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Sorry to hear that.
I'm thinking of a Karelian bear hound (or two) for my next dog(s). I spend a fair amount of time in bear country and might as well have a dog that would be an asset rather than a liability.
More and more trails don't permit dogs so I'd have to check ahead on where I could bring one. At least I wouldn't have to worry about that on Alaska salmon streams, where a bear dog would be most useful.
DancesWithKnives
I'm thinking of a Karelian bear hound (or two) for my next dog(s). I spend a fair amount of time in bear country and might as well have a dog that would be an asset rather than a liability.
More and more trails don't permit dogs so I'd have to check ahead on where I could bring one. At least I wouldn't have to worry about that on Alaska salmon streams, where a bear dog would be most useful.
DancesWithKnives
I had a Doberman, was very well behaved in the outdoors.. I talked to a ranger about dogs, he said many dogs get scared in the mountains and end up running away.. He found more then one dead dog out there. It was one of those things that would tick him. I just checked out the google maps lets see if it works
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...178861,-118.142166&spn=0.430015,0.917358&z=11
thats should be the place where you park the car
then im going to hike to the chicken lake for a brake. Walk to the rocky basin lakes... stop over there.. Do day hikes to see the other lakes in the area. If i get tired from the lakes. I would just pick up another trail and keep walking.. might just practic some bush craft for the fun of it.. Need to think of idea what to try.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=...178861,-118.142166&spn=0.430015,0.917358&z=11
thats should be the place where you park the car
then im going to hike to the chicken lake for a brake. Walk to the rocky basin lakes... stop over there.. Do day hikes to see the other lakes in the area. If i get tired from the lakes. I would just pick up another trail and keep walking.. might just practic some bush craft for the fun of it.. Need to think of idea what to try.
Hello Sasha,
I just got back from a Mount Whitney zone trip, one week ago. Above 12,000 feet, it is ice axe and crampon weather. With lots of skill, it is not less than ice axe weather.
I wore one layer of goretex, polyester/nylon pants and shirt, and thin polyesther long underwear, at most. Thin gloves, wooley knit hat and mild snow boots rounded out my clothese. These were entirely adequate.
If you wait till after the beginning of June, you will barely need an ice axe.
Water is flowing from Trail Camp, and below. Consultation lake is 99% surface frozen, as is Iceberg lake, and Guitar Lake.
I don't believe it even quite froze at night at 12,000 feet, and the weather was extremely fine the entire time.
Exposure at the top of the 99 switchbacks (on traverse) was the scariest moment of the whole trip.
CHEERS
I just got back from a Mount Whitney zone trip, one week ago. Above 12,000 feet, it is ice axe and crampon weather. With lots of skill, it is not less than ice axe weather.
I wore one layer of goretex, polyester/nylon pants and shirt, and thin polyesther long underwear, at most. Thin gloves, wooley knit hat and mild snow boots rounded out my clothese. These were entirely adequate.
If you wait till after the beginning of June, you will barely need an ice axe.
Water is flowing from Trail Camp, and below. Consultation lake is 99% surface frozen, as is Iceberg lake, and Guitar Lake.
I don't believe it even quite froze at night at 12,000 feet, and the weather was extremely fine the entire time.
Exposure at the top of the 99 switchbacks (on traverse) was the scariest moment of the whole trip.
CHEERS
Thanks Erasmus thats great info. I sure hope i wont need an ice axe to get over the cottomwood pass. Once i did have to walk across some ice and snow and it wasnt that much fun... More of a scary walk with the cliff under me...How long did it take you to get to the top with the snow and ice???
Sasha
Sasha