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    Uinta Highline Trail: Food and Bears.

    Ursack with opsack bags for above tree line or bear canister
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    UL Backpacking: A Thread for the Gram Counters

    I can only get 7 days worth of food in a ursack and thats very tight. Remember the first day of food doesn't need to go in the ursack. it gets eaten. You probably knew that
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    Album Wildflowers

    A few pretty Colorado wild flower pics with my phone
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    Backpacking meals

    My last 6 days in the wilderness the food we enjoyed/craved the most were the foiled packages of tuna, salmon, chicken. Lots of different flavors . Packs of Pepperoni and jerky really hit the spot too. Foil pouch of chicken mixed in with a pouch of Idahoan Red Potatoes -freezer bag style- is...
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    Bag Night Challenge 2016

    5 more nights to add! 10 nights total Feb 27 - 1 night South Kettle Moraine State Park April 15-16 - 2 nights Harrison Hills and Underdown sections of the Ice Age Trail April 29-30 - 2 nights North Country Trail Chequemegon NF and Brule River SF July 17-22 - 5 nights San Juan Mountains Weminuche...
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    1981 Hole In The Rock Canoe Adventure

    That's funny!
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    Guess the spot

    Torquoise Lake
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    How many packs do you have?

    My Circuit is the most comfortable pack I've worn. Dont even know it's on after a while, it becomes a part of you. I started with ~40 lbs on an 8 day trip last year. I wouldn't go any heavier but not really an issue for one day.
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    How many packs do you have?

    I have 14 packs that I just counted including day packs one canoe portage pack and all the packs I bought for my kids and wife and some older Kelty packs but in good shape I will give away to a Y camp someday. Main pack is a Circuit. New day pack I just picked up for biking too an Osprey Talon...
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    Guess the spot

    Mount Dana - Yosemite
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    Guess the spot

    Yerupaja mountain????
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    Guess the spot

    yes mike_offerman you are correct. For everyone else - thats the Animas river, still has a tint of yellow to it from that mine disaster. Also one of the stops backpackers can get on and off the Durango Silverton Train.
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    Guess the spot

    it is in the San Juans The Valley/spot on the river below is marked on a map
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    Guess the spot

    The river runs thru it
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    Guess the spot

    Actually looks like you're up the trail a bit from the pass in that nice meadow area. had to look at my map when I got home from work :geek: You're on the Rincon La Vaca Trail (CDT)
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    Guess the spot

    Looking at the Window and the Rio Grande Pyramid from Weminuche Pass on the CDT I got a bag night there last September
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    Bag Night Challenge 2016

    5 nights total Feb 27 - 1 night South Kettle Moraine State Park April 15-16 - 2 nights Harrison Hills and Underdown sections of the Ice Age Trail April 29-30 - 2 nights North Country Trail Chequemegon NF and Brule River SF
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    Bears

    I crossed paths with a black bear last weekend on the North Country Trail in way Northwestern WI. About 40 feet in front of me I stopped when I saw the pure ball of blackness moving slowing onto the trail. I stopped, a second later he stopped, looked up at me with those tiny eyes, took a sniff...
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    Bag Night Challenge 2016

    3 nights total Feb 27 - 1 night South Kettle Moraine State Park April 15-16 - 2 nights Harrison Hills and Underdown sections of the Ice Age Trail New shelter built last fall
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    Multi-day hike: questions on tent/food?

    I love my protein shakes in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoons. Have with a granola bar and cup of Via. Great for all day energy. 1/4 cup powder milk - Nido of coarse 1 scope protein powder - love the Jay Rob's whey protein isolate vanilla 1 pkg Carnation chocolate instant Breakfast...
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