Now what are my plans for 2018? Well, my plans are more or less what I was gonna do in 2017 before the area had so much snow.
Now as for 2017, I was gonna go back to the Teton Wilderness and The Absarokas into the fall. But after all the horendous snow, my mind changed and I went to Alaska for the summer and then a little on the Washington Coast in coming back. In Alaska I was in Juneau, Haines (which I love), Wrangell (which I love), Yakutat (Fabulous), and the Kenai Peninsula. Then I talked about maybe in the spring of 2017, in Zion and Southern Utah. It turned out I was there in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona for several months this past fall. But also in 2017 in September, made it back to the Rabbitstick Gathering in Idaho. Yea!
Now Nothing Is Set In Stone ... So Things Could Always Change.
But my plans for 2018 are ....
1.) First will be working till May most probably, after this hopefully just living in the wilds.
2.) To go back extensively starting in May at some point till late summer and the fall, back to the Teton and Washakie Wilderness, the back Southeast Parts of Yellowstone NP with hiking, camping, and wandering about. Plan to also really live off the land also utilizing my knowledge of the edible and medicinal plants and such.
3.) In late summer - fall, maybe go to some back wild places I know where some placer gold is located and do some gold prospecting for awhile. This sure does beat working on ajob possible.
4.) In mid to late fall in those back wilds hiking, camping, and living somewheres, possibly North Absarokas somewhere I know.
5.) All in all ... get back to the Thorofare and the Absaroka Wilds again extensively
6.) Go to Rabbitstick most probably in September again with maybe even teaching a bit.
7.) Next winter .... who knows with either back in Jackson working, living out in the wild somewheres, or down south somewheres. Sometimes think of just heading into the back wilds like the Thorofare and stay a winter back in there someplace. Lots of wild country out there and next winter will take care of itself.
Sometimes do think of Alaska but most probably not next summer. If If I did go back, it would be to bicycle out to Bellingham and up to Alaska on the ferry. Then would hang out and bicycle and camp all over with espicelly again near Wrangell, Haines, Glacier Bay NP, and of course extensively in the Yakutat area.
Wishing Everyone the Best!