High Sierra Topix

balance wrote: You mentioned planning more solo trips. The best information for planning a hike in the Sierra Nevada comes from two books: "Sierra North" and "Sierra South". These books are filled with information about hiking from trail heads all over the Sierra Nevada, with information about trails you might not have considered, which can help get away from the crowds. Rating the trips Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, they provide a good idea of what you can expect on the trail, elevation, campsites, etc. Cross country routes are included. I often use these for the basic outline of a trip, then add my own variations. If you tear out the specific pages and take them on the trip, along with map and compass, the information is useful.

If you want to get further off the beaten track, "The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails" goes into much more depth.

Peace

balance wrote:Greetings Asolthane

Congratulations for taking your first solo trip. Some folks never take that step. Kind of different when you're making all the decisions on your own, isn't it? I get more immersed in the experience and closer to nature. Listening to the wind and the stream and the birds is better than chit-chat.

On every backpacking trip I've ever taken, there was always some gear that doesn't get used, and something that I wish I'd brought with me. That's just the way it goes.

You mentioned planning more solo trips. The best information for planning a hike in the Sierra Nevada comes from two books: "Sierra North" and "Sierra South". These books are filled with information about hiking from trail heads all over the Sierra Nevada, with information about trails you might not have considered, which can help get away from the crowds. Rating the trips Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, they provide a good idea of what you can expect on the trail, elevation, campsites, etc. Cross country routes are included. I often use these for the basic outline of a trip, then add my own variations. If you tear out the specific pages and take them on the trip, along with map and compass, the information is useful.

If you want to get further off the beaten track, "The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails" goes into much more depth.

Peace

balance wrote:Okay rlown, you win.

You high-tech people are always a step ahead. So what if I have a phone on my coffee table, where you put your finger in the holes in the dial, and spin it around to make a call. Think I'm ever going to lose that thing, or put it in my pocket and break it?

Wandering Daisy wrote:I confess, I too tear out pages of guidebooks. Gives me an excuse to buy the new edition. One advantage is that the originals do not "bleed" when wet as does most ink used for printing.

yeah.. I either print on a laserjet, or just put them in a ziplock. I like my original books, but I get your point. I've seen the inkjet smear before.

rlown wrote:

balance wrote:Okay rlown, you win.

You high-tech people are always a step ahead. So what if I have a phone on my coffee table, where you put your finger in the holes in the dial, and spin it around to make a call. Think I'm ever going to lose that thing, or put it in my pocket and break it?

rotary dial. sweet I don't carry a cell phone in the back country. I carry paper (maps.) copied.

Nice TR Asolthane!!