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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...
Oregon Winter Gearlist
Summer Gear which worked for me: 1. Light synthetic base shirt from Nike, used it for summer and it worked extremely well wicked very well too -- 2 nos. 2. Coloumbia Silver...
WY: Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Wind River Range
Back in August, Julie and I took a road trip out to Wyoming to check out some of the sites in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for a couple days and...
Where to fly for a week in mid October?
Having lived in the Finger Lakes region my whole life, I've never seen a desert, glacier, or anything above 5,000 feet. I have dreams of hiking the PCT, and want a taste...
Elk
When I was out on a solo trip last week, I encountered a large number of elk. I've often seen signs of elk, but this was my first time actually seeing them...
