Hiking/Backpacking Thread - tips, pics, and trips

[whitehonky]

Hiking Thread.

[SteveK]

Thanks for posting that wh.

Did a somewhat similar route one August long weekend, but headed over to Upper Callaghan Lake and going over Callaghan before dropping to Ring Lake and traversing across Powder Mtn to Brandywine. Spent the night in a lightning storm bivied just below the peak of Callaghan. Crevasses were small but unavoidable heading towards Powder. With a 4yo our hiking is limited to how far I can carry her on the kid-carrier, but in a couple years I'll have her carrying the heavy gear for me.

[Dostie]

Not sure if Dostie is gonna' dump this into the TR section,

I will, and that IS the goal, but NOT when it is first posted. Once it falls off the first page, maybe not until it's on something like the 5th page, it will get moved to the appropriate sub-forum (in this case: TR>N. America>Canada) so it can be found easier in the future.

Agree with Tele 'til you're Smelly that it's nice to have one forum where everything new is easily found. Believe moving stuff later on so it can be found easier by category, or sub-forum is the best practice.

Nice photos. Makes me jealous.

[Dostie]

This is why forum moderation is a good thing! That's a great strategy for archival purposes and future searches. Especially as the TR's turn to snow.

I think as this matures and you find your legs, you could develop a Sticky that explains TR rules in the General Forum and perhaps a general Rules sticky.

All in due time.

[jfb]

OK, I'll play. I just finished my third week-long backpack of the year, so I'm a little behind in the photo dept.

Here are some pix from #1. Entry was over McGee Pass, we traveled over Gabbot Pass (no trail to speak of), Pine Creek Pass, two trailless and unnamed passes and exited via Paiute Pass to our car stashed at North Lake. Lots of clouds, some rain. Good times.











More photos here.

[jfb]

Here are a few from trip #3. Yeah, the trips are out of order, but so is my summer. This one was with my brother and nephew. It was a 6-day in-and-out to Pioneer Basin through Mono Pass from the east side of the Sierra.











More here.

[Rock_Doc]

wh and jfb,

Very NICE!!!

Thanks for sharing these awesome photos.

Cheers!

[yersinlepoleAunt]

St Regis lakes hike..Behind lookout Pass





This plant is deadly in very small quantities..Monk's Hood


And this tall one is equally toxic too ..

[yersinlepoleAunt]

A few more.. fun short hike..camping on the lakes..



The Montana side of Lookout..

[Valdez Telehead]

Went north (solo) to look for caribou, and glance at Canada last weekend near Walcutt Mt on the Taylor Highway. Pretty mellow but the vastness...... Here's a few pics.

Next for Tabitha and I looks interesting.... Oct/Nov to Everest Base Camp/Kala Patar from Jiri along the trad route to celebrate the 60th anniversary of 1st ascent.

[j_w]

Nevada Ruby Mountain backpacking

















Mountain House freeze dried bag meals are light and tasty, bivy bag beats tent when no rain is in the forecast, love rolling over in bag and lighting stove for morning coffee.

[Valdez Telehead]

Here's a few more from AK this past year.. Wrangell/St. Elias NP - Trail Creek near Noyes Mt.

[upslope]

Nevada Ruby Mountain backpacking

Nice! I've only done one overnight trip there, but it was quite memorable. What a nice place.

[yersinlepoleAunt]

A few shots from our drive/hike/camp/ down the Idaho/Montana line
ending in the fantastic St Joe headwaters..


Great catch and release fishing!

[cesare]

If you insist on eating your boots, I recommend just chopping them up and slow cooking them in your Dutch Oven. More tender that way.

Oh, great pictures all, especially VT.