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Go find a YouTube channel/person called Dixie. Her channel is homemade wanderlust.
Has hiked all three and some more.
Has several vids on equip and more.
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Has hiked all three and some more.
Has several vids on equip and more.
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I dont know about the PCT but if you hike the AT be sure to be armed.
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Pct is in my AO, incredibly beautiful if you can manage to avoid the rain and swarms of other hikers
imho, the best is the continental divide.
imho, the best is the continental divide.
I hike on the PCT and the JMT. Here is a great forum with tons of backpacking info.
https://backpackinglight.com/forums/
I've done much of the divide trail. It's tough, but a blast. You can go days without seeing a person, which makes it preferable to the others.
This. In the good months the AT is not unlike a highway. As I posted above, some of the same sicko's.
Here is a pic of Thousand Island Lake on the JMT. You will find no rif raf of any kind, anywhere near here.
I’m truly sorry you feel that way. Being in nature is very good for you. Physical, mental, spiritual.....You name it. It’s good for you.
Spent many nights close by at Garnet lake. Garnet lake has a very special place in my heart and my fathers heart! Dad & I agreed that I will spread his ashes in garnet lake when his time comes(or he do the same for me, if needed) Which, I hope will be in many, many years from now.
When I die I want my ashes spread over the JMT. I was born in bishop down in the Owens valley. The sierras are home.
Mammoth is my favorite place. I want to move to a town just like it but in a red state. No luck finding it so far. It is hard to beat the eastern Sierra.
I grew up with the Tetons in my back yard. Too bad the Jackson Hole Fucktards makes the WY side a yuppie haven.
Same here brother! I told my wife that I don't want no damn crying funeral. But, to throw my ass anywhere down the Merced river in Yosemite, then go have a rager of a party in Camp 4 with the climbers in celebration of a life well lived
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The Merced is beautiful in that area but the Greenies would have a shit fit about you pollutin' their river.
I've done a few small segments of AT. A lot depends on time of year and what sections you are looking to do. Standard advice above is to be reinforced: be armed, preferably don't go alone, ensure boots/hiking shoes are broke-in, and test all your gear on pre-hikes/trips.
AT is out of control crowded if you go north and start in the spring.
I went south didn’t really see many folks. Only stayed in a handful of shelters where space was an issue.
Imo southbound on the AT is the only way to go. Me Nh Vt have great scenery that you can really enjoy it because you have just started your trip and aren’t ready to be finished. 2000 mi is a lot of walking and by the time I was towards the end I was just ready to be finished.
If you post up some specific questions I may be able to answer them.
I went south didn’t really see many folks. Only stayed in a handful of shelters where space was an issue.
Imo southbound on the AT is the only way to go. Me Nh Vt have great scenery that you can really enjoy it because you have just started your trip and aren’t ready to be finished. 2000 mi is a lot of walking and by the time I was towards the end I was just ready to be finished.
If you post up some specific questions I may be able to answer them.
Hiked parts of the AT, not done the whole thing...Yet.
When my folks died my then 12yo daughter asked me what I wanted when my time came. I told her scatter me along the AT.
She thought a moment then asked if I wanted to be cremated first. Smart ass.
When my folks died my then 12yo daughter asked me what I wanted when my time came. I told her scatter me along the AT.
She thought a moment then asked if I wanted to be cremated first. Smart ass.
I've done parts of the AT over weekends/vacations. I really like it and would like to do the whole thing. It IS crowded in the summer. I try to cheat to the ends of the season. If I ever get the chance to walk the whole thing, I'll try to start early and walk south. I haven't used the AT's shelters. I'd bring a tent to avoid being locked to a stopping place. The maps/guide books at REI were very good, and I prefer a book to something battery powered. If you're close, go do 40 miles or whatever over a long weekend to get an idea of traffic and to get used to your boots, shakedown your equipment. Parts are rocky, and your feet will kill you if you use tennis shoes or boots without a shank for longer hikes or a through hike.
Through hikers sometimes set up shipments of food to specific locations, if you're that organized. If I do it, I'll buy as I go.
We also did about 100km on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in northern Spain on a week's vacation several years back. Way milder. Incredibly well organized. I plan to keep it in mind as I continue to get older and more feeble. Getting there costs a ton, but once you're there, it's cheap. Just something else to think about.
Through hikers sometimes set up shipments of food to specific locations, if you're that organized. If I do it, I'll buy as I go.
We also did about 100km on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in northern Spain on a week's vacation several years back. Way milder. Incredibly well organized. I plan to keep it in mind as I continue to get older and more feeble. Getting there costs a ton, but once you're there, it's cheap. Just something else to think about.
Better be on the PCT as well. Friends of ours ran into some cartel activities going on there believe it or not.
The best hike Ive done is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River and back in about '71'. Absolutely stunning. I left all my food and gear at the bottom and filled my pack with rocks, some of them from a layer said to be a billion years old. Unfortunately Ive lost them all over 50 years and a lot of moves. Its one of the few hikes I want to do again but maybe in October when the hordes have left.
I hate to say it, but FB will be your friend here. Lots of groups that cover this that include people in your situation and those that have done it. Also check out Guthook Guides in your app store.
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I hiked the worst 100 miles of the PCT from Snoqualmie Pass to White Pass in 4 days, 4 hours. Not recommended.
If you go slow this is some of the nicest area I have seen.
If you go slow this is some of the nicest area I have seen.
I have not thru-hiked (yet) but have done many parts of the PCT as well as multiple trips on shorter stuff like JMT, High Route, etc. My best advice is go backpacking - a lot! There are too many people that decide to do this yet have never been on even a trip of a week or two in similar high mountain terrain.
I switched from boots to low top trail shoes years ago. (Trail runners mostly didn't have enough for my old feet!) Try various footwear options and make sure you like your choice before you leave.
You'll learn what you "need" through experience and you'll often carry more than is needed - at least initially. I've never even considered carrying a weapon while hiking in the west. Way to much weight as I mostly keep my gear including my pack at under 8 lbs. or so (before food and water). (I do occasionally carry a .454 in a few locations when fly fishing where brown bears are plentiful.)
Take care of your feet.
My "survival knife" is a very small swiss army with a blade of maybe 1.5 inches. I've carried that literally thousands of miles in the wilderness and never wished I had anything more. I use the nail file and tweezers more than anything on it.
With the experience above you'll have a handle on reasonable miles per day in various terrain. This will help in planning food drops. There is a ton of info on resupply strategies on the internet. I like prepackaging boxes at home and having someone send them while underway (some places only hold boxes so long.). Don't forget to throw a new pair of socks in a couple boxes. Leave them open so you can contact home on a trail stop and have something added as needed - you're taste of tolerance for some thing will change as you go. What you loved when you started may suck 2 weeks and 350 miles later.
Take care of your feet.
Timing depends on the year. Too early and you hit too much snow in the Sierra (assuming S to N travel). Too late and you'll bake your ass of in the southern sections.
Give yourself some breaks to enjoy along the way. I take an occasional short day with less miles and more relaxing in a beautiful spot on the trail. I've taken days off in places like Kennedy Meadows, Vermillion, Bend, Etna, Idyllwild, and always Mammoth. I lived and worked in Mammoth for a while and have family there - love that area!
Oh - Take care of your feet!
I switched from boots to low top trail shoes years ago. (Trail runners mostly didn't have enough for my old feet!) Try various footwear options and make sure you like your choice before you leave.
You'll learn what you "need" through experience and you'll often carry more than is needed - at least initially. I've never even considered carrying a weapon while hiking in the west. Way to much weight as I mostly keep my gear including my pack at under 8 lbs. or so (before food and water). (I do occasionally carry a .454 in a few locations when fly fishing where brown bears are plentiful.)
Take care of your feet.
My "survival knife" is a very small swiss army with a blade of maybe 1.5 inches. I've carried that literally thousands of miles in the wilderness and never wished I had anything more. I use the nail file and tweezers more than anything on it.
With the experience above you'll have a handle on reasonable miles per day in various terrain. This will help in planning food drops. There is a ton of info on resupply strategies on the internet. I like prepackaging boxes at home and having someone send them while underway (some places only hold boxes so long.). Don't forget to throw a new pair of socks in a couple boxes. Leave them open so you can contact home on a trail stop and have something added as needed - you're taste of tolerance for some thing will change as you go. What you loved when you started may suck 2 weeks and 350 miles later.
Take care of your feet.
Timing depends on the year. Too early and you hit too much snow in the Sierra (assuming S to N travel). Too late and you'll bake your ass of in the southern sections.
Give yourself some breaks to enjoy along the way. I take an occasional short day with less miles and more relaxing in a beautiful spot on the trail. I've taken days off in places like Kennedy Meadows, Vermillion, Bend, Etna, Idyllwild, and always Mammoth. I lived and worked in Mammoth for a while and have family there - love that area!
Oh - Take care of your feet!
I’ve done from Springer in Ga, to Damascus Va, minus a short stretch near Max Patch. Pm me with questions and I’ll try to answer Things specifically.
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