Re: First Time Hiking Alone
A couple more points about Clear Creek. It's not the best choice for hiking alone because it's more remote than the other trails Doug mentioned. In three days...
jan_swafford 2014-04-10 10:48:32 #75616
Re: Lunch
If you can deal with meat and it's hot, pick a hard salami. I used to bring sliced fancy meat, but it practically melted and anyway on the trail its delicate...
jan_swafford 2014-04-05 09:32:59 #75563
Re: Grand_Canyon_Hikers
You reference stats that Jan posted. I saw in the post header line that she had posted stats, but when I open her post, it was blank, so unfortunately I...
jan_swafford 2014-03-30 15:32:47 #75498
Re: Rim ro Rim Runners
Runners are not the problem, overcrowding at certain times of the year is the problem. That includes runners, hikers, backpackers, unprepared tourists,...
jan_swafford 2014-03-28 18:41:00 #75473
Re: Rim to rim runners
We are, of course, asking for R2R people to be treated exactly like backpackers--required to get a permit and pay a small fee, and the numbers managed for...
jan_swafford 2014-03-17 08:26:52 #75346
Re: Rim to rim runners
It may surprise that I think R2 people do have some right to be there, just not in the destructive hoards they currently are. I'd vote for 100 permits a day,...
jan_swafford 2014-03-15 12:12:06 #75312
Re: Rim to rim runners
Rangers stop backpackers to look at their permits all the time. In my experience, they do it nicely and throw in some trail wisdom for you. The extra help to...
jan_swafford 2014-03-15 04:48:47 #75304
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