la_alpinista
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I'm so excited to be retiring this year! Finally I can take off for months at a time!
I'll be hitting the road in May with my dog and my Tacoma w/ popup topper. Backpacking, dayhikes, photography, mountain biking, exploring. Considering getting a packraft to add to my adventures.
Will stop through a few places in WY, MT, ID, WA for dayhikes and perhaps an overnighter or two depending on conditions. But my main goals are BC and Alaska.
In BC, I'll visit some friends near Anahim Lake and will explore that area and the coast around Bella Coola for a few weeks or a month. Cool wilderness with few people. Endless opportunities.
Then going north for my long-time dream trip to Alaska. Still working out all the wheres and whats, but Wrangell-St Elias and Gates of the Artic are definites for 7-10 day backpacks because they seem feasible for solo trips and some good trips are possible without having to fly (not ruling out a bush plane trip too). Also planning daytrips and shorter backpacks to get the lay of the land and test my gear in Alaska conditions before venturing on longer trips. Plan to stay in the north until it's too cold and dark for me. Not sure when that will be, but definitely looking forward to experiencing some Arctic autumn colors before heading south again.
In the fall/winter... too far out to say, but considering a trip to Mexico. And will almost certainly hit my fave Grand Staircase-Escalante on the way. Just was there for 2 1/2 weeks in Dec/early Jan. Awesome trip. I love it there in the winter.
I'll be hitting the road in May with my dog and my Tacoma w/ popup topper. Backpacking, dayhikes, photography, mountain biking, exploring. Considering getting a packraft to add to my adventures.
Will stop through a few places in WY, MT, ID, WA for dayhikes and perhaps an overnighter or two depending on conditions. But my main goals are BC and Alaska.
In BC, I'll visit some friends near Anahim Lake and will explore that area and the coast around Bella Coola for a few weeks or a month. Cool wilderness with few people. Endless opportunities.
Then going north for my long-time dream trip to Alaska. Still working out all the wheres and whats, but Wrangell-St Elias and Gates of the Artic are definites for 7-10 day backpacks because they seem feasible for solo trips and some good trips are possible without having to fly (not ruling out a bush plane trip too). Also planning daytrips and shorter backpacks to get the lay of the land and test my gear in Alaska conditions before venturing on longer trips. Plan to stay in the north until it's too cold and dark for me. Not sure when that will be, but definitely looking forward to experiencing some Arctic autumn colors before heading south again.
In the fall/winter... too far out to say, but considering a trip to Mexico. And will almost certainly hit my fave Grand Staircase-Escalante on the way. Just was there for 2 1/2 weeks in Dec/early Jan. Awesome trip. I love it there in the winter.