08-29-2011, 05:35 PM
Here are the rates for Yosemite's High Sierra Camps: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodations_HighSierraCamps_Rates.aspx">http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodati ... Rates.aspx</a><!-- m -->. It's cheaper if you just go one day, but you'd take at least half a day to hike up there anyway, so you'd want to stay, assuming you could even get in on the lottery. That figure above was based on the tours. It's pretty pricey considering what you get. While we were on the trail, we met one of the workers hiking gear from Merced Lake to Vogelsang (note: that's a pretty serious climb - we came down it, not up it). She said that backpackers can often get meals at the High Sierra camps too. I was like "Thanks but I've been carrying this damn bear can for two days and I'm gonna eat everything in it". Of course, I failed. Didn't finish the trail mix. You can never finish the trail mix.
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