carlohdade@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi,
> Looking for a rec for 2-3 night solo back pack.
>
> 1. decent weather in 1st week september, no bugs ideal, i prefer
> winter camping but not for a solo venture
>
> 2. semi-remote, occasional other person on trail, (i.e., don't want be
> out and *not* see anyone at all for 2-3 days, but then again don't
> want crowds)
>
> 3. semi-idiot proof trails, have some route finding/map skills, know
> what a cairn is etc., but this being my first solo, prefer something
> where i'm not going to get lost
>
> 4. will be using airmiles, so most close-to-major-air****t destinations
> in US (or better, Canada) open, but thinking something with more open
> country than heavy forest, but again, i'm open.
>
> 5. i've done about 6 trips including 3 night horseshoe mesa loop in GC
> (and also did rim to rim in one day. yeah i know, i know) great
> smokeys, jasper, etc.
>
> 6. have basic skills, made a few mistakes and lived to learn from
> them, but not NOLS type
>
> 7. tend to find mileage recs on most trips a bit conservative, i.e.,
> arrive at camp sites in early afternoon thinking i could have gone
> another couple of hours on the trail
No specifics, but try other areas in the Southwest.
On routefinding: Read "Be Expert with Map and Compass," and get maps of
the area you're hiking in before you go. Learn GPS later.
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