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At the car at the Cathedral trailhead. We had planted Sarah's car there in the morning so we could start at Tenaya Lake and end at Cathedral trailhead. It was a 12.5 hour day. Note the smoke due to the fires in the area.
Stats:
leave trailhead: 6:15am
starting up from base of Tenaya: 6:51am
summit Tenaya: 8:10am (1:19)
starting up from base of Matthes: 10:45am
S Summit Matthes: 12:01pm (1:16)
N Summit Matthes: 1:00pm (0:59) (2:15)
base of Cathedral: 3:25pm
Summit Cathedral: 4:48/5:20pm (1:23/1:55)
Car: 7:00pm
total car to car: ~12:45
12 miles
6291' gain
5844' loss
Over the course of our trip, a major wildfire (the so-called "Rim Fire") developed just west of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County. The fire, which began on August 17, had moved up to 6th on the list of California's largest wildfires and had charred nearly 200,000 acres by the time we did the TMC linkup on August 27. It was only 20% contained by this time, and the forecast predicted strong winds and hot weather, so it is likely it got even larger before it finally burned itself out. At the time we headed home, they had closed HWY 120 entering the west side of Yosemite National Park, ordered a mandatory evacuation for residences north of Old Yosemite Road, and closed some campgrounds and lodges. The raging blaze was expected to move farther into the park and threaten wildlife, giant sequoias, and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides most of San Francisco's water.
CAClimbRT_SA_130827_483
At the car at the Cathedral trailhead. We had planted Sarah's car there in the morning so we could start at Tenaya Lake and end at Cathedral trailhead. It was a 12.5 hour day. Note the smoke due to the fires in the area.
Stats:
leave trailhead: 6:15am
starting up from base of Tenaya: 6:51am
summit Tenaya: 8:10am (1:19)
starting up from base of Matthes: 10:45am
S Summit Matthes: 12:01pm (1:16)
N Summit Matthes: 1:00pm (0:59) (2:15)
base of Cathedral: 3:25pm
Summit Cathedral: 4:48/5:20pm (1:23/1:55)
Car: 7:00pm
total car to car: ~12:45
12 miles
6291' gain
5844' loss
Over the course of our trip, a major wildfire (the so-called "Rim Fire") developed just west of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County. The fire, which began on August 17, had moved up to 6th on the list of California's largest wildfires and had charred nearly 200,000 acres by the time we did the TMC linkup on August 27. It was only 20% contained by this time, and the forecast predicted strong winds and hot weather, so it is likely it got even larger before it finally burned itself out. At the time we headed home, they had closed HWY 120 entering the west side of Yosemite National Park, ordered a mandatory evacuation for residences north of Old Yosemite Road, and closed some campgrounds and lodges. The raging blaze was expected to move farther into the park and threaten wildlife, giant sequoias, and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that provides most of San Francisco's water.