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Paul Wagner (balzaccom) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Wine Country
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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A means, not an end
The goal is a great backpacking trip, A lighter pack makes that easier, but it isn't the end goal. EVerything is a compromise, and our packs are a compromise between cost, weight and comfort....

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How important is pack weight to your overall experience?
August 31, 5:21pm
Convenience
Emigrant does have the advantage of free permits and no trail quotas!

In Post-Trip Reports » Iceland Lake--Emigrant Wilderness
August 29, 10:03pm
Lassen
THere are some wonderful dayhikes in Lassen. Take the look from Summit Lake through Bear Lakes, Silver Lake, Feather Lake, Twin Lakes and Echo Lake. I think there are 13 lakes in ten miles. Love...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Lassen National Park (Favorite hike?)
August 29, 10:00pm
Knees
How old are you? I have mild arthritis in both knees. And it hurts when I do too much downhill. Advil and hiking poles both seem to help.

In Post-Trip Reports » Ever get a bruised knee bone from doing a long hike?
August 23, 4:46pm
A word of warning?
The local sheriff told us about a very sophisticated group of thieves this year who were subscribing to all the latest environmental newsletters to see who had installed new solar energy systems. ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » A word of warning?
August 22, 9:57am
sans permit
As a result of this conversation, I have learned that in Carson Pass, you only need a permit if you hike SOUTH inthe the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness. If you hike NORTH, as we did, you only need a...

In Pre-Trip Planning » What if you don't have a permit?
August 21, 4:18pm
we balance things out
I carry about 30% more than my wife. And I am 30% bigger. And that's no only fair--it's part of being a couple. Which is why I am still backpacking with my wife of 35 years....and a lo...

In Philosophy & Technique » Anyone Practice Trail Communism?
August 21, 4:14pm
What if you don't have a permit?
Have you ever gone backpacking without the required permit? Would you? We got to thinking about this after a recent trip to the Ansel Adams Wilderness. We had arranged for our permit to be left ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » What if you don't have a permit?
August 21, 9:36am
Iceland Lake--Emigrant Wilderness
The reason you haven't heard from us for a few days is that we were doing what we love--backpacking in the Sierra. This time it was around Emigrant Wilderness, to a series of lakes for which ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Iceland Lake--Emigrant Wilderness
August 20, 9:10pm
Boulder Lake
We did this as a day hike last December. There was no snow...and the lake was frozen over!

In Post-Trip Reports » Sanora Pass to Boulder Lake
August 20, 5:25pm

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