Permit pending but id like to try the Four Pass Loop in Colorado this summer. I also do a yearly camping trip at Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison, CO.
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I’ve done quite a few canoe camping trips, including two this year already, but I’m thinking I’ll try my first solo trip once the bugs die down a bit. I’m curious if I’ll be bored out of my mind alone or if I’ll enjoy it.
I’ve been feeling a pull to the Smokey Mountains. I may need an extended stay there.
I’m from Canada and found a provincial park near where I live that isn’t maintained or operated in any way. It just kinda exists. It’s called Kenny Forest Provincial Park and I had trouble finding any real info about it except an old ministry map from 96. Me and my wife went there recently and found a beautiful camping spot about a 6km backpack in right on a nice point in a beautiful lake. Hasn’t been camped at in probably 20 years but you could tell it was once a site. It had a very overgrown firepit. Our plans this year are to continue to revamp that site and make it our new little family spot. My sons a year and a half old and we brought him there for a few nights a couple weeks ago and he loved it. I would love to hear some other people’s plans and I’m happy I found this place so I don’t have to go Reddit anymore. Hello camper people :)
Wow that sounds awesome.
Me and a few coworkers are planning to do Karhunkierros in the fall, which is about 80km. I’m also hoping to find the time to visit multiple national parks this year, already started with Repovesi
that’s great! what kind of gear do you bring for 80km?
Good question. There’s still some details I’ll have to figure out, but there are three aspects to take into consideration, it’s just a hike, it’s a longer distance than I’m used to and it’s in fall where temps might dip below freezing. So I’ll bring my 3-season gear + undetermined amount of food. I’ve been out up to -13c with the gear so the temperatures should be fine
- Water
- BeFree filter and a 3 liter bottle for it
- A separate bottle for drinking
- Purification tablets in case the filter breaks
- Food
- ??? I’ll have to figure out how much calories I need on a hike and multiply it by the days we’re out
- Either a gas or wood stove, depending on the weather
- Sleep
- Eno doublenest hammock + eno bugnet + dd underquilt + dd superlight tarp + suspension + ropes
- 3 season sleeping bag
- Clothes
- I would normally bring only extra socks, but maybe this time extra underwear as well
- Probably an extra set of clothes, separate from the backpack so that I can shower after the hike before the drive back home
- Hygiene
- Toothbrush & co
- Dish brush & co
- A ton of tissues ( https://www.verywellhealth.com/runny-nose-in-cold-weather-83155 )
- Hand sanitizer
- Toilet paper
- Health
- First aid kit
- Misc
- Power bank
- extra shoes
- Knife
- Lamp
- A thermometer
- Water