Pre-trip Preparation

[Bob]

Fun pre-trip thread! Can tell this group has done this before...

Learning a lot. Couldn't find a 2.5 lb pack as good as that GG Latitude Vapor. May borrow some of these food ideas. Tried using the infamous Ramen (w/o flavor pack) or potato flakes with freeze dried veggies and chicken plus low sodium bouillon. Actually wasn't terrible.

I just snagged an new one off of ebay for $63 ............ Im stoked, ....... I think my old GG Latitude vapor was being held together by my wifes sewing.... Been watching ebay for years for that pack

Best instant potatos are Iahoan brand. 4oz, 110 cal.

 

[scatman]

Ok pretty much packed....
No water, 1 camera included, nothing I wear.. . Pack is at 33 lbs........ Ahhhhhh bliss.
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Looks like a solid 35 lbs. to me.

 

[scatman]

Alright, my last training hike before heading off next week.

I decided Mount Wire in the heat would do the trick.

Wildflowers along the way


and an acorn





Seeking out some shade


Lots of yellowjackets on the way up. I caught one of these in flight.


Feeding on a dead grasshopper





The Mule Ears are drying up.



Red Butte Ridge


Deer track


Grasshopper


Bee on some willow ragwort


Gumweed


Arriving at the summit


Summit shot


Some kind of exotic fly?


Lots of bald faced hornets at the top - aggressive little devils.


Daydreaming about graduate school?


Hopper on my pack


Time to head home


Scottish thistle


The only lupine I saw today


Bumblebee enjoying some golden rod


False sunflowers


So I forgot my base plate for my camera, which means that I could not attach it to my clip, so I used the old @TractorDoc method
of carrying my camera instead. I'm an idiot!


Sunflower


The Subaru and a Jeep were the only two vehicles left at the trailhead when we got back. This is like Godzilla vs. King Kong
@Rockskipper !

I'm figuring the 2200 foot climb today should get me ready for the 950 foot climb to Majo Pass, and the 1380 foot climb to the saddle between Thorofare Mountain and Younts Peak.


The End.

 

[TractorDoc]

I used the old @TractorDoc method
of carrying my camera instead. I'm an idiot!

I'm trying to decide if it is my carrying method that is idiotic or. . . nah, couldn't be the other.

You should have hoisted the 600mm lens on that camera before you started carrying it around.

 

[Bob]

Looks like a solid 35 lbs. to me.

nope i weighed it..... Its pretty light I may add something more.

 

[TractorDoc]

Its pretty light I may add something more.

Perhaps a chair?

 

[wsp_scott]

I'll note that neither @Bob nor @scatman said they were not bringing Huckleberry Pancakes and they both acknowledged my post. I'm pretty sure that is a binding contract or something. I need a lawyer @Jackson what do you think?

 

[TractorDoc]

I think it is only fair to let the readers know that one of the reasons @Bob 's pack is so light is that he is heading out a day earlier than the rest of us.

Maybe earlier if I get on his nerves.

 

[Rockskipper]

I keep telling you guys he’s got two badgers hidden in there. He’s going to send them out on night recon to find food for him so he doesn’t have to carry it.

ETA keep your packs in your tents with you at all times when not carrying them.

 

[Rockskipper]

nope i weighed it..... Its pretty light I may add something more.

Like a couple of Badgers?

 

[Bob]

Perhaps a chair?

Chairs are abundant in nature.... Logs

 

[Bob]

I think it is only fair to let the readers know that one of the reasons @Bob 's pack is so light is that he is heading out a day earlier than the rest of us.

Maybe earlier if I get on his nerves.

Lol.... 1 dinner lighter .. 5 oz.

 

[Bob]

Ok.... Just you know I'm bringing something to eat ( although berries maybe on) here is a pic. Even a extra freeze dried to even out the days ....

 

[Rockskipper]

You guys keep posting pics on here of all your yummy stuff and who's to say you're not gonna get waylaid out on the trail by someone reading this? Like maybe the Rockskipper Gang. (Do any of you carry Tom's Toothpaste? We ran out.)

 

[Bob]

You guys keep posting pics on here of all your yummy stuff and who's to say you're not gonna get waylaid out on the trail by someone reading this? Like maybe the Rockskipper Gang. (Do any of you carry Tom's Toothpaste? We ran out.)

I'll share...........

 

[TractorDoc]

Have a full day at work tomorrow so I'll get my last minute daydreaming in this morning.

 

[scatman]

You guys keep posting pics on here of all your yummy stuff and who's to say you're not gonna get waylaid out on the trail by someone reading this? Like maybe the Rockskipper Gang. (Do any of you carry Tom's Toothpaste? We ran out.)

We'll be keeping an eye out for that Rockskipper Gang. They could be lying in wait anywhere along our route - scallywags each and every one of them.

 

[scatman]

Have a full day at work tomorrow so I'll get my last minute daydreaming in this morning.

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Hope you've put that all to memory before Wednesday. It appears your coffee mug is levitating?

The ranger(s) at the Thorofare Ranger Station better be ready for us.

 

[TractorDoc]

The ranger(s) at the Thorofare Ranger Station better be ready for us.

I bet they roll out a red carpet for us!

Edit: Or, they may lock and bar the door when they see us coming.

If anyone is even there, that is.

 

[Rockskipper]

Word travels fast in the GYE, and everyone knows you're coming. Many preparations are being made as we speak...