Search Backpackinglight.com
881 Result(s) found for "west coast trail" out of 200,410 total records. (0.032s)
The Fine Line Between Hype and Hypothermia
While groping wildly around my bivy sack to find and turn off my alarm at 5:00 a.m., I heard the plunking of rain on my tarp and groaned. Max, Mark, and I...
Don't like bear canisters....don't like to hang my food...any suggestions?
. I never hang my bag, too lazy. http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-details-moment-bear-pulled-hammock-head/story?id=31673101 This kid was on the east coast too and IMO was a victim of others poor behavior (laziness) if not a his own....
MSR Windboiler Stove: Trail Report
I've just posted what I call a "Trail Report" on the new Windboiler stove from MSR. Basically, I take the stove out and see how it does in real world conditions. This...
Olympic National Park - August 18-22 - Trail Suggestions?
Hi All, I just wanted to tap the community for trail suggestions for a 5 day backpack through Olympic NP in mid-August. I'm open to other options, but my initial thoughts are...
Turkey's Lycian Way and Saint Paul Trail
Hiking in Turkey: Lycian Way and Saint Paul Trail In the spring of 2011 we (Amy and Jim) spent 17 days through walking the Lycian Way in Turkey. Immediately after completing that...
SUL on the Shipwreck Coast
The Shipwreck Coast refers to the Lake Superior Shoreline in the upper peninsula of Michigan between Marquette and Whitefish Point, and includes the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It gets its name from...
Tahoe Rim Trail
July 2nd 2009 to July 10th 2009. 9 Days, 165 Official Trail Miles, 3 Miles Through Towns, and 174 Total Miles after taking a wrong turn. Traveling Clockwise around Lake Tahoe from...
New England Trail, October 2009
Starting at the end of September, I'll be taking a month or slightly more to do a trail that's been on my mind for a little over a year. The New England...
Tahoe-Yosemite trail gearlist
I may have the opertunity to hike the tahoe-yosemite trail this summer in early august, I am not positive if I will have the time, but it looks good so far, anyway,...
So what's the deal with WP/B + DWR rain gear... is it all OK now?
Dan, it’s the village of Twin Lakes on highway 82, just north of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness and west of Route 24 running north/south. 82 continues west, over Independence Pass to Aspen....
Tri Peaks: Winter Scrambles in the Santa Monica Mountains
An essay on how day hikes and trail runs can enhance our outdoor experience when the wilderness isn’t accessible.
Early May trip, 2 nights, close to major airport, SoCal?
Hi all, My wife is ready for her first backpacking adventure, and I am ready for my first trip out west! We are looking to fly from Dallas using Southwest to any...
Faces: Paul “Mags” Magnanti
Paul "Mags" Magnanti is an active Backpacking Light contributor, a writer for Trail Groove Magazine, and a blogger. Learn more about Mags in this interview!
Cutting edge rain shells?
My old rain shell was abducted by gremlins between the trail and my gear room last month. Just disappeared. It was your standard 2.5 layer 6oz type shell with crappy DWR (even...
Silver Mocassin Trail, Angeles NF, 3/15
After the heavy loads of winter, my pack felt like nothing as I tossed it into the trunk. Summer is here. Craig’s wife was super nice to give us a lift to...
Lightest knife to baton small pieces of wood?
Hi Folks, I very rarely use a knife on the trail, but when I do, it is usually to baton wet wood here in the northeast for (gasp) fire creation. At the...
4-5 day Western US Trip in March
My college-aged daughter is up for a 4-5 day hiking trip out West in mid-March. Right now we're thinking about Joshua Tree due to reasonably good weather and proximity to Los Angeles...
winter in NY
That's another one of the great things about Harriman - 46,600 acres with hunting only in relatively small areas west of Rt 17! >I don't quite have the gear (yet) for real...
Advice for Lake Tahoe 1st Visit - Car Camping + Hiking, Kayaking, Biking
I've lived in N California for a few years (though spent some of that time on the E Coast) and while I've snowshoed and skied mountains around Lake Tahoe, I've never been...
Big Basin Redwoods State Park & Sea to Summit Trail - hike suggestions
Any suggestions for Big Basin? Have hiked nearby, but never in the park. Looking to do a half day to full day hike, and an overnight sometime after that. What would you...
