Rail Creek-5,233' (El Capitan)
(37.6288202, -119.6954426-Mouth)
Description:
I cross Rail Creek, named not for the railroad that ran here, but before that for the trees that once provided particularly good fence rails. Just beyond the trickling creek is the Rail Creek ski run, another historic spot, cut back in the late 1920s in preparation for hosting the Olympics. You’ve never heard of the Yosemite Olympics because the games went to Lake Placid, but to be viable,... From Loyd Schutte's Yosemite Blog
From GNIS: In Yosemite National Park, flows southwest to Elevenmile Creek 10.3 km (6.4 mi) north-northwest of Wawona and 16 km (9.9 mi) southwest of Yosemite Village. Also called Eleven Mile Creek: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.
Trips:
- January 24, 2015 - Meetup hike along Deer Camp Trail
- May 13, 2015 - Meetup hike to Henness Ridge Lookout and along Deer Camp Trail to Bishop Creek
- October 15, 2015 - Meetup hike along the Deer Camp Trail
- May 28, 2016 - From Yosemite West to Deer Camp, backpacking with Wayne and Michelle
- May 30, 2016 - Returning from backpacking trip
- February 6, 2018 - Day hike with Betty, Rose, and Gary along the Deer Camp Trail.
References:
- Running with Nemo on the Yosemite Blog - good background information'
- GNIS 1986 naming form. Some background on Eleven Mile Creek
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