Suggestions for backpacking between SF & Irvine
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:33 pm
Hello;
I am new to the board, it looks like a great resource. I am posting to see if you have any suggestions for a short backpacking trip that I want to take with my son. We both have extensive backpacking experience and we usually have the time to do a lot of research for our trips, but this date snuck up on us.
So a bit about us, we are both in good shape, I am 65 so we are looking for a trip to suit both of us.
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 3- Numerous backpacking trips, some x-country travel
Level 4- Comfortable with trail and/or x-country travel
I will mention that now that I am in my 60’s I prefer to stay to trails.
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 3 terrain/pass/x-country
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Forests
- Big Mountain scenery
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead?
We will be meeting up on the night of August 20th and would like to start our trip on the morning of August 21st and come out on the morning of 24th, so 4 days/3 nights.
How many miles did you want to do a day, we have no problem with 5-8 miles a day possibly a bit more. On our last 3 day trip we covered about 26 miles total
Do you have a route logistics preference: loop,
We prefer a loop.
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in:
Here is where I need most help, my son will be leaving from the Irvine area and I am leaving from Berkeley, we want an area more or less the same distance for each of us, but we are very negotiable if you have an excellent suggestion.
Will you be hiking with a dog?
No we won’t
Thanks for any suggestions you might have. We will post a trip report with photos.
Mike and David
I am new to the board, it looks like a great resource. I am posting to see if you have any suggestions for a short backpacking trip that I want to take with my son. We both have extensive backpacking experience and we usually have the time to do a lot of research for our trips, but this date snuck up on us.
So a bit about us, we are both in good shape, I am 65 so we are looking for a trip to suit both of us.
What level of backpacking experience do you have?
Level 3- Numerous backpacking trips, some x-country travel
Level 4- Comfortable with trail and/or x-country travel
I will mention that now that I am in my 60’s I prefer to stay to trails.
What terrain are you comfortable/uncomfortable with?
- Class 3 terrain/pass/x-country
What is your main interest?
- Lakes
- Forests
- Big Mountain scenery
How many days/nights is your trip, not including travel to trailhead?
We will be meeting up on the night of August 20th and would like to start our trip on the morning of August 21st and come out on the morning of 24th, so 4 days/3 nights.
How many miles did you want to do a day, we have no problem with 5-8 miles a day possibly a bit more. On our last 3 day trip we covered about 26 miles total
Do you have a route logistics preference: loop,
We prefer a loop.
Is there a particular area in the Sierra that your most interested in:
Here is where I need most help, my son will be leaving from the Irvine area and I am leaving from Berkeley, we want an area more or less the same distance for each of us, but we are very negotiable if you have an excellent suggestion.
Will you be hiking with a dog?
No we won’t
Thanks for any suggestions you might have. We will post a trip report with photos.
Mike and David