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« on: August 21, 2007, 10:12:38 am »
This campsite offers very nice views:

The campsite itself:


Rock outcropping next to site with most excellent views:
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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2007, 10:26:40 am »
Dang it, I wish I'd have been there.  I should have some how some way taken Friday off.  Outstanding views.  THANKS!
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 10:50:05 am »
wow, those are nice.  I just put that site on my list of places to camp at!!
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 11:49:15 am »
toll mtn campsite is one of the best.....although I did nearly meet my demise there a couple of years ago during a lightening storm,  it still holds out in my top 5 places in the park.
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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2007, 02:49:31 pm »
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I actually spent a very uncomfortable night on top of that rock overlooking the buzzard roost in 2004.  The views are incredible, especially the sunrise, but it was hotter-'n-hell on the way up.  Here we are taking a breather after emptying the contents of our backpacks:



The madrone tree made a nice clothes-drying rack.  It's funny, but I remember seeing a building back in the trees towards Emory Peak that looked as if it were two stories tall.  We later discovered it was the cinder-block toilet that's just off the trail and that only came up to my chest, but for some optical-illusion reason it looked far more distant and far larger.


Why did you sleep on the rock when the campsite is right up the trail?
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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2007, 04:27:14 pm »
Great pictures,  I've never been to that site but I will put it on my list of good sites.  Pictures like these make me want to get there even sooner.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 11:47:23 am »
Quote from: Casa Grande on August 21, 2007, 11:49:15 am
toll mtn campsite is one of the best.....although I did nearly meet my demise there a couple of years ago during a lightening storm,  it still holds out in my top 5 places in the park.
Feb. of '03 a guy was killed at TM1 by lightning.
The Ranger told me TM1 was temporarily closed so I went to Boot Spring instead.
On the way up, I passed the "funeral procession" bringing the body down after dark (I left the Basin around 4pm and hiked most of the trail by moonlight.
Kind of spooky hiking in a snowy/foggy full moon night right after passing a dead body in a bag.
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2008, 12:54:36 pm »
TM1 still looks about the same... here's a pic I took of my camp at TM1 two weeks ago.



My only complaint about this site was the WIND.  It blew almost all night long 20-30mph.

As stated above, the views from this spot of the basin and Casa Grande are spectacular!
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2008, 04:15:56 pm »
Great pics...thanks. icon_smile
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