Am I the only one that's ready for sub-30* temps and short days to hike in...
Winter is my favorite time to be on the trail, hiking at 7-8 PM in the dark when it's starting to really get cold and all that....
I'm counting the days...
Am I the only one that's ready for sub-30* temps and short days to hike in...
Winter is my favorite time to be on the trail, hiking at 7-8 PM in the dark when it's starting to really get cold and all that....
I'm counting the days...
And your chocolate doesnt melt!
Let's do a winter hike 10K - I'm game - something out of Hot Springs?
+1 here Gotta Marmot Trail Wind Hoody on it's way to wear over 3 Smartwool and 2 Icebreaker base layers of varoius weights.Got most of them on Steep&Cheap.Got some for around town wear,just couldn't resist since prices were almost half off MSRP.After trying several polyester blend type base layer the merino wool seems to dry faster than the poly types.I'd like to be able to wear one and pack one then take my Patagonia Nano Puff pullover&Rain shell and that should get me through all but the worst of winter around here.Looking to go back through Rocky Fork and try to get into the Lost Cove area....See ya on the cold trail...
Just moved to SD from FL & looking forward to some ice climbing, snowshoeing & x-country skiing! My winter gear has been neglected for far to long!
love winter any state forest is completly empty
No bugs, less people, what's not to love?
The best feeling of all:
Snug in your sleeping bag during a reasonably heavy, quiet snow fall. Or, alternatively, during a bright, full-moon night.
Nothing is as peaceful.
I'm pretty sure I was less than a mile from it when the batteries on my GPS died and then the back-ups were dead too.I had a map&compass but it was getting late so we headed down and made it to the gate which is about 1/2 mile down to old US23.At this intersection you can see the turn off up to Devil's Fork Gap.I did find in TN Viking's gallery some pics of the lake.He also had a route to it from the Higgins Creek side...
I was out a few days each month last winter and found little snow.On one trip as soon as I got out of my truck the wind blew it seemed like 3 days,never letting up.It was so windy at Little Laurel Shelter that it took several tries to get my Svea going....wind still blowing when I got back to my truck.....
ok, I'll be "that guy"...one thing (maybe the only thing) I don't like about winter camping is the fact that it gets dark in the woods around here about 4:30 PM. (very eastern edge of Central time zone). On the nights where it's too cold for a fire or not enough time to gather firewood, it can make for a very long time in the bag. Other than that, i do enjoy it .
++1 Love the Winter!
Take Time to Watch the Trees Dance with The Wind........Then Join In........
"You do more hiking with your head than your feet!" Emma "Grandma" Gatewood...HYOY!!!
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I'm jealous! Winter time in Florida is the time for hiking but I only get to sleep in below freezing temps three or four times a year.
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I love hiking in the shoulder season in late fall or early spring when the leaves are off the trees and there are no mud, bugs, nettles or tourists. I had a great trip this past April in squalls of sleet. But I draw the line short of full-on winter. Ice axe, crampons, snowshoes, and clothing and sleeping gear for subzero temperatures are just too darned heavy.
This past year, winter never came.