/photos/116693422023823875506/albums/6189614040150889025 are on Google Plus.

Take-away points: Parsons is one of the easiest high CoHPs. Nothing technical about it, though ice/snow/precipitation could make the slabs and the SE slopes trickier. Main challenges are:
1) Permits - Wilderness permits for the Lyell Canyon trailhead are very hard to get in advance.
2) Access - Tioga Road is only open during summer. It can also close unexpectedly due to intense storms or fires.
3) Location - Shortest route to summit is 11.4 miles from Tuolumne Meadows. Dayhikes are possible, but they would make for a long day.

Mihai G.


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