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Seeing the post with the webcam shot of snow on Bald Mountain brought me some despair. I'm not ready to give up this year just yet. What do I need to know about taking safe late season trips? Any advice?
Wow! That got pretty serious!I think you pretty much have to just plan like you are camping in the snow, but perhaps even worse because of the wet factor where it crosses over. I got hit by a storm up there in late September one year. It seemed pretty innocuous so we hiked in it all day. We ended up getting soaked after several hours of hiking. Got back to camp and it just kept coming down. We were super cold and my dog was getting hypothermic and we couldn't load on enough wood to keep the fire going. We retreated to tents in the late afternoon to try to stay warm. I had to use my underwear to towel my dog off before stuffing her into my sleeping bag to get her temp back up. Around 1:30 AM, I awoke to what I thought was someone outside my tent with a headlamp on. The storm had cleared so I crawled out in hopes of finally cooking some dinner. The headlamp was actually a full moon and the entire landscape was covered in a solid sheet of ice at least a quarter inch thick. Every single twig and pine needles and rock was just coated by it. This was pre-camera days for me, so I have no photos, but it was absolutely stunning to see it all glistening in the light of the full moon. That trip could have gotten bad fast though. We were sort of reckless considering the conditions. The wet and cold were relentless and fire couldn't help.
With that said, the weather is more predictable in the fall because the monsoons have usually died off. We were young and dumb and never even really looked at the forecast. If you're just going to have to move through some existing snow, think traction devices and keeping dry from being in contact with it. And layers. Lots of layers.
Wear bright colors! Hunters are out n about.
And wear a large neon sign saying "I am not a deer walking on this hiking trail! Please don't shoot me!"This attitude, while correct and wise, always rankles me. As if it's my responsibility to not get shot.
The desert is reeeeeeal nice this time of year. Just sayin'.
Care to share some good desert spots?
That question probably merits it's own thread!So I've never done a winter weather trip. What does everyone's clothing and gear list look like? Basically what is different than that for the warm season?
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Good idea. Done... http://backcountrypost.com/index.php?threads/6225/That question probably merits it's own thread!