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Largish Rattlesnake Encounter in Sierras
When my mom hears I am going backpacking she always tells me to be to "watch out for snakes" and "be sure to carry a snakebite kit". Especially when I am heading...
I picked the wrong hobby.
So I started buying backpacking equipment going on three years ago now. I've gone once. My wife and I have a two year old so that makes things hard but the main...
First Time Sierra Gear List - Advice Needed
I am heading out to the Sierra for the first time next month. I have been honing in on a lightweight system for a while now. I am pretty happy with my...
How light is light?
As I get older (59 this year) I realize that if I want to keep backpacking that I have to get lighter, however most of my trips are at least 5 to...
Backpacking 8000 miles around the perimeter of the US on Amtrak
The last four years we spent our summer vacations backpacking with our children in the Sierra Nevada. Depending on our kids' desires, some years the focus was more on hiking and we...
JMT section hike, Reds Meadow to Yosemite Valley
Well, after about four years of lurking around these forums, I thought it was finally time to get a membership here and post a bit. Horray! first post! ...anyways, on to the...
zpacks rain skirt
I've just purchased a rain skirt from Zpacks--cuben fiber. I haven't had a chance to hike with it yet, but trying it on in the house makes me wonder--does the potato chip...
PCT movie with Reese Witherspoon coming out
"Swank was born in '74, too old. Carrot could play herself." Eight years difference. That is nothing in Hollywood. Because of the commentary on this, many (!) other websites and even Facebook,...
Wild Camping in the US - advice for an Englishman, please!
Glad you enjoyed your visit to the hill country. Next time you're in the area, check out Enchanted Rock or Pedernales Falls. Both areas have some great day hikes and unique hill...
Yosemite area in late May
Does anyone have any recommendations for a 4-5 day hike in the Yosemite area (actually, anywhere that is easily accessible by bus from San Francisco, as I'll be visiting there) that would...
Hiking and wild camping in Europe: Legal aspects
Epic Wyoming Road Trip: Rising From The Plains USA does have religious pilgrimage trails, and many other pilgrimage-type trails that are more historical than religious: Start with the US National Trails System...
Sharing (Or Not) Locations and Logistics on the Web.
"How selfish. You should have to share them with everyone." Shame on selfish ol' Nick! BTW, I saw your post tonight about all the trails you are finding near your house. Pretty...
Pressing the help button: Drama on andromea
Interestingly, the map that Rex linked ("here", the last word in his post, above) is much closer to the experience friends and I have had in Alaska than the Globalstar map I...
6th Annual G.G.G. 1/24-26 2014
Hey ken Put me on the standby list in case you get a cancellation. I've got two open spots if Richard is coming solo. @Richard. PM sent Almost everyone who is coming...
I didn't make UL weight, but I'm still excited
I've been buying a lot of gear to put a light backpacking gear kit together. My perception of backpacking had always been that very heavy gear was required - gear that I...
My forest is burning!
Rewilding North America by Dave Foreman is a good read on the damage native and modern peoples have had, and a possible way forward. I wish Canada still had the woolly rhinoceros....
Fly in and backpack
Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations on flying to a western (CA? CO?) destination and hiring/using a shuttle service to get to a wilderness area? I would like to find somewhere...
How stupid is it to go into the wilderness without a shelter or survival skills?
I can see a resemblance to Andrew Skurka :-) Must be the visor. That it Ken:-) but it could also be Rog W as he wears one also :-) deleted Wait a...
The SUL Wanderer (Video Series) - Episode 1: Gear
"If you consider that some cutting tools allow you to build a fire in any weather (wet/frozen) and that having a fire in the evenings allows you to leave behind warm camp...
GNP first timer...Suggestions
The family will be heading to GNP this July 13 for a week and I've been reading up on the countless trails and hiking opportunities. There is no way to do all...
