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And I find that down here, at least locally, the dang ubiquitous poison ivy is a real pain in the behind! A billion trees, but as soon as you find 2 the right distance apart, and the right size...

Oh boy, are you in for a change in "geography", especially regarding the vertical aspect! I've been there enough ( as a ground dwelling backpacker and day hiker) to know that, because of the vast...

You are indeed more enlightened than the rest of us if your state has had the good sense to ban the nasty beast! Oh that more ststes would follow your lead.

Thanks for those tips, Hikingjer and Egads!

Oh yes, I'm already pretty good at identifying the poison ivy, whether by its leaves or just the evil wooly vine that seems to be attached to at least every third tree in the woods here in MS. It...

Yeah, I had read that and was a little concerned about it. And that could for sure be a problem, at least until you got up pretty high. Then I hope the heat would be a little more tolerable. And...

OK then, Speyguy, one factor in favor of Olympics: no black flies in Sept. Although my hike will be the very first week of Sept. I'm not planning on the Pasayten if we go Cascades. Possibly the Mt....

Extremely helpful info, everybody! Info from folks that have hammocked these big tree places, which is exactly what I needed to know. I figured( or hoped!) there would be smaller trees ( usable for...

Thanks, folks. It looks like there is nobody here with hammocking experience in these locales. Hey, Jeff, what about you? I'm thinking Ed Speer might? I think there was something in his book about...

Does anybody here have any experience with backpacing and hammocking in either the North Cascades area or Olympic National Park of Washington State? We are considering changing our annual trip from...