Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 39) Whether you stake your claim high or low, there are some precautions you need to keep in mind: Don’t drink water directly out of steams or waterfalls, no matter how tempting; it needs to be boiled for three or more minutes, treated or filtered. As your mother always told you, do the dishes as soon as the meal is over. There are plenty of critters that would love to get up close to an open peanut butter jar or grease-filled frying pan. But you don’t want to come back to your campsite to find your food gone and your tent ransacked by raccoons or worse, other hungry animals. Campfire permits are a must outside designated campgrounds; check with the agency in charge. Pay close attention to the fire danger signs and be sure your campfires are out – totally out and cold – before you leave your campsite. If you want to take Fido along, take a leash, too. Dogs are welcome, but be considerate of the dog and the people you may meet in camp or on the trail. Yosemite, one of the crown jewels of the National Park System, has 13 campgrounds on a reservation system (recreation.gov or 877-444-6777). Call or go online as early as you can, even for the popular snow-camping sites. For dates May through September and some holidays, reservations fill up in a few minutes after they’re available. Reservations are done a month at a time up to five months in advance. But when you see sunrise hitting the granite walls of Yosemite valley, you’ll be glad you didn’t take a chance on missing out. Challenge (right) Karl Bralich© - Zodiac route on El Capitan (inset) Mike Norton© - El Capitan in fog on a March morning (559)83-43-YosemitethisYear.com 39 http://recreation.gov http://www.yosemitethisyear.com
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