Mark’s Photos #11
The thermometer read 19°F and my hands were almost numb. The snow crunched under my trail runners as I stumbled around in the dark. It was 9 o’clock PM on a first quarter moon...
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Cautiously Optimistic
Last weekend the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila Wilderness had consumed more than 5,600 acres and was zero percent contained. Its location, directly to the west of our proposed trek, and prevailing westerly winds...
Mark’s Photos #10
“Not all miles are the same,” Spider Woman had told me, and she was right. We all know this, but sometimes it’s good to be reminded. A ten mile level forest walk is not...
Gila Wilderness On Fire
Well, there has been some unfortunate, if not unexpected, news this last week. A small lightning-caused fire on the extreme western border of the Gila Wilderness started on April 20th. Known as the Hummingbird...
Mark’s Photos #9
“BAM!!” The car bottomed out again! Note to self, “Don’t take the Corolla up a jeep trail again.” “BAM!!” Ron, another UofA grad student, and I were coaxing my little car up a two-track...
A Little of This and That
I fly to Albuquerque in less than three weeks on the 15th of May. But Nancy and I have a 5-day trip scheduled just before I leave for New Mexico. So it means I...
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Your new program sounds really helpful for planning. And it’s exciting ur trip is right around the corner. Btw- have you ever checked into the Northern Cal. Bigfoot trail- 360 miles?
Hey OZ, I have looked into the Bigfoot trail and even joined the Bigfoot Trail Alliance, but ultimately decided it may be too much effort for me. It looks very cool, but I hear there are miles of blowdowns to climb over, and some swaths that have been burned in the last few years. Long section of no trail, too. A little like the Condor Trail. So in the end I decided against giving it a try. But I appreciate the suggestion.
Thanks for the review of TRIPS. Can’t wait to try it out.
Yeah, it seems pretty useful. I’ll need to see how much my trips work out to be like what it predicted. Probably some calibration will be needed.
BackpackingLight.com website sounds amazing! I’m glad you’ve found it. Your excitement about your planning may be comparable to the planning I am starting to do for our (our daughter Molly, hubby Tip, and our grandsons Owen (13) and Max (11) for a June 2027 trip to Yosemite, King’s Canyon, and Sequoia. I love the planning and the execution!
I’ve always told people that the planning is half the fun of a trip. A couple years ago I went all in on planning for a 400 mile hike near Santa Barbara, did a day by day plan. Talked with the author of the guide book for the trail, etc. Then decided it just wasn’t for me, and ended up not doing it. But I had such a great time planning that I don’t regret the time spent. To each his own.