Admin | Backpacking | Camping | Essays | To-Do | Trip Reports
-
-
Admin | Backpacking | Big Bend | Camping | Hiking
TR-BBNP Backpack Northeast Rim (and more)-October 2022
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…
-
TR-Guadalupe Mountains National Park camping and (canceled) backpacking-April 2025
Camping and backpacking at Dog Canyon campground; heavy snow made the backpacking impossible Gear, Lessons learned Trip Report Planning This trip was supposed to go something like this: camp at Dog Canyon campground in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO) then a long day hike followed by a rest and packing day, then an overnight backpack…
-
Backpacking | Hiking | Places | Trip Reports
TR-Grand Canyon Backpacking January 2011
(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 Location Elevation Distance South Kaibab Trailhead 7260′ start Cedar Ridge 6120′ 1.5 miles Skeleton Point 5220′ 3.0 miles Tipoff 4000′ 4.4 miles Bright Angel Campground 2480′…
-
Admin | Backpacking | Camping | Colorado | Trip Reports
TR-Backpack-Colorado-Weminuche-September 2024
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…
-
TR-GUMO Pine Springs/Guad. Peak; Dog Canyon/Marcus backpack-February 2022
Took a trip out to Guadalupe Mountains National Park last week. I’d reserved Sunday and Monday nights at Pine Spring, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday nights at Dog Canyon. I intended on climbing Guadalupe Peak again Monday, then I was planning on a backcountry stay on Wednesday night, possibly at Blue Ridge (as discussed here; https://bigbendchat.com/tentative-plan-for-one-night-backpack-dog-canyon-b-t18146.html). I’d been getting…
-
-
TR-Big Bend NP Backpack South Rim Feb/March 1999
This is a trip report copied almost verbatim from what I wrote in 2000. I took this trip on what I figured to be the last non-busy week before Spring Break; however, it was already getting crowded in the campsites (the Basin was full). I had arrived the night before around midnight; seeing that the…
-
TR-Backpack-GUMO Shumard 11/16/2017
Gaiamaps link CalTopo map I spent most of a week in mid-November (2017) at Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO). Camped 4 days/nights; at Pine Spring CG and in the middle an out/back overnight to the Shumard Canyon backcountry site. I don’t have a *lot* of info to add; i’ve done the El Cap/Overlook trail several…
-
Backpacking | Gear | Hiking | John Muir Trail 2002 | Places
JMT Epilogue
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.
