Re: Next years hike.
    Good points, but you are right, there really should be no issue with route finding on Boucher these days. My preference is based only on...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-05-15 11:46:59 #65700

Re: Next years hike.
Certainly, can work either way. I think the main point that everyone does agree on is if you decide to go up then plan on a camp at Yuma Pt -- altho you...
Doug Nering 2011-05-15 10:48:59 #65699

Re: Next years hike.
Bob I have a problem with my knees ( mess them up in the Army in 1968) going down hill. I use knee braces for going down even back here in PA. It will only...
Roy 2011-05-15 10:30:15 #65698

Re: Next years hike.
I was talking more to doing a trail for the first time. Some of my comments may be out of date because a lot of abandoned trails in GC aren't quite as...
Bob Marley 2011-05-15 10:04:31 #65697

Re: Next years hike.
Bob We've gone down Hermit 3 times and out it twice. I think going up Hermit is easier then going down. If we go down Boucher and we have time we might try...
Roy 2011-05-15 09:40:35 #65696

Re: Next years hike.
I have gone both ways on Boucher and prefer up. Of course, I prefer going up on nearly every trail. A Hermit to Boucher loop, in that direction, is what I...
David Dube 2011-05-15 09:24:01 #65695

Re: Next years hike.
   LOL, I just told him to go up. Anyone for sideways?  Marsha  -In 40+ years of GC backpacking and hiking I've always found abandoned...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-05-15 09:14:32 #65694

Re: Next years hike.
  If I were hiking up I would definately stay at Yuma Point. The views are to die for and it makes for a fairly easy hike out in the morning. If I...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-05-15 09:03:31 #65693

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