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Fourth of July Bus Trip 2002 Yosemite Backpacks July 2- 7, Tuesday - Sunday Coordinator: Marty Stevens We are returning to Yosemite National Park for the Fourth-of-July holiday weekend. Trips 1-4 are in the northern reaches of the park and terminate in the Virginia Lakes area. Trips 5-8 set out from Tioga Road and terminate on the floor of Yosemite Valley. (Because the large elevation loss from dropping into the valley results in an E rating, this elevation loss was not figured into the ratings for Trips 5-8; particularly, since the loss is on the last day with a lighter pack. An E rating might mislead people into thinking a trip is harder than it is.) We will leave from San Diego at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday and return late Sunday. Trip descriptions are below. As of June 14, trips 5 and 8 are full. All other trips have space available. To sign up please send:   1. payment in full of $150 if member or $160 if nonmember,   2. your trip preferences,   3. your evening phone number,   4. your Sierra Club membership number, and   5. two legal-size SASEs (self-addressed, stamped envelopes) or your email address to Marty Stevens. Make checks payable to "Sierra Club". If giving your email address, please indicate the type of operating system you have (MacIntosh or Microsoft). For more information, call Marty Stevens. Trip 1: Matterhorn and Virginia Canyons (H9D) Ldr: Starla Rivers. From Twin Lakes, across Mule and Burro Passes, through Matterhorn and Virginia Canyons, and into the Virginia Lakes area. Total distance: 35 miles. Trip 2: Horse Creek (H8D) Ldr: Bob Stinton. From Twin Lakes to Virginia Lakes via Horse Creek, Spiller Creek, and Virginia Canyon. Total distance: 21 miles. Trip 3: Lundy Canyon (S8D) Ldr: Mike Fry. From Lundy Canyon to Virginia Lakes via Steelhead Lake, McCabe Lakes, Virginia Canyon, and Summit Lake. Cross the Sierra crest at McCabe Pass, which is a class 2 traverse. Total distance: 19 miles. Trip 4: Virginia Lakes (M8C) Ldr: David Rapp. A base camp in the lake-laced area of Virginia Lakes. Trip 5: Clouds Rest (H8D) Ldr: Pauline Jimenez. From Tenaya Lake to the floor of Yosemite Valley via Sunrise Lake, Clouds Rest, Vernal Fall, and terminating at Happy Isles. Optional side trip to Half Dome. Elevation changes: 1700 feet up, 5900 feet down. Total distance: 15 miles. Trip 6: Rafferty Creek - Merced River (H10D) Ldr: Frank van der Wall. Tuolumene Meadows to the valley floor via Rafferty Creek, Emeric Lake, and Merced River, ending at Happy Isles. Elevation changes: 1200 feet up, 5800 feet down. Total distance: 27 miles. Trip 7: John Muir and Sunrise Trails (H8D) Ldr: Lynn Nebus. Also from Tuolumne Meadows to the valley floor, but via Cathedral Pass, Sunrise Mountain, Vernal Falls, and terminating at Happy Isles. Elevation changes: 1600 feet up, 6000 feet down. Total distance: 20 miles. Trip 8: Valley Rim (E4C) Ldr: Dan Anderson. From Porcupine Flat to a base camp on the wooded north rim of Yosemite Valley. Optional day hikes to Eagle Peak, North Dome, Indian Rock, Yosemite Point and Yosemite Falls. Last day, hike down into the valley to meet the bus. Elevation changes from trail head to base camp: zero feet up, 1100 feet down. From base camp to valley floor: 280 feet up, 3280 feet down. Up to Top