Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

WhittlinAway said:
Greetings, Guardians! I spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on a solo backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park. My destination was Laurel Lake, which is accessed from a trail head in the Hetch Hetchy area of the park.

Here was the view of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from atop the dam:

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From there, you go through a tunnel cut in the rock and hike along the left side of the reservoir before taking a sharp left and beginning a long series of switchbacks.

Being Yosemite, there is a lot of granite. My lambsfoot couldn't resist taking a break on a boulder:

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Eventually most of my elevation gain was behind me and I came across a bit of water.

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The tip marks the spot:

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Eventually I made it to Frog Creek and a knee-deep crossing:

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And finally to Laurel Lake, my camp for two nights:

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Since we like to talk about food, here's a selection of meals that I had, all home dehydrated:

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Red beans and rice with some smoked meat sticks from Costco, steel-cut oats with pecans, "cowboy caviar" from a recipe in Adventure Journal, and mac&cheese with broccoli and ground beef.

It was a great trip and the lambsfoot was a trusty companion.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and has a great week ahead!
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Spent a lot of time in that back country years ago!

Jack Black said:
I can remember mincing the meat for my grandmother as a young kid, but I've never made sausages myself. I've had vegetarian/vegan sausages where the only thing they had in common with sausages was the overall shape, but one or two that were pretty good too, though quite expensive :thumbsup:

Hope you made it OK Jer :) :thumbsup:

Good for you John ;) :thumbsup:

Very cool :cool: It looks like a great night out. A few years back, I was lucky enough to have an extended correspondence with Dave Horsewright Horsewright , and he told me all sorts of stuff about roping, which I found absolutely fascinating :thumbsup: Dave is a Guardian too :cool: :thumbsup:

Congratulations to your niece John, and I hope it was a good 'do' :) :thumbsup:

Hard way to earn a living! :eek: :) :thumbsup:

Thank you for the kind words Bill, I had a few gifts for Cillian too, and we had a nice afternoon :) Cool pic of your Hartshead Barlow :cool: :thumbsup:

Great-looking Lamb :) :thumbsup:

Thanks buddy 🤣 :thumbsup:

Superb photo my friend :) :thumbsup:

I hope everyone is having a lovely day :) After giving my mate's lad, Cillian, his birthday presents, we headed out with his dad, mom, and little sister. When Cillian got bored with the bow, we moved on to slingshots, and eventually, onto a local brewery tap for a couple of pints :) :thumbsup:

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Those guys being that close to the chutes I'm guessing got a good time! My son recently roped in the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo. It's a little different than most as they are roping horses not steers. To protect the horse they don't dally the rope when the feet are roped. They are only trying to rope the front feet here and thats what cost them the event cause they were several seconds ahead of the winning time of 18 seconds and the horse stepped into the loop with his hind feet too, a DQ. My son in this little video is the header and just to add to the degree of difficulty the loops in their ropes must be at least 20 ft in diameter. The judges actually mark their ropes with colored shrink tape. Hope ya can see it:

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So close. Had it headed in 12 seconds So the forefoot loop was thrown at about 14-15 seconds. They'd of had it won.
 
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WhittlinAway said:
Greetings, Guardians! I spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on a solo backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park. My destination was Laurel Lake, which is accessed from a trail head in the Hetch Hetchy area of the park.

Here was the view of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from atop the dam:

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From there, you go through a tunnel cut in the rock and hike along the left side of the reservoir before taking a sharp left and beginning a long series of switchbacks.

Being Yosemite, there is a lot of granite. My lambsfoot couldn't resist taking a break on a boulder:

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Eventually most of my elevation gain was behind me and I came across a bit of water.

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The tip marks the spot:

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Eventually I made it to Frog Creek and a knee-deep crossing:

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And finally to Laurel Lake, my camp for two nights:

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Since we like to talk about food, here's a selection of meals that I had, all home dehydrated:

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Red beans and rice with some smoked meat sticks from Costco, steel-cut oats with pecans, "cowboy caviar" from a recipe in Adventure Journal, and mac&cheese with broccoli and ground beef.

It was a great trip and the lambsfoot was a trusty companion.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and has a great week ahead!
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Great pictures Greg. Beautiful country.
😎👍
 
Horsewright said:
Spent a lot of time in that back country years ago!


Those guys being that close to the chutes I'm guessing got a good time! My son recently roped in the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo. It's a little different than most as they are roping horses not steers. To protect the horse they don't dally the rope when the feet are roped. They are only trying to rope the front feet here and thats what cost them the event cause they were several seconds ahead of the winning time of 18 seconds and the horse stepped into the loop with his hind feet too, a DQ. My son in this little video is the header and just to add to the degree of difficulty the loops in their ropes must be at least 20 ft in diameter. The judges actually mark their ropes with colored shrink tape. Hope ya can see it:

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So close. Had it headed in 12 seconds So the forefoot loop was thrown at about 14-15 seconds. They'd of had it won.
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Good to see you here Dave, hope you and all the girls are well. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::).
 
cigarrodog said:
A rosewood Lambfoot is a perfect carry for today’s pomp and circumstance.
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Thank you, Harvey. :)
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Always a good day for that one. 🤠:thumbsup:
Jack Black said:
Congratulations to your niece John, and I hope it was a good 'do'
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Thanks, Jack... it was a nice event. :)
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That's raising kids right... staying off the phones and getting outdoors. 🤠:thumbsup:
WhittlinAway said:
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Some beautiful country. 🤠:thumbsup:
It must have felt so good being up there.
cudgee said:
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That's some good eatin' 🤠 :thumbsup:
 
Horsewright said:
Spent a lot of time in that back country years ago!
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I'm not surprised by that, Dave. You're a well-traveled man of discerning taste. :) :thumbsup: We are both lucky to live within driving distance of such beautiful country: Yosemite and elsewhere!

bigfish64 said:
Great pictures Greg. Beautiful country.
😎👍
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Thanks! The more I travel throughout the U.S. and world the more I appreciate how much—and how varied!—beautiful country there is!

JohnDF said:
Some beautiful country. 🤠:thumbsup:
It must have felt so good being up there.
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It really did, John! This was my first time backpacking solo and it was a fantastic experience. Only saw a handful of people once I got into the back county, and not another soul near my camp. Human, at least.... was visited both nights by a male and female deer.

I also greatly enjoy backpacking with friends, but there will be more solo trips in the future as well!
 
Jack Black said:
I hope everyone is having a lovely day :) After giving my mate's lad, Cillian, his birthday presents, we headed out with his dad, mom, and little sister. When Cillian got bored with the bow, we moved on to slingshots, and eventually, onto a local brewery tap for a couple of pints :) :thumbsup:

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That is awesome! What an enjoyable day all the way around, Jack! Great to see the younsters introduced to outdoor traditions :thumbsup: :)
WhittlinAway said:
Greetings, Guardians! I spent Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on a solo backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park. My destination was Laurel Lake, which is accessed from a trail head in the Hetch Hetchy area of the park.

Here was the view of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from atop the dam:

View attachment 1842822

From there, you go through a tunnel cut in the rock and hike along the left side of the reservoir before taking a sharp left and beginning a long series of switchbacks.

Being Yosemite, there is a lot of granite. My lambsfoot couldn't resist taking a break on a boulder:

View attachment 1842894

Eventually most of my elevation gain was behind me and I came across a bit of water.

View attachment 1842898

The tip marks the spot:

View attachment 1842899

Eventually I made it to Frog Creek and a knee-deep crossing:

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And finally to Laurel Lake, my camp for two nights:

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Since we like to talk about food, here's a selection of meals that I had, all home dehydrated:

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Red beans and rice with some smoked meat sticks from Costco, steel-cut oats with pecans, "cowboy caviar" from a recipe in Adventure Journal, and mac&cheese with broccoli and ground beef.

It was a great trip and the lambsfoot was a trusty companion.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and has a great week ahead!
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That looks like one amazing trip, my friend. Amazing pics
Angry Waiter said:
Well Guardians. The world wide pestilence finally made a stop in my house. I’ll be isolating. Hope all have a good start to the week.

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Get well soon brother, glad all has been relatively well :thumbsup:
 
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