Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a huge state park just west of Big Bend National Park.
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Big Bend Ranch State Park is a huge state park just west of Big Bend National Park.
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Backpacking in Weminuche Wilderness, then AirBnB in Cortez, CO Gear, Lessons learned Trip Report Planning I decided I wanted to revisit a couple of backpacking trips I’d made years ago, partly because a lot of my earlier trip had been obscured by clouds and fog, and partly just to get out to a not too…
(There is a separate Trip Report for the car camping on that trip here.) Gear, Lessons learned Route South Kaibab-Bright Angel Campground-Bright Angel Trail Locations/Elevations Mileages South Kaibab Trail LocationElevationDistanceSouth Kaibab Trailhead7260′startCedar Ridge 6120′1.5 milesSkeleton Point5220′3.0 milesTipoff4000′4.4 milesBright Angel Campground2480′7.0 miles Bright Angel Trail LocationElevationDistanceBright Angel Campground2480′startRiver Resthouse2480′1.8 milesHavasupai* Gardens3800′5.0 milesThree-Mile Resthouse4748′6.5 milesMile-and-a-Half Resthouse5729′8.0 milesBright…
Trip report written some thirty-four years after the fact, relying on photos, map notes, and memory. Starting from Pine Spring Campground, I got up to the crest at the trail junction near Pine Top where I met Ranger Craig. Turns out he was doing a backcountry stint, and we hiked together for the next two…
I was nine years old and kept thinking “
One night Seminole Canyon State Park; in Big Bend National Park two nights Cottonwood Campground, one night backpack to NE4, two nights Paint Gap 4 Gear, Lessons learned One characteristic of aging is that you can get great pleasure from revisiting experiences of your youth. Separated by decades, you forget the details of such experiences…
Reflecting on a trip twenty years ago, the author shares insights on what they would alter, such as hiking later into the day to utilize camping spots better, and creating a detailed pre-trip spreadsheet for trails and sites. They also describe an effective, though simplistic, food routine involving freeze-dried meals and powdered milk that fulfilled their needs well. However, the author notes excessive packing of heavy clothing and inefficiencies in water storage, suggesting modern packs with built-in hydration systems as an upgrade.