If "she's not much of a hiker" any route may be to difficult for her. The heat and cold also have to be factored in as you near the peak, depending on when you go.
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If "she's not much of a hiker" any route may be to difficult for her. The heat and cold also have to be factored in as you near the peak, depending on when you go.
I agree with frisbeefreek about parking in the border patrol lot, being a good idea. I was given permission by a border patrol agent to park there after a early morning check by the border patrol...
I know of two pick up locations south of the Jo Mary road crossing, but they aren't easily accessible. One at Kokadjo take the Namakanta Road to the Jo Mary Road you could get picked at the AT road...
I agree about the map and compass, not to rely on them solely. When I searched the area 3 weeks after Jerry went missing my cell phone was almost useless in that general area of the search. Unless I...
On a slightly larger scale. A person purchases a car for $2500 and tells the seller to just put $500 on the bill of sale, reducing state sales tax owed. A few days go by and the buyer decides he...
Met a Yogi a few years ago in Maine. He explained in great detail about how his home town that was also a trail town, was going to have a marching band type celebration for him when he passed thru....
For me Nahmakanta Lake would be my pick. If you travel in from the from the Namakanta Road you can avoid the camping and road use fees. The lake campsite has an outhouse with the campsites and you...
Love your planned hike. Would hikers/travelers of that period have used clothing/gear that was left over surplus from the civil war?
Cautiously
The entire AT can be viewed in real time by just looking at a screen to help you plan your hike.
I use to hunt years ago and plenty of hunter orange while hiking is a good thing.
I'm a slave to the trail
I carry a flint & steel with two bics as my primary fire source if needed. I use a large steel washer about the size of a quarter to strike against the flint, I feel it works better. (more sparks)...
I would second you Atronc about skipping S. Cal in the summer. I day hiked there in August (Campo & Warner Springs) by noon the temps were over 100 degrees. In both places, I only saw one set of ...
If I was climbing Saddleback I would use the ski resort. The CV Road is 6 miles approximately to the AT crossing from Rt 27.
I haven't heard this one for awhile "Even a wild animal will keep itself clean"
Mine is made by MPOWERED and looks to be the same inflatable solar lantern. It's a great light that that I find is better used for stationary use. I feel that looking for white blazes at night would...
I'll second Shutterbug, the most lost I ever got was during a sudden snow storm. My tracks were quickly covered with snow and about a hour later I came onto my tracks again. Finally I got lucky and...
Make a good mental map in your head and be mindful of white blazes
I second kdot. The body in most cases will do what the mind tells it.
I saw a black Marmont down jacket 800 fill yesterday at TJ Maxx for $99.
Joshuasdad great directions.
I was here two weeks ago and it's a good place to park w/o paying the $7 per person per day gate fee at Jo Mary Checkpoint. Another good parking place north is the...
You can do both. I hiked the Baxter Park AT and got home in time to watch 3 quarters of the Patriots & Cowboys game yesterday. I did it by being at the gate at 6am and finishing by noon. HYOH
I used an inexpensive pair of wool mittens last week on the 100 MW that worked real well. They had rings attached to each mitten that allowed me to fasten them to my pack, once the sun came up and it...
The road is gated, I checked it out last year. The road is in good condition, but unless you get permission and have the gate unlocked it's a no go