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  1. ZubenElGenubi

    Backpacking the Zion Traverse

    I'm backpacking the Traverse (aka "Trans-Zion", west-east) next month and want to hit Angel's Landing again on my down from the West Rim. Any hints on where to hide your packs? I was thinking up on the trail above Scout's Landing.
  2. ZubenElGenubi

    Flash floods,slickrock gems & sunrises off the Zion-Vegas I-15

    I see you found one of Utah's best-kept secrets (Red Cliffs Desert Reserve). Y'all better git out there before they start puttin' in permits.
  3. ZubenElGenubi

    John Muir Trail: Yosemite to Red's Meadow

    Absolutely loved reading your TR and viewing your amazing photographs. Even though I have lots of GoPro vids of my stretch of the JMT, I wish I'd taken photos of the small lakes (Shadow, Rosalie) after Garnet. I actually got to hike two other sections of the JMT during my time there and...
  4. ZubenElGenubi

    Ansel Adams Wilderness - Thousand Island Lake

    Here's another twisted view of Banner Peak and Mount Ritter. Wait for the 0:07 mark. Faint audio (actual sound, what little there was!)
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    Ansel Adams Wilderness - Thousand Island Lake

    Thanks for the comments. I'm still annotating my journal entries from that trek (about forty pages long) and have 22GB of GoPro videos I'm still processing in hopes of putting together a short video. I wish I'd taken more still photos along the way during the JMT return hike. I just watched...
  6. ZubenElGenubi

    Ansel Adams Wilderness - Thousand Island Lake

    Post-Script 1: I mentioned a television series called "Motion". It ran on an ABC network called "Live Well Network" from 2009-2014. Produced and hosted by brothers Jeff and Greg Aiello. Re-runs of the show are now on Outside Television. This trip was inspired partly by the first Motion Fan...
  7. ZubenElGenubi

    Three Day/Two Night Trip: Ansel Adams Wilderness

    TR Posted: Ansel Adams Wilderness - Thousand Island Lake
  8. ZubenElGenubi

    Ansel Adams Wilderness - Thousand Island Lake

    Summary: August 15-17, 2015; three-day, two-night backpacking trip through Ansel Adams Wilderness. Background: I was going to be around Yosemite for a couple of weeks in August and wanted to visit Thousand Island Lake (inspired by a great outdoor show called "Motion" - more later). I...
  9. ZubenElGenubi

    Three Day/Two Night Trip: Ansel Adams Wilderness

    It DID happen! I did have a hiking acquaintance join me and we had a great time. Worked out nearly to-plan as well. Thanks for suggesting a TR; I'll get one posted this week. -Glenn
  10. ZubenElGenubi

    Three Day/Two Night Trip: Ansel Adams Wilderness

    I'm looking for backpacking partner(s), August 15-17 for a three day/two night trip from Mammoth Lakes to Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness (east of Yosemite). Here's the plan so far: August 15: Shuttle to Agnew Meadows, then hike to Thousand Island Lake via PCT (8.3 miles)...
  11. ZubenElGenubi

    Desert noobs visit Zion and the North Rim

    That was a fun trip report to read and view. I'm like you: like to backpack solo, but if my wife can travel, we'll visit more amenable sites. In fact, I took her to Zion and Bryce in April. You mentioned Dixie NF above your photo in St. George. That actually looks north towards the Red...
  12. ZubenElGenubi

    2 day back country hike Yosemite?

    I'm piggy-backing on this post for a followup question. What issues - if any - are there with getting wilderness permits with the quotas? I'll be in Yosemite next month, but it appears that there are no more reservations for most of the TH permits (esp. around Tuolumne). What's the chances of...
  13. ZubenElGenubi

    Yosemite XC north from Tuolumne Meadows

    Just read your TR. How amazing. I'm surprised at the availability of the campgrounds and hope that'll be the case for me when I go next month. Guess I better get me a headnet!
  14. ZubenElGenubi

    Gear Review Thermarest NeoAir XLite

    I've owned my Neoair Xlite for three years now and haven't had one issue. Your original review is spot on; the only negative thing for me is the noise. For those of you who are concerned about condensation - or just hate blowing up your mattress - I have a solution. Bring a large garbage bag...
  15. ZubenElGenubi

    Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch

    I visited Buckskin and Edmaiers areas a couple years ago and your photos bring back some great memories (and beautifully, at that). I also saw that "mini Delicate Arch" and climbed up to get another shot facing back north down the route I took.
  16. ZubenElGenubi

    Dumbest thing taken on a backpacking trip?

    Not really dumbest thing, but I marvel at how much stuff I end up not using on a trip. Last November I, did a three-day backpack+bike ride in Guadalupe Mountains NP. The pack weighed 45 lbs and almost half was water because there's no reliable water in the backcountry there. I hike up 2,700'...
  17. ZubenElGenubi

    Hello from central Utah!

    I live in Texas but my feet want to be in Utah.
  18. ZubenElGenubi

    REI Dividends

    $100.39 this year. A lot of mine also comes from the REI card. Haven't spent it yet; I was waiting for the 20% coupons to arrive. Plus, there's usually a $20 bonus card offer when you spend $100 or more, so I'm going to wait for that, too. Last year, I had $147 in dividends and a $30 gift...
  19. ZubenElGenubi

    The art of pooping in the woods

    Even though it's more expensive, I always take a Restop 2 bag. Each bag has a biodegradable chemical which not only breaks down waste but also neutralizes any odor. The bags seal very well and can hold several days of toilet paper.
  20. ZubenElGenubi

    Looking for pictographs in the Zion Area

    If you don't mind the brush and cacti, you can scramble up the slope to the "Big Bend" granery just to the base of the cliff (about 75-80' up). However, there is a sign up there stating that the site is protected and you can go no further. It's a fun scramble though. Petroglyph Canyon is very...
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