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Glen Aulin is 5 miles from the trailhead on Tioga Pass road in Yosemite NP. Backpacking permits are limited, so there there are two options for this event:

1. Backpacking
Donna has a backpacking permit for 4 people with 2 openings for the Glen Aulin trail, pass through. Additional 8 permits will be available one week prior to July 20 on Recreation.gov at 7:00am sharp.
Saturday, camp in the June Lake area or off Highway 120 and 395.
Sunday, Backpack through Glen Aulin to make camp on Tuolumne river, 6+ miles.
Monday, Day hike to Waterwheel falls and explore.
Tuesday, return to trailhead.

2. Car Camp
Sunday, No Host Car camp and day hike to Glen Aulin, 10 miles RT. There are several waterfalls between the TH and Glen Aulin. If you are up for a 17.5 mile RT hike, you may hike to Waterwheel falls. Note: this trail descends from the TH, so the route back is uphill. Lembert Dome and Dog Lake trails are in this area.

Campgrounds:
Car campers are responsible for getting their own sites and their own reservation to enter Yosemite NP. There are four campgrounds on highway 120 and US 395 that have over 100 sites between them: Lower Lee Vining, Moraine, Aspen and Big Bend campgrounds. Closer to the NP are the much smaller Ellery, Junction and Tioga Lake campgrounds, see Inyo NF for more info. All of these campgrounds are First Come, First Served.
In the June Lake area, Oh Ridge and Silver Lake take reservations. Currently all sites are reserved, however, you can setup notification on Recreation.gov when a cancellation occurs. (highly recommend)

Interested backpackers will be put on the waitlist. Please state in the comments if you want to backpack or car camp. We will have a chat or zoom about a month prior to get organized.

Alltrails link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/glen-aulin

Preview of the trail: https://californiathroughmylens.com/grand-canyon-tuolumne-waterwheel-falls/

*** PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY *** No one in the group is a guide or in any way responsible for your comfort or safety. Please be prepared with adequate gear and supplies for the trip. Please remember that going out into wilderness has risks associated with it and you should be aware and prepared to address any changes in weather, road conditions or to look out for/avoid random acts of nature, including insects, wild animals and natural hazards. It is your responsibility to evaluate the difficulty of any activity you participate in, and decide whether you are prepared by having the experience, skill, knowledge, equipment, and the physical and emotional stamina to safely participate.
*** WAIVER OF LIABILITY *** The Organizers and members in this group are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for his or her own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Kern Valley Hiking Club Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities.

Join me and my Sunrise to Sunset hikers from OC for a great weekend! (Expect about 15-25 attendees.) It’s OUR local gem 💎 and they all loved it the last 2 years! The Fall colors, California elderberries, sunsets, and views! 🤩

Please look at all of the details here:

Join me at 3rd Mt. Pino’s Fall Weekend Campout 🏕️& Hikes 🥾in Los Padres National Forest https://meetu.ps/e/NDzW8/C3jP/i

Park at the Mt. Pinos Nordic Center. We will be camping at the Chula Vista Campground right there behind the building, past the gate, to the meadow on the left. Google Maps works for both. It’s first come first served campground & FREE, so EASY!

Please read the full posting provided!
And bring water 💦 & your wagon (in case you didn’t read it carefully.)

I have to invite my locals for a fun weekend of hiking and/or camping 🏕️

You are also welcome to just come for either or both of the hikes 🥾⛰️

Saturday, we will start at the Pinos’ Nordic parking lot, where we are camping.

Sunday, we will start at the bottom of McGill trail on the road.

Please put into comments what you will join for, so that I can look 👀 out for meeting you there! 🤝

***All of our Kern Valley Hiking Club Group’s basic regular hiker responsibilities and release of liabilities apply here, as stated on all of our events.
Please refer to them if you have any questions.
*** PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY *** No one in the group is a guide or in any way responsible for your comfort or safety. Please be prepared with adequate gear and supplies for the trip. Please remember that going out into wilderness has risks associated with it and you should be aware and prepared to address any changes in weather, road conditions or to look out for/avoid random acts of nature, including insects, wild animals and natural hazards. It is your responsibility to evaluate the difficulty of any activity you participate in, and decide whether you are prepared by having the experience, skill, knowledge, equipment, and the physical and emotional stamina to safely participate.
*** WAIVER OF LIABILITY *** The Organizers and members in this group are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for his or her own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Kern Valley Hiking Club Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities.

By RSVPing you and those you bring with you as your guests ARE agreeing to the above statements.

We will hike up to Tehachapi Peak which is a short but hard hike. There is an option to only go to the landing which is at the end of the fire road and the beginning of the really steep section of the actual trail. At this point I will ask a volunteer to guide hikers to the peak and I will return with whomever wants to cut it short and we will go to my house and prepare for the potluck lunch after the hike.
There is also another option for those who wants a bit simpler and very easy hike: Golden Hills Nature Park has several trail that are very easy, mostly flat and it's about 1/2 mile from my house. See attached photo of the trails. I can ask a volunteer to lead that hike also, if needed.
More info about the potluck much later. I just wanted to get the date set.
Non hiking mates are welcome to join us at the luncheon.

NOT FOR BEGINNERS. THIS IS A HARD HIKE.
No dogs allowed
15 ESSENTIALS YOU MUST CARRY ON ALL HIKES
Besides the obvious 1 1/2-2 liters of water, lunch, snack, warm jacket/wind breaker, rain gear if needed, warm hat and gloves, the following is a must to have in your day pack:

1. Map of the area, even if you are using a gps
3. Headlamp or small flashlight with extra batteries.
4. Knife or utility tool such as a Swiss Army knife
5. Fire starter. You can make your own with cotton balls and Vaseline or

Esbit fuel cubes.
6. Emergency space blanket
7. Emergency water purifier or filter.
8. Light weight base layer (Thermasilk is very light weight)
9. First aid kit
10. Extra food (2-3 power bars)
11. Waterproof matches (or regular matches or lighter kept in zip bag)
12. Sun screen
13. Small plastic trowel and toilet paper (in zip bag)
14. App. 2’ duck tape.
15. Whistle to scare away bears or to be found if lost.
Every hiker needs to carry these items on all day hikes.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY *** No one in the group is a guide or in any way responsible for your comfort or safety. Please be prepared with adequate gear and supplies for the trip. Please remember that going out into wilderness has risks associated with it and you should be aware and prepared to address any changes in weather, road conditions or to look out for/avoid random acts of nature, including insects, wild animals and natural hazards. It is your responsibility to evaluate the difficulty of any activity you participate in, and decide whether you are prepared by having the experience, skill, knowledge, equipment, and the physical and emotional stamina to safely participate.
*** WAIVER OF LIABILITY *** The Organizers and members in this group are not professional leaders, guides, or mountaineers. The function of the member or organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who shows up for a trip/meetup (and their guest or guests) is responsible for his or her own safety. By attending a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you and any guests that you bring are aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with the activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizers, Members of the Kern Valley Hiking Club Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your participation in the group activities.
By RSVPing you and those you bring with you as your guests ARE agreeing to the above statements.