great pics! appreciate your post!
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lori, thanks for the trip report & photos. Haven't seen green grass for awhile. Actually haven't seen blue sky for a bit. Spot any trees that were potentials for one tree hanging set-ups? The top photo looks to a horizontal branch reaching out within reach. But photos can be deceptive.
Noel V.
The top photo was a one tree hang.
There are a zillion opportunities in that park for one tree hangs - the oaks are big enough to put two or three hammocks in, in some cases. But you have to be careful - oak trees in spring have endured a long winter of rain and soak up the water, become very heavy and split from the trunk. Sudden oak death is also a reality out here. I swang from the branch a few times before I hung. When possible in the coast range I look for madrone, the larger cousin of the sturdy manzanita, which is also very strong for its size.
nice!
I just found out about Coe a month or so ago
eay near sacramento
The piezoelectric went out on my jetboil on my trip to Congaree Swamp a couple of weeks back. I was a little bummed that something I paid that much for broke so quickly, but I managed to struggle through and make my morning coffee by using a match.
I don't think it was the cold for me since it doesn't work now and it's 70 degrees outside.
If you are interested in any backpacks with a group check out the Fresno Madera Hiking Group on meetup.com. We go out quite a lot on dayhikes, but I have scheduled quite a few backpacking outings in Yosemite and will be putting other less popular (easier to get permit) hikes on the calendar as well.
I will very likely be heading back to Coe next year in spring. I'd be back over there this weekend if not for needing to move to a new apartment.
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