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Jim MacDiarmid (jrmacd) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: Iceland Lake--Emigrant Wilderness Those pictures are lovely. They capture what I loved about Emigrant the one time I went there(Gianelli TH to Upper Wire Lake); that mix of granite and scraggly trees interspersed with meadows and ... |
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Re: SPOT vs ACR? Need some advice I was actually all set on getting a Spot for my upcoming trip after reading Alan Dixon's glowing review" from just under two years ago, I thought my decision was made, but now I'm in t... |
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Re: Bishop Pass South-North Lake Loop 9/17-21/2012 Those passing, middle of the night rainstorms are what make me reluctant to camp sans-shelter, using my tarp, ala Mike C! as a pillow. I make end up bringing the down quilt since I do have my synt... |
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Re: Re: All very helpful Casey, those pictures are great. On one hand they make me really want to go into Ionian Basin, on the other, they bring home the reality of the cross-country travel, which I understood in my head, ... |
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All very helpful All great suggestions and I’m printing out this thread to take on my lunch hour with my Harrison map to see what’s doable. I should have asked this question two weeks ago so I’d have more th... |
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Re: Re: Bishop Pass South-North Lake Loop ideas Not too bad, despite living on the East Coast the last 3 years. 2 years ago, I did sections of the TRT at that 24 mile a day pace and felt fine. Last year I did a Tuolumne Meadows-Vogelsang HST-T... |
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Bishop Pass South-North Lake Loop 9/17-21/2012 Gear List Probably staying every night between 10,000'-11,500', and current conditions are for overnight lows in the low 30s at those elevations, day time highs in the 50s and 60s. Too ... |
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Bishop Pass South-North Lake Loop ideas I'm doing 5 days, 4 nights, starting and ending at the overnight parking along the road near Parcher's Resort. I've read the treks in Backpacking California and Sierra South relating t... |
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Re: Suggestions for 4 day, 3 night hike in southern catskills You should check out the ADK High Peaks forums for Catskills trips. There's a couple Catskills specific forums. |
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Carpools and Rental Gear @Bryce, Matthew and Jeremy - Thanks for the offers of possible rides. Right now I'm not sure if I'm in for both nights, or just Saturday night. Both nights would make the 5 hr trip more p... |
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Gossamer Gear I ordered a Gorilla backpack from Gossamer Gear. It's my first venture into UL packs. I ordered a medium, and after trying it on for a few days and not finding it completely comfortable, I worri... |
