Years ago I did my "into the wild" thing.I took off for about six months of hiking. I was young and dumb and strong. I carried an enormous pack (with everything and more) into the Canadian rockies and discovered the benefits of ultralight the hard way… 2 months later my toothbrush was sawn in half and my base weight was a third of what I started with. I did long backcountry routes through Banff and Jasper and Mount Robson. The longest trip I did was 12 days solo… I learned a lot and was very skinny by the end of it! I did the West Coast trail, Garibaldi Park and excursions along the coast mountains. I'm lucky to have survived my "brute force and ignorance" method, but I learned a lot. (I won't be doing any more solo glacier crossings)
Fast forward 20+ years later… Pondering my own mortality… I want to do it all again.
This time I have a lot more knowledge and much better gear($$$)
I want to do a few "bucket-list" worthy trips this year.
I'd like some suggestions as to places I can go reasonably cheaply to do some long (5 to 14 day hikes) and see some amazing scenery.
Some treks I am considering:
-Santa Cruz trail in Peru
-Teton crest trail in US
-Long Range + North Rim traverse in Gros Morne Newfoundland (my Home)
-East coast trail , Newfoundland.
The Newfoundland trails are pretty much a sure thing, as I live here already, I will be using them to get myself in some kind of shape to do something more dramatic.
I am a slow and steady hiker, not afraid of bad weather at all ( I live in it ) I do not like overly steep scary scrambling (not a climber at all) though I love to get to very high places.
Feel free to suggest amazing hikes… I need to do something spectacular this year.
Thanks In advance,
NLslacker



