sleeping at a trailhead

Real climbers hit the trail at 10 pm for an epic approach. 

I’ve seen a ranger put a ticket under a windshield wiper early a.m. without waking the person sleeping in their car. This was in Tuolumne near the trailhead for Cathedral Peak.

As someone who started climbing in Yosemite in (I think) 1980, it’s never been a thing to crash at a trailhead.  Outside the park and Forest Service land, sure.  Clandestine bivies in the park, perhaps…  However, I can’t think of anyone I know who crashed in his or her car, regardless of their wake up time, on an occasional or regular basis and didn’t get tagged.  The notion that this routine or acceptable isn’t just wrong, it’s really misinformed.

Man, buncha narcs on MP fer sure. Best keep the cards close gentleman.

Fat Dad wrote:

As someone who started climbing in Yosemite in (I think) 1980, it’s never been a thing to crash at a trailhead.  Outside the park and Forest Service land, sure.  Clandestine bivies in the park, perhaps…  However, I can’t think of anyone I know who crashed in his or her car, regardless of their wake up time, on an occasional or regular basis and didn’t get tagged.  The notion that this routine or acceptable isn’t just wrong, it’s really misinformed.

Unless we’re talking prone, say, in the bed of a truck … anyone with bivouac experience knows sleeping in a car before a big day is a bad idea. 

Side note - speeding kills bears.
Please observe the posted limit.

Seriously.