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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...
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...
JMT/Yosemite Section Trip 2014. Help?
Hi all, I'd like to plan a week long trip out West since I've never done any hiking out there! My plan is to make this a trip for myself and a...
Logistical exits at John Muir Ranch - JMT going southbound.
Hi, i'm looking for logistical plannings to exit at John Muir Ranch and head back to either LAX or OAK. I'm from TX, and planning to hike JMT trail southbound late june...
What interesting gear have you found on the trail?
"Ian, at what point does an old pepsi can turn from garbage to a relic of archaeological significance that needs to be left in situ so that future generations will be able...
making use of Hurricane Sandy?
So who is settling up shelters on the east coast to see how they do in a storm? --Mark Isn't Ide in Maryland? He owns two of every type of cuben shelter...
G. Canyon/Zion logistics and advice sought..
Well it looks like I'm heading out to the southwest for 2-3 weeks this May. I'll either be flying into Vegas and renting a car or driving from the east coast. This...
My Caldera Clone
Interesting discussion so far about patents and intellectual property protection. I recently bought a Caldera Cone from Trail Designs for my Evernew 900ml Ti pot. I tried it a couple of times...
Tahoe Rim Trail
My brother and I are looking to thru hike the TRT this upcoming summer. I am starting to look into the logistics of planning this trip. When exactly should we plan on...
Turkey's Lycian Way and Saint Paul Trail
My wife and I walked the whole Lycian Way over two autumn holidays using pensions to stay in and taxis to skip the boring road bits ( wife's style not mine! )....
Comparison JMT and Wonderland
In 2009 Robert and I hiked the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier. Our longest hike ever. We went into it with great trepidation, but actually it went just fine. The climbs...
Hiking Through Hyperbole: A Walk in the Clouds
Companion forum thread to:Hiking Through Hyperbole: A Walk in the Clouds >so the best you can do is to get out on the trail and learn about it for yourself. Time to...
Tour of the Angeles Crest anyone?
Anybody interested in touring the length of San Gabriels? Starting on the west side somewhere and ending at Lytle Creek maybe? I know of a couple water holes along the way and...
Gear List for 3-Season Western Hiking
I have a setup largely informed by my hikes on the AT and LT. It's frustrating to see my kit weigh more starting another long trail than it did finishing the last...
