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Took the fam for a little snowshoeing at Jordan Pines up Big Cottonwood Canyon today. We were still seeing rain at the s-curve, but the snow was pouring at the trail head with maybe 10" of fresh. The kids are just getting the hang of it and were done after about an hour, so we didn't make it...

I get out several times a year. Groomed is fun - especially to go down faster, but you can blaze through powder pretty easily too, just like snowshoeing. Definitely try renting before you buy. There is a huge variety of equipment. I don't know what is available up where you are, but its...

Yes, 9.7 oz is total weight minus fuel canister.

I was going to say, my jetboil weighs 9.7 oz - not stripped like Daves. The TI model does have a smaller pot - actually better for what I do. Empty fuel canister wieghs about 3.5 oz

I'm a jetboil fan also. I don't need another pot or matches or anything else to make it work. My son and I always carry a 7oz canister each, but we have never needed more than one between the two of us on a weeklong trip. The geek in me wants to play with alcohol stoves, but when I am on the...

Let's be careful of falling, then! BTW, they show 3 fatalities over on avalanche.org. Maybe you are missing one?

Avalanche?

Here are a few more random pics of the area. Some of the random boulders had one side covered with thick furry lichen, so while we were climbing, every once in a while, you would reach over the top of a boulder and it would be all fuzzy - kind of surprising! The Superstition...

Feel free to move it to wherever it belongs! It was just a few hours and a handful of photos. If you move it, I can even add a few photos of the surrounding area.

My son, Dallin, is a member of the Academy Drum Corps, a drum corp based in the Phoenix area. I decided to go with him down to his monthly rehearsal camp over the weekend. Frequent flier-funded flights mandated that we return on Monday, so he found a canyon for us to hike Monday morning...

Thanks for posting this, Steve! I got to thinking last night that 6 miles in snowshoes is like 10-12 on foot, so I'm delighted. Just need to find more evenings free - would have liked to have helped out the group working on so ut land use also. Same old not enough time to do everything.

Steve, Of all those mentioned, the Sawtooth II looks like the most realistic. I originally bought my Advanced Elements Dragonflys for mild ocean surf use with my kids. I started out with a cheap 2-man seyvlor. The primary factors in choosing these were 1- Waay more durable than the cheepos...

Exactly what I was looking for! We will probably do it in 4 days or maybe even 5. I had heard about the thunderstorms, but I hadn't thought about planning campsites quite so carefully. Thanks, Kwooley! -Eric

I have a couple of mid-range two man kayaks by advanced elements. Different model, but very similar to the Lagoon 2. I've spent a fair amount of time in them on the ocean and in mild whitewater (up to class III). I've also rented high-end duckies. These really don't compare to the high end...

Nobody done this or have advice?

When we went in June, the water was high and it took lots of time to find good campsites. We were in a group of 9. We definite filtered water without much problem. We just let 5 gal bucket to let the water settle and used an msr, which is super- easy to clean, which we had to do every 10...

Hey Steve, I did this second week of June last year. Bugs were not really bad, but camping in calm winds you will definitely need bug juice. There are a ton of cool hikes that you can research - just depends on how much time you want to spend. You can do bowknot in an hour or spend a bunch...

Hi, I've got a group of guys wanting to do the Four Pass Loop over around the Maroon Bells this August. Unfortunately, I'm expecting lots of people, but we can deal with that. We are a pretty well seasoned group, but anybody have any advice on conditions, logistics, gear, direction, etc? If...

I did this the last week of June last year. IMO, a great time of year to do this one!

I love the garage sales, but honestly, it is about time. Ive never returned anything more than a month old. The policy was obviously abused by many people.