Backpacking Guides and Trips in USA
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Trips
So, I had been looking at this loop for quite a while, and after I read Dondo Outdoors' trip report, it got put on the list.I went in mid-August, so everything was nice and green. Most streams were flowing so there wasn't a big need to add water weight to an already loaded pack. There was one tiny rain storm the whole trip, and the cool mountain breeze really helps to keep...
3 day backpack on AT south from Harpers Ferry.
I was looking forward to getting into the woods. I left Hattiesburg around three thirty in the morning so I could get in a full day of hiking once I got to the Sipsey Wilderness. On the way I grabbed a Spicy Chicken Biscuit at Chic-Fil-a in Tuscaloosa, so when I arrived at the trailhead I was ready to rock. At the Thompson Trailhead I found the local sheriff and an older...
John Muir Wilderness - Mosquito Flat to Pioneer Basin Lakes
Tom's Place, California, USA
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Pioneer Basin is a remote area of lakes and streams in the John Muir Wilderness of California. The John Muir is about 100 miles south of Yosemite National Park, in the most rugged part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The trail starts at about the 10,000ft level and climbs to Mono Pass at just over 12,000ft. It's a pretty strenuous hike of about a 9 or 10 miles each way, mostly above tree line. Pioneer Basin was...
This Spring break I was planning to complete Georgia Loop, something I did in June of 2005. Having five days instead of four this time and starting on the AT rather than on strenuous Duncan Ridge trail I thought it would not be too difficult. However, by the end of the first day I decided to turn back. The weather was colder, the winter load was heavier, and the excitement of exploration...
On the second day I decided to go back instead of trying to
complete the 55 mile Georgia Loop, which turned out to be a good decision as my
knees started hurting rather badly on the second day, and it got much colder
the following night. 8-10 miles should be the maximum distance I ever do again,
especially with winter load, which adds 5-6 extra pounds. I kind of forgot that
my backpacking stile has changed since...
