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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...
A Couple of Winter Loops Through the Southern Los Padres
This trip report is woefully late coming, but over this last winter, fellow BPL member Jhaura and I completed a couple of longish weekend loops through the Southern section of Los Padres...
End of April in California... Where do I go?
I'm planning a short weekend trip the last weekend of april. Leave friday back sun, so i wish it wouldn't be a WHOLE lot of driving but i'm also fine making a...
The begining of the rest of my life.
" And how exactly is picking leftovers out of a restaurant dumpster not "living with the land?" " Well, here you would be living off the waste of modern society, not living...
Teeny-tiny sleeping pad?
I need to get a sleeping pad for my 2-year old daughter (and possibly update the rest of the family's pads as well) for an upcoming multi-month expedition. Small packed size is...
Following the Rules in U.S. Forests?
OP Edit: I asked this question so I could get an idea of what's expected. Many brilliant posts have shown me the previously unknown errors in ignoring rules, even with good intentions....
Having food stolen
Just a curious thread. Has anyone had the food stolen by animals in the backcountry? If so, what food, what animals, and where were you? This fall I went to the Grand...
Yosemite Valley in the winter?
Has anyone spent much time in Yosemite Valley in the winter? It seems like a GOOD first attempt at winter backpacking because there is amazing scenery and I would have the whole...
Backcountry Beach Camping in Channel Islands National Park
I'm really fortunate to live where I do... If I walk out my front door and start heading south, I can walk to the beach in a few minutes. If instead I...
