Backpacking Yosemite: The High Sierra Camp Loop

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Yosemite National Park’s High Sierra Camp Loop offers a sampling of some of the Yosemite back country’s most beautiful sights including roaring waterfalls, meandering rivers, gurgling creeks, alpine lakes, granite slabs, meadows, towering pines, wildflowers, forested valleys and incredible mountain vistas of sharp peaked summits and rounded domes. The High Sierra Camp Loop consists of five historic camp locations originally established in the early 1900s, each featuring a backpacker’s campground with access to water and bearproof lockers. The lowest of the five camps is Merced Lake at 7,400 feet and the highest is Vogelsang at 10,100 feet. While there are multiple starting points for this hike, we started at the Glen Aulin trailhead in Tuolumne Meadows and hiked the 50-mile loop counter-clockwise over 5 wonderful days.
00:00 Day 1 - Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin
08:46 Day 2 - Glen Aulin to May Lake
15:19 Day 3 - May Lake to Merced Lake
25:25 Day 4 - Merced Lake to Vogelsang
34:15 Day 5 - Vogelsang to Tuolumne Meadows

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@robertkeller5930 4 месяца назад

I used to run from Toulumne Meadows to Vogelsang, usually through snow and seeing stars as I was almost passing out. Lived in a tent cabin behind the park service cabin at the entrance to Toulumne Meadows campground, 1981 and 1982. We had a problem bear with cubs that we treed behind the visitor center, where we also had tent cabins for NPS Maintenance. We built a huge fire around the tree and partied past midnight. In the morning the sow and cubs were gone and they never bothered us again. Had a large male bear causing problems at Hetch Hetchy and it was live trapped out. It returned and at the NPS Maintenance camp between Strawberry and Hetch Hetchy, that bear only tore up the tent cabin of the animal trapper, not touching the other tent cabins.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 4 месяца назад

Wow! Great stories Robert! Thanks for sharing them. That must have been quite the run up to Vogelsang and back, very cool!

@user-cw1nq1bv2l 5 дней назад

Thank you from oceanside !!

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 5 дней назад

Thanks Karen!

@teddyhcuts 4 месяца назад

i absolutely love the stats in the corner! no one else does this! so informative! i was in yosemite this week in 2023 as well. went up to young lakes. it was lovely after hilary. that was all so crazy

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 4 месяца назад

Thanks! I put those stats in as I always wonder about that when I watch others videos. Glad you found it useful! Yea, glad we delayed a few days to let the storm pass by. We heard from some folks that it was pretty miserable when the storm passed through.

@leecorleone 5 месяцев назад

this video is the most gorgeous footage from a resolution perspective i have ever seen on any of these hiking videos. amazing work.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Michael! Really appreciate that!

@berthasilverie600 2 месяца назад

Work up there. Pack mules with supplies and food. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing sharing

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@adlhikes3159 8 месяцев назад

Yosemite. What a gem. Best side trip for me (so far) was during my PCT thru hike when I went from Tuolumne Meadows over Clouds Rest via Cathedral Lakes trail. Camped at stream. Next morning summited Half Dome before continuing to the valley floor. After some internet & ice cream, took the shuttle back up to Tuolumne Meadows to continue on the PCT NB. Permit was an easy walk up at the Wilderness shack at Tuolumne Meadows. 😎

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

That sounds like a perfect side trip!

@danpayan9468 6 месяцев назад

How beautiful is that I hiked that back in 1977 one of the best memories of my life🌲🏞️

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 6 месяцев назад

Very cool. Were the High Sierra Camps active then?

@danpayan9468 6 месяцев назад

Yes back then it was hippies but they were cool 😎

@danpayan9468 6 месяцев назад

It was the spring before the plane crash loaded with bailes of weed

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 6 месяцев назад

Lol!

@GRANDMAONTHEGO 2 месяца назад

New Subscriber here! Thank you for sharing this amazing video. As one who loves to hike & travel, I love watching videos like this ❤

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 2 месяца назад

Thanks Grandma on the Go!

@GRANDMAONTHEGO 2 месяца назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside you’re welcome 🥰

@ricardog.martinez2685 7 месяцев назад

What a remarkable trip and scenery that you captured! I was wondering if you could tell me what type of hiking shoes you use and bear canister? Your shoes appear to be lightweight , almost like sneakers. Many thanks for sharing.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Hi Ricardo. I wear trail runners. Lone Peak Altras. Very comfortable, popular with PCT thruhikers. Our bear canister is the Bearicade from Wild Ideas. Carbon fiber and aluminum, light weight but on the pricey side. Glad you liked the video!

@trishlarrysnyder1008 8 месяцев назад

Hey guys.. that High Sierra Camp Loop, looks amazing. I would love to do that trip. the views are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Trish and Larry! You guys would love it, you will see some of this when you do the JMT.

@trishlarrysnyder1008 8 месяцев назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside we did notice some of the terrain from your video of the J M T.

@LoLife.Outdoors 2 месяца назад

Great video. Definitely putting this trail loop on my list for the near future.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 2 месяца назад

Thanks! This is definitely a great Yosemite high country loop!

@WOWMW Месяц назад

This is awesome man! I'm 13 years old and going on a 10 day backpacking trip to Yosemite soon with a camp, I hope that I will be doing this stuff for the rest of my life, by the way, any tips on backpacking? It would help alot

@RickandAndreaGetOutside Месяц назад

Thanks! For backpacking I suggest that you get the lightest gear you can afford. We've been slowly upgrading our gear over the years, swapping out older, heavier gear for lighter gear. Also, we've just taken less stuff than we used too. Every time we come back from a backpacking trip, we review what we did and didn't use, usually we brought too much stuff and can lighten the load next time. Good luck!

@HuckOutdoors 7 месяцев назад

That looks like a great loop. I need to put it on my list.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Hi Jason - yea, I think this one is right up your alley.

@bethsilva5003 4 месяца назад

Hi Rick and Andrea Your videos are great! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. What is the process to obtain the permit to do this loop? Hugs from Brazil

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 4 месяца назад

Hi Beth in Brazil! Thank you! For this hike we obtained a permit from the Recreation.gov website for the Glen Aulin Trailhead (be sure to select the Glen Aulin permit NOT the Glen Aulin Pass-thru). This permit is given via a lottery, but we were able to get our permit on the first try.

@spy818 8 месяцев назад

Another good RU-vid from you. Just found out you, watched many other RU-vid, really like your way of hiking, backpacking.... and the videos are great.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@donniereiter3646 6 месяцев назад

Your guys video is amazing of Yosemite high country

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@richbrindley8944 8 месяцев назад

Andrea & Rick, Greetings from Fla. I wanted to Thank You for all the extra work putting this video together ❤️. It was beautiful. OMG The Views!!!

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Rich! Yes, the views are amazing!

@chili1593 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Been going to Yosemite all my life and took my daughter hiking to May Lake a couple of years ago.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! May lake is awesome.

@skysurfer5cva 4 месяца назад

Awesome hike and awesome video. I have day hiked to Glen Aulin five times. My favorite lunch stop is at the base of the cascade that is about 500 feet downstream of the High Sierra Camp. Did you check it out?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I'm not sure we went to the spot you are referring to. I guess your not talking about the spot we checked out at 9:03 in the video. We did not hike past the bridge over the Tuolumne River to checkout the next cascade. We are planning to hike the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne from White Wolf to Glen Aulin this summer so we will check out all the other falls in the canyon then.

@skysurfer5cva 4 месяца назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside Not the same spot. When you cross the Tuolumne River from the south side to the north side below White Cascade to head to the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp, there is a trail that branches left that continues downstream (west) along the Tuolumne River all the way to Hetch Hetchy. Hiking about 500 feet downstream of the trail junction brings you the base of a really nice cascade (estimated distance is as the crow flies, I don't know the trail distance). The cascade is probably about 50 feet tall, more than 100 feet wide at the base. and slopes down at about a 30-degree angle. Next time you hike to Glen Aulin, I suggest you take a peek.

@SandraMessier-qb1ug 7 месяцев назад

Spectacular scenery & adventure! Great fun to see your path overlap some of my Tioga Pass day hikes. I just discovered you - thank you Marmalade.😉 Merci for sharing your journey.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@PixicsAdventure 8 месяцев назад

I would love to explore Yosemite like you two, But got to wait till the kids are grown.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Understand totally having raised two kids myself.

@briansimpkins985 7 месяцев назад

This was a great video.. this is absolutely a must next spring or summer.. i didn’t know the sierra camp loop was such an incredible hike but it is Yosemite and the sierras :) I have hiked to clouds rest and camped on top years ago and that climb to the junction from tenaya lake/sunrise trail is a pretty good workout lol …amazing scenery informational without too much talking and just a great glimpse of a great 5 days, thank you never seen a video of this loop so it’s def on the list for next summer when I spend a few weeks to a month in Yosemite next year .. all the best to u 2

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! We hope to backpack in Yosemite next summer also, eyeing the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne.

@briansimpkins985 7 месяцев назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside that would be a great one as well

@slightlyaboveaverage76 Месяц назад

Are there any good trails out of Yosemite that are 10-15 miles with minimal elevation gains? I want to take my wife who has never been backpacking, and not well conditioned for a tough hike. Thank you for the video! We really enjoyed it!

@RickandAndreaGetOutside Месяц назад

Hi! Glad you enjoyed our video. As you saw, there isn't a lot of flat trails in Yosemite. That said, the hike out of Tuolumne Meadows down Lyell Canyon is not too steep, rising slowly until it gets to the base of Donohue Pass. The hike to Sunrise camp on the JMT from Tuolumne isn't too bad either.

@carloszenteno 3 месяца назад

Great video, thanks. What time of the year did you guys were there?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 3 месяца назад

Thanks! We hiked in late August.

@esthershankula6760 8 месяцев назад

Hi Andrea & Rick, Wow, what an amazing trip. Such spectacular beauty. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Oh how I would love to do this backpacking trip. The mountains are calling my name (I love Yosemite!). I'm trying to recover from some knee issues. I'm hoping to backpack the CHRT in Joshua Tree this Thanksgiving break with several girlfriends. This will be a test. I would love to get more information from you on how you planned this trip. You'll probably be hearing from me again😊. Thank you again! I also live in San Diego County. Maybe we'll run into each other one day on the hiking trails.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Thanks, indeed it was an amazing trip! Please feel free to reach out to us if you have questions about planning a trip on the High Sierra Loop. Have fun on the CHRT and hopefully we will run into you someday!

@skpjoecoursegold366 7 месяцев назад

subscribed, now on my bucker list, thanks.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you! Definitely a bucket list hike.

@TheWanderingWulfs 7 месяцев назад

Great video! We love hiking channels like this. We're hoping to get to Yosemite ourselves in the next few years! ❤ Beautiful place!

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! We feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to hike in Yosemite. A magical place. Andrea and I hope to backpack in Yosemite again next year.

@TheWanderingWulfs 7 месяцев назад

@RickandAndreaGetOutside We live way up in South Dakota, so it would be about a 21-hour drive for us. Lol. We'll get there someday! 😊

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

@@TheWanderingWulfs oh yea, long trip for you guys!

@juergenwoehl 8 месяцев назад

Hi Rick and Andrea, you make the best hiking videos! Thank you for sharing…what month did you go?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Juergen! We went in August, 22 - 26.

@robbrandtBSA 8 месяцев назад

Were the vault toilets open at all the HSCs?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

They were only open at Glen Aulin and May Lake. Closed at the others.

@fideonet 4 месяца назад

Beautiful video, we will try to visit this year, quick question: the Glen Aulin permit was sufficient for the whole loop?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 4 месяца назад

Thanks! Yes, Glen Aulin permit was sufficient for the loop. Be sure to get the Glen Aulin Permit (You will be required to stay at Glen Aulin the first night.) NOT the Glen Aulin Pass Thru Permit, that one won't let you head to May Lake. Enjoy!

@fideonet 4 месяца назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside Thank you very much, I really appreciate your response! 🥰

@jtpromolab 7 месяцев назад

Wonderfully done! Was this hiked in September?

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 7 месяцев назад

Hi Jeremy, thanks! We did the hike in late August, the 22nd through the 26th.

@JoseHernandez-jh7ht 2 месяца назад

I like you two...I'm 71 looking to get back into backpacking I've looking at mystery ranch, kelty (which I had) osprey, etc what gear are you using looks beefy for the job

@RickandAndreaGetOutside Месяц назад

Thanks Jose! I use an Osprey Exos 58L backpack. We have a Z-packs Triplex tent, super light and we sleep on Exped air mattresses. We have a Jet Boil for cooking. We both have REI down sleeping bags. Everything works well. Let us know if you have any additional questions.

@juergenwoehl 8 месяцев назад

Oh we just missed you. We did the JMT from Aug 2nd to Aug 20th

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

Oh very nice! Did you go Nobo of Sobo?

@juergenwoehl 8 месяцев назад

SoBo, started at Happy Isles and ended at Mt Whitney, took the detour over Pajute/Bishop and Bishop Pass

@GLDNTRT 8 месяцев назад

Rae Lakes and High Sierra have to be the best two loops in CA.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

For sure, we've been through the Rae Lakes area while doing the JMT, beautiful. We had a permit to hike the Rae Lake Loop this summer from the west side but with the road closed our permit was canceled. Hopefully next year.

@GLDNTRT 8 месяцев назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside if you do make it it’s worth taking an extra day to visit East Lake and Reflection Lake on the south side of the loop.

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 8 месяцев назад

@@GLDNTRT will do!

@samuelmitchell3531 2 месяца назад

great video .. what tent are yal using

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 2 месяца назад

Hi Samuel, thanks! We are using a Z-Packs Triplex, really like it, very lightweight but roomy.

@samuelmitchell3531 2 месяца назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside may I ask what are you using to make the tent elevated? I just looked it up and z packs video its on the ground. I like the idea of elevating it to keep the cold off. also thanks for replying🤠

@RickandAndreaGetOutside 2 месяца назад

@@samuelmitchell3531 its actually not really off the ground. It looks like it is when there isn't any stuff in it. Once our sleeping bags and pads are in the tent the tent floor is on the ground. Thanks for the question.

@karenashford284 Месяц назад

Hi, hope I can do this someday! Can you mention what time of year you were out there? thanks much...

@RickandAndreaGetOutside Месяц назад

Hi Karen, we did this hike August 22 - 26 last year. Definitely a great backpacking trip!

@karenashford284 Месяц назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside

@karenashford284 Месяц назад

@@RickandAndreaGetOutside Thanks SO much for your quick replay. This year the only permit I could get was to Sabrina and Hungry Packer on Sept.10th. Hope so much to make it to Blue Heavens Lakes as I am now 75. So counting down on my backpacking trips. I very much enjoyed your mentioning of the mileage and altitude as you hiked along. Have a wonderful summer and fall. Karen