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Paul Wagner (balzaccom) - BPL Forum Member

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About Me Decades of hiking and backpacking in the Sierra...and beyond. Check out our website for fun, stories, trip reports, photos and philosophy!
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Nelson Lake
Exactly. And people rarely ask for that option, so the trailhead is almost always under quota.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Walk up permits in Yosemite, July
May 17, 7:19am
couples
We do all of our backpacking as a couple. TO Brian's point, if one of us doesn't feel up to something, we both stop. We have done major through hikes--longest is about a week--but we m...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Couples hiking PCT
May 17, 7:17am
Yosemite
Man, that's a lot of miles, given that he won't get to start until Friday morning, because he's already missed the Thursday shuttle bus. Three days for that? It's more than we lik...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » You have 3 full days in yosemite...what do you do?
May 17, 6:59am
Brook trout
White tipped fins and a square tail= Brook trout

In Post-Trip Reports » South Warner Wilderness
May 09, 9:27am
guides
We like our website! But Jeffrey Shaffer has a whole series on the various parks and wilderness areas, from Sequoia and Kings Canyon on north through Yosemite, Emigrant, Carson-Iceberg, etc. ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » guide book for sierras from Northern Yosemite and north
May 06, 1:22pm
TR
Excellent. Thanks for the photos and the tales.

In Post-Trip Reports » Joshua Tree Two-day Loop
May 05, 9:59pm
bus to catch
LOL. Great line. I do remember hiking down from Garnet Lake towards the Minarets and being passed by a guy who was clearly on a mission to catch a bus. At one point, the trail switchbacks dow...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » What's so great about the JMT?
May 05, 9:56pm
Seville Lake
For an easier hike---and a long term relationship with your girlfriend--take a look at Marvin Meadows to Jennie Lake, then over Silliman Pass to Ranger Lake, then to Seville Lake, and back out. Mu...

In Pre-Trip Planning » 2 nights 3 Days in Kings Canyon Suggestions
May 05, 7:17pm
Nelson Lake
Certainly going in through Nelson Lake gets you right up to Tuolumne Pass on the second day. And from there you are only a short hike from Vogelsang and the whole shebang. We did a trip last y...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Walk up permits in Yosemite, July
May 05, 7:14pm
Santiago
You don't want to do the Camino de Santiago in Spain? It would meet all of your requirements perfectly...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Need Advice on 18-21-day (ish) walk across part of Italy or France
May 05, 7:03pm

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