It worked out great! It has a section at the bottom that can either be left open as part of the main compartment or closed and accessed from it's own zipper on the outside, it was great to put my sons and my jackets in for quick access. There are several outside pockets and I actually find...
I meant to get out several more times and several other places this year, my two boys and my first year of overnight or longer backpacking trips. However, due to health and timing reasons, we were only able to get in this one hike. The boys had a half day off of school, so we threw in the gear...
Seeing this report makes me realize how small we make our world, running from work to home to the store etc. Then we break out of our bubble and see the grand, vast beauty that lies before us, so much beauty in the world that I wonder if it is possible to take it all in? It sure is fun trying...
I have been looking for a pack for about a year now. This pack from Pacific Crest is only $49 at Smith and Edwards out in Farr West. I have actually been looking at it for awhile and just been waiting for a sale and today I found it on sale. I know it probably is not the ultra pack that some...
My tablet is having issues tonight and did not upload my whole reply, basically I said, thanks Nick, if the BP stuff does not fix it, I was going to address inner ear, and now will bring up thyroid with my doc. Thanks!
I hope I can actually make this trip with my boys and try out some of the great ideas and advice that was given here. I have done small day hikes with my boys over the last few years and now that I am going to attempt the overnight stuff, my health might put a stop to it before it starts. I...
We are planning a non-hiking 3 day trip this week to the Trial lake area. My wife is a hotel girl, how are things looking in that area? If she freezes at night, it will probably turn into a one night trip. I am telling her to expect overnight temps in the 40's, will I be right? Did last...
It sounds like I should be able to take the family tent camping at the Lilly/teapot campground just above trial lake in mid June? No hiking, just car camping. Overnight temps. In the 40's to 50's? Can't be too cold or the wife will bail on me. ;)
Some sad news on the news tonight, this last band of storms that came through added one to two feet of snow in the mountains. I was hoping to take the family to Teapot, no hike just camping, in mid June but I think this year it will be out, just cause the wife hates camping, not to mention cold...
Great report. I think I was on this trail about 24 years ago going from the east side and meeting up with family at Hoop lake. As I said it was 24 years ago, but I do remember the Rocky pass.
Wow, thanks to everyone, this is a lot of great information! Too much to reply to everyone, but thanks to all! We have a large family tent that the boys love when we have been car camping, so I think they should be ok in the tent, we have used it and a trailer as well, so I know they like...
Great report and pictures! My brother lives in Escalate and has taken me a few places. I love finding native Indian sites and dinosaur footprints. I have sold my pictures at the Everet Ruess art festival, but have not followed his footsteps. Guess it is time to do that, thanks for the...
I know that I am probably the odd man out, and I have a goal to upgrade my tent asap, but right now my gear has to be cheap. It sounds like this is your first attempt at hiking with your family and money is an issue, so my advice is to find a cheaper tent to start with, decide what features are...
Does anyone have advice for hiking with kids? I am coming off of a stint of camper camping and am getting back into backpacking and now want to take my two boys with me, 6 and 8 yrs old. We have done day hikes and they do great, but I am a little nervous about over nighters, esp. the bathroom...
Thanks Nick, guess I have a lot more to catch up on in here. The reason I love it here, anything and everything you could possibly want about the outdoors!