Can one of you folks help me out? I don't get out west very much. Any hanging in the Grande Teton National Park?
Can one of you folks help me out? I don't get out west very much. Any hanging in the Grande Teton National Park?
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Thanks much, folks! It looks like the upper corner of Medicine Bow National Forest is also great for eclipse viewing. I guess there is just too much country our your way to get all the Northwest hangers together in one place.
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I know a nice spot in the Wallowas on East Eagle Creek. That's where I will be.
Sawtooth mountains have always sounded sweet. A lot of driving for me, but I seen some of the pics from those hangs arrowhead has done there are they sure look purdy.
I guess it would depend on willings souls right. If there was something set up, it would be hard for me to pass up a coordinated effort, I only had to pitch in finically to, and not have to invest time into planning, reserving, logistics. Seem like joint a group hang would be ideal. I wish there was one. I couldn't for sure say yes to one, at this point. But I would work on trying to get the family in on one. Take a drive, Idaho is one of the finest looking states there is, esp down that old 95 road on a motorbike. Majestic, those hells canyons mountains gave birth the Washington and Oregon, I say. The gem state man. Love me some iderho.
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Any other thoughts on this Paul, Is this something you're still considering?
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my family has property in between cascade and mccall. borah peak is about a 7 hour trip for me. i might try to climb a mountain south of me, it looks like it's going right over top of smith's ferry, which isn't far from me at all. maybe spend a few days camping and plan to do a peak hike during the eclipse.
any hangers planning on coming up to my area? if not, i might plan to take a trip east and meet some of the idaho hangers! i might bring a bunch of my old arrowhead equipment up with me, i keep 'em around as spares to help friends who are on the fence make the leap into hammock camping. owyhee TQ, jarbidge UQ, and a toxaway tarp paired with a dutchware 11' netless and a fronkey style net usually seals the deal for most people.
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My plan is to be hiking the Oregon Section of the PCT. I expect to be about Crater Lake so no totality for me.
Being anywhere near a road or campground sounds NO BUENO to me. Oregon alone is expecting 1.7 million visitors for this. No State Patrol officer has the time off and the OR National Guard may be called out to provide SAR and medical help.
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After thinking hard for a while about going out west, I've been planning instead to hike to the place where the line of totality crosses the Appalachian Trail, a spot that is much easier for me to get to this summer. But then I started talking with an amateur astronomer who told me that based on his experience it is important to be as mobile as possible when trying to see an eclipse. Being able to relocate 100 miles or more on the day of can make a real difference in what you see. So I'm thinking now that while backpacking and eclipse watching are both great outdoor activities, they are not very compatible.
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