The OLD CLOSED Post Your Campsite/gear/knife/hiking/anything Outdoorsy Pic Thread!

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Rocketbomb - cool storm clouds. When I was growing up in upstate NY, and when I lived in St Louis, I always enjoyed watching the storms. We don't get anything like that around here.

Falcon72 - There are a lot of great places in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon area. I always take at least one weeklong trip, sometimes two, each summer. Right now I am negotiating with a couple hiking buddies to determine where we will go next summer (end of July, beginning of August). I usually get permits for more than the planned group, so anyone who is interested and is in good shape is welcome to join us. On my trips into Sequoia/Kings Canyon this year, I took over 2000 pictures, so I have plenty more to post on this thread over the winter.

Ray - Your picture was definitely taken at Loch Leven. After going over Piute Pass, you cut north to Humphries Basin/Desolation Lake area. On my trip this year I went southwest from Piute Pass, down Piute Creek. You should recognize this view of Piute Lake from near Piute Pass:
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falcon72 said:
Lambertiana,

Your shots alone have my mind set on a trip to Sequoia NP next year. Got to get out West.
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I should also note that, unlike many western national parks, there are no roads anywhere near the places that I am posting. They all require you to walk at least a day from the road, and most are multiple days from roads. In Sequoia, you can drive to Giant Forest, and see the peaks of the Great Western Divide from the Moro Rock parking area, but that is about it from the road. This view is about a 20 minute hike from the Crescent Meadow parking lot:
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That is about the best you will do from the road in Sequoia (In that picture, Hamilton Lake is in the basin above the larger tree on the left, and is 17 miles by trail from Crescent Meadow, making it relatively close to the road compared to a lot of the places I go). In Kings Canyon, you can drive into the canyon, which is similar to Yosemite Valley, but it, too, does not get you close to the really nice areas. Again, you have to spend some time on the trail to see them. The good thing about the access issues is that you don't have many people in the really scenic parts of Sequoia/Kings Canyon.
 
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I should also note that, unlike many western national parks, there are no roads anywhere near the places that I am posting. They all require you to walk at least a day from the road, and most are multiple days from roads. In Sequoia, you can drive to Giant Forest, and see the peaks of the Great Western Divide from the Moro Rock parking area, but that is about it from the road. This view is about a 20 minute hike from the Crescent Meadow parking lot:

That is about the best you will do from the road in Sequoia (In that picture, Hamilton Lake is in the basin above the larger tree on the left, and is 17 miles by trail from Crescent Meadow, making it relatively close to the road compared to a lot of the places I go). In Kings Canyon, you can drive into the canyon, which is similar to Yosemite Valley, but it, too, does not get you close to the really nice areas. Again, you have to spend some time on the trail to see them. The good thing about the access issues is that you don't have many people in the really scenic parts of Sequoia/Kings Canyon.
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Lambertiana, I appreciate the offer to join you guys next year! I will keep it in mind. I'd like to do about a 3 nighter because that is about all the time I can get away with, kid/wife and all. I am all for walking out into it. The further I can get away from civilization, the better:D

About how many miles per day do you usually do? Do you hike end to end or hike in, set up a base camp, and explore different directions from there?
 
falcon72 said:
Lambertiana, I appreciate the offer to join you guys next year! I will keep it in mind. I'd like to do about a 3 nighter because that is about all the time I can get away with, kid/wife and all. I am all for walking out into it. The further I can get away from civilization, the better:D

About how many miles per day do you usually do? Do you hike end to end or hike in, set up a base camp, and explore different directions from there?
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I like to do 6-8 day trips so I have plenty of time in the back country, and I like to keep the pace to about 8-10 miles per day. This gives me time to relax and explore at the end of the day. Just remember that it is slower going than a lot of people are used to because of the elevation (on my eight day trip last year the lowest I went was 8000', and the highest was 13,893', with the average elevation of the entire trip somewhere near 10,500'. I live at 300' above sea level, and the elevation is a big factor. I have done trips with people who live at 5000-6000', and they found it much easier (I used to live at elevation, and it does make a huge difference).

I do all kinds of trips. Sometimes we hike two days in to a good spot, and then fish/dayhike in that area. Sometimes I do big loops. And sometimes I do trips that start at one trailhead and end at another.

There are a few places where there are nice spots within dayhike range from roads. A number of trailheads on the east side (Owens Valley), such as Horseshoe Meadow, Whitney Portal, Onion Valley, and South Lake, get you within dayhike range of some pretty nice places. Granted, they would be long dayhikes, but it can be done. And on the west side, there are two options for that. The first is to go to Mineral King, the only place in Sequoia/Kings Canyon where the road gets close to the high country. The end of the road is at the bottom of this view:
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From there, it is only about four or five miles to here:
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And only about six miles to here:
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The only drawback to the trip to Mineral King is driving there. When you turn off from the main road to Sequoia to head up the Mineral King road, it is 25 miles of 1.5 lane wide road that has 698 curves by the official count. It is the winding road that just never ends, and it gains about 6500' over those crooked 25 miles. I have done it in 75 minutes but that was at a very fast pace, normally it takes at least 90 minutes, and I have ridden with other people who took two hours to drive those 25 miles.

And the trail from Wolverton to Emerald Lake and Pear Lake is also a good dayhike, and gets to some nice places.
 
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Lambertiana -
Right now I am negotiating with a couple hiking buddies to determine where we will go next summer
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Western Sierras... A big chunk of Plumas caught fire this summer. Now I think were expecting heavy rains this season. Might be interesting...

Plus you don't have to worry about a crowd, I would think.
 
lambertiana, I also have that same exact picture you just posted of Lock Leven. We went down to Piute creek before going up to Desolation lake on that trip. You go to the nicest places and take the best pictures. Maybe someday if I can get in shape I'll tag along with you on one of your trips. :D

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Ray - We'll be making another good trip next summer. But you can't come with us unless you make me a modified HWK or Kephart (or maybe another design that catches my fancy) sometime early next year! Then if you come with us it would be a fitting inaugural run for the knife.
 
I got there too late to get pics of the huge flames that apparently could be seen all the way from Burnaby , West Van and Richmond BC. What I could see was massive amounts of smoke that blanketed the entire area, almost a 30 block radius. Everyhting look foggy, like old london.

I took a TON (2GB worth) of pics, but i'm having issues with uploading delays. To preserve BF bandwith i'm going to link to a slideshow, it may be tonight or tommorow though before the photos are uploaded.

here is our local News 1130 blurb on it though:

http://www.news1130.com/news/topstory/arti...31_191900_20880

I did get booted out after joining the Media in the Scrum when the Captain gave a statement. I was still in fornt of the safety tape and one of boys in blue asked what the hell i ws doing.... oops. I scrambled to the side. :P

a sample of the pics:

10" bore ladder hose, BUSTING thru to the hot core:
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thats NOT lattice fencing...thats what LEFT of the inner and outer walls!
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15X zoom :

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lambertiana said:
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The only drawback to the trip to Mineral King is driving there. When you turn off from the main road to Sequoia to head up the Mineral King road, it is 25 miles of 1.5 lane wide road that has 698 curves by the official count. It is the winding road that just never ends, and it gains about 6500' over those crooked 25 miles. I have done it in 75 minutes but that was at a very fast pace, normally it takes at least 90 minutes, and I have ridden with other people who took two hours to drive those 25 miles.

And the trail from Wolverton to Emerald Lake and Pear Lake is also a good dayhike, and gets to some nice places.
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we got logging roads here that are over 100 miles. You dont want to break down in those woods.....

BEAUTIFUL PICS that you posted.

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Mymindisamob - Ray makes great blades, doesn't he!

Upper Golden Trout Lake, John Muir Wilderness
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Got my new Suburban Survival knife today. It's a BRKT Custom Bowie with curly maple coffin handle. It has a 7.5" blade of 0170-6 (50-100B) steel that is 5/16" thick. Balance point is right in front of the Quillion.
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Here it is with my Hudson Bay Camp knife and Rogue bowie.
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three new MykullMorris blades:

pictured next to my orginal MM file necker (on left) :

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thanks Micheal, love the blades. :thumbup: :cool:

EDIT: the CAT stole my knife!

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