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Jay Wilkerson (Creachen) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Jay Wilkerson
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass Andrew, I did walk through a "few" snow patches and that snow was very thin. Mineral King is definitely HIGH country and it was kind of alarming because of the lack of snow at two 11,600+... |
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass Yes the last picture was recommended by the ranger. The marmots chew through hoses and drink anti-freeze but will not chew through a blue tarp? Go figure! I was very happy my car was in good condit... |
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass (Pictures) MK: Spring Lake Five lakes MLD Patrol Shelter w/ Yama Mountain Gear 1.25 Bug Shelter Sawtooth Pass |
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass Hey Chris, I definitely had some issues with altitude on the first day. Going up Black Rock Pass I was stopping every 10-15 minutes to rest and I mean really "REST" going up and over th... |
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass I did Justin and then connected the Big Arroyo trail to the Lost Canyon trail up to Sawtooth Pass. That is truly some High Country! |
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Mineral King: Black Rock Pass & Sawtooth Pass Timber Gap GLOW! Black Rock Pass 11,600 ft. I have more pictures but the SYSTEM is not letting me down load the picture size? I will research and post later. |
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Emigrant Wilderness SUL Trip- July 13-14 Sounds like a great trip and dates. I just ordered a ZERO backpack from ZPacks- Good timing! Digital scales are a must and Less is More! Off to Mineral King in a few hours. Jay |
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Trip Plans I have a permit for 4 people to Mineral King on 6/13-16. Two friends had to back out and I am going for sure so if any friends want to come along send me a PM to see if we can carpool and workout t... |
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Hoover Wilderness Suggestions? Snow Lake or Green Lake |
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Mineral King Thanks Paul, That's good to know. Justin I will check out the web cam. |
All Reader Reviews by Jay Wilkerson
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Golite Balaclava A Balaclava for the mimilist or runner. I like the feel and material on the face, nothing fancy here just a very simple balaclava at 1.5oz. [One size fits all] I have used it several times above tree... |
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BPL Thorofare Trekking Pants These pants are awesome!! The scale came in at 4.4oz for a XL size. I took them on a 8 mile loop yesterday and the material fills great on the skin and is very breathable. The pants have two hand poc... |
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Golite Synergy Pant I purchased my Golite Synergy pants in 2006 and have used them on every backpacking trip since then. I completed the JMT with pants with no problems at all. The material is very breathable and fills... |
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Snow Peak 600 At 2.8 oz with handles the Titanium Snow Peak 600 is a great pot/cup. For just boiling H2O you can't ask for more. I used the SP 600 on my JMT hike in conjunction with Esbit tabs and I had no pr... |
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GoLite GoLite customer service Ray Jardine's book was my gateway to UL hiking and Golite has been [for me] a great company with service and GREAT products. I have purchased 3 packs, 2 tarps , a poncho tarp, Hex Tent, jackets, p... |
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Olympus D-435 At 5.2 oz. with batteries this camera is trail tough. I have taken the Olympus on the entire JMT, Thorofare Region 80 miles and all over the Sierras for the past three seasons of hiking. This is not ... |
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BPL- Firelite SUL Folding Ti Spoon A great piece of gear that fits in a Snow Peak 450 or 600 cup/pot. I put my spoon in a cut down Heineken can that ways 0.8oz. The folding spoons mechanism that folds the spoon is simple and built to... |
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The Walkumentary DVD Lawton "Disco" Grinter A well put together DVD with a lot of hikers interacting with each other. I enjoyed the humorous side and the Photography. It appears the group had a lot of fun the entire trip but the reality is th... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular The Trail Pro [32oz] is the next step up from the Prolite 4[24oz]. It has a 2in. thickness but has same length and width as the Prolite 4. The older I get the more I need a good nights rest and the ... |
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Victorinox Multi-Tool REI At 0.7oz. the Victorinox is small perfect multi-tool. Simple,lightweight and reliable. Knife Blade Scissors Tweezers Toothpick Emery Blade Flathead screwdriver I really find this knife handy wh... |
