Cold weather + heavy snow = the only time most of the perimeter / Steve Newman world walker trail is passable on foot. I did about 4 miles of it about a month ago, it had started to melt / thaw under the snow, yea, not fun.
Good video! Some day I need to learn how to do that.
When you have a backpack on, no matter where you are, you’re home.
PAIN is INEVITABLE. MISERY is OPTIONAL.
Thanks! I wouldn't have had the patience to tie it up with string. Right now, in addition to reducing pack weight, I am trying very hard to simplify. If it requires much of a fiddle factor, or extra equipment/setup, I'm finding another way. The UQ suspension is very close to that line, but acceptable for now. To quote Shug, when I'm in the woods, I just like to "sit and stare a while..."Originally Posted by sir_n0thing
While you were being snowed in at Mt. Rodgers, I hiked that trail to the east with temps in the teens. I could tell it was just a long, skinny swamp for most of my hike, but with the low temps it was all frozen. Didn't make the hiking much easier, though. Little humps of frost-heaved soil and billions of small ice-covered divots/footprints made for some sore feet and ankles.
Any time you want me to show you how I edit videos, let me know!
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"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful... because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience...." --Robert Traver
Bonsai... Youre always so calm and soft spoken.... I enjoy watching your videos. Well done.
Great video. Thanks.
Two words to solve your YakTrak problem.
Kahtoola Microspikes.
Easily the best piece of gear I have bought in years.
Heh, funny...my patients tell me the same thing. I don't always feel calm and soft-spoken, though.Glad you like the videos.
I've been waiting for someone to tell me those two words.
I've heard they are good, but already had the Yak Trax, which I do like for walking on hard pack or ice, nice for walking to work, etc.
--Scott <><
"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful... because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience...." --Robert Traver
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