Best hike you ever been on?

[InRareForm]

I used to hate the outdoors, but now I am starting to like it more (guess it comes with age?)

What's the best hike you been on?

[xmas1997]

It was a hunting trip in the New Mexico mountains above Las Vegas N.M. at bear creek. It was a long hike, but got a 14 pt. mule deer.

[Infinite_limit]

I visited Yosemite National Park last weekend from Saturday-Tuesday


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[xmas1997]

WOW, beautiful place I hope to go sometime in the near future.
Along those lines, here is something connected to it I just found on the internet:

"Q: How imminent is an eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano?

A: There is no evidence that a catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is imminent. Current geologic activity at Yellowstone has remained relatively constant since earth scientists first started monitoring some 30 years ago. Though another caldera-forming eruption is theoretically possible, it is very unlikely to occur in the next thousand or even 10,000 years.

The most likely activity would be lava flows such as those that occurred after the last major eruption. Such a lava flow would ooze slowly over months and years, allowing plenty of time for park managers to evaluate the situation and protect people. No scientific evidence indicates such a lava flow will occur soon."

[DarrinS]

John Muir trail

[silverblk mystix]

Either

Big Sur -

or Humboldt Redwoods

both were awesome.

Awesome Yosemite pics though - gotta get out there more often - only been there once.

[TeyshaBlue]

Used to have a cabin and 500 acres outside of Pitkin Colorado. Tons of abandoned silver mines on the property. Used to hike the mines looking for discarded gear and such. The best part was picking wild strawberries while hiking. The elevation was about 2000 ft higher than Pitkin (9200 ft) so that made for some interesting cardiovascular workouts until I got used to the elevation.

[baseline bum]

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[baseline bum]

John Muir trail

Have you done the whole thing? Love 1000 Island Lakes with Banner and Ritter nearby.

[baseline bum]

I used to hate the outdoors, but now I am starting to like it more (guess it comes with age?)

What's the best hike you been on?

You're in LA right? Mt San Jacinto out by Palm Springs is a great 12 mile or so roundtrip, and even when it's 110 in Palm Springs it is about 75 up there. Take the tram to 8250 feet and then jhike up the last 2500. Far and away my favorite day hike in the LA area, though I have never hiked San Gorgonio.

Sometime go take a road trip out to Yosemite though. The hotels are expensive as fuck, but you have a lot of incredible day hikes like North Dome, Clouds Rest, Mount Hoffmann, Mount Dana, Dana Plateau, Saddlebag Lake, etc.

[SnakeBoy]

All the trails in Yosemite are enjoyable but 4 mile trail + Panorama Trail has been my favorite so far. It's 14 miles round trip and you'll need to be in good shape to do it. We were going to do Cloud's Rest the next day based on BB's recommendation but our legs were shot the next morning so we just hiked around the valley which was also nice.

We stayed at Yosemite View Lodge outside the park. Nice room with a balcony over the Merced river. I forgot what the rates were but I don't remember it being overly expensive. The previous time we stayed at the hotel in the park, the food really sucked.

[DarrinS]

Have you done the whole thing? Love 1000 Island Lakes with Banner and Ritter nearby.


Haven't done the whole thing, but it's on my bucket list.


There's a great documentary on Netflix about the John Muir trail called "Mile ... Mile & A Half". Worth watching.

[DarrinS]

You're in LA right? Mt San Jacinto out by Palm Springs is a great 12 mile or so roundtrip, and even when it's 110 in Palm Springs it is about 75 up there. Take the tram to 8250 feet and then jhike up the last 2500. Far and away my favorite day hike in the LA area, though I have never hiked San Gorgonio.

Sometime go take a road trip out to Yosemite though. The hotels are expensive as fuck, but you have a lot of incredible day hikes like North Dome, Clouds Rest, Mount Hoffmann, Mount Dana, Dana Plateau, Saddlebag Lake, etc.


Cheaper to stay near Sequoia Nat'l park.

[baseline bum]

All the trails in Yosemite are enjoyable but 4 mile trail + Panorama Trail has been my favorite so far. It's 14 miles round trip and you'll need to be in good shape to do it. We were going to do Cloud's Rest the next day based on BB's recommendation but our legs were shot the next morning so we just hiked around the valley which was also nice.


LOL, I can imagine that. Four Mile has 3200 feet of elevation gain, then Panorama has about 700 feet of gain and 3900 feet of loss. Those switchbacks below Nevada Fall are easy uphill, but seem pretty steep when doing downhill with tired legs if you take the Mist Trail instead of the JMT down.

Panorama has to be the best waterfall trail I have ever been on. Just nonstop scenery, and then hiking through the ridiculous mist under Vernal Fall is crazy.



We stayed at Yosemite View Lodge outside the park. Nice room with a balcony over the Merced river. I forgot what the rates were but I don't remember it being overly expensive. The previous time we stayed at the hotel in the park, the food really sucked.

Nice place and not too long a drive from the west entrance. Yeah, the food is horrible in Yosemite, so I usually just bring a ton of pasta and olive oil, nuts, oatmeal, things like that. The worst chili dog I have ever eaten came from the pizza deck at Curry Village. If I hadn't hiked Mariposa Grove that morning and Panorama Trail that afternoon I don't think there is any way I could have got that thing down. But they do have Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on tap, which is a nice plus. There is an all you can eat pasta bar down in the valley, but it's kind of useless to me since it's not open for breakfast since they don't want backpackers carbo-loading off their shitty pasta right before going out. The one place I do like is the grill in Tuolumne Meadows. I guess it's hard to screw up bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns, but their breakfast is a worthy $9 investment when coming off a backpacking trip. :lol

[spurraider21]

everest was a bitch but the view was worth it

[baseline bum]

everest was a bitch but the view was worth it

Damn son, how do you afford a $70,000 climb on college financial aid?

[spurraider21]

Damn son, how do you afford a $70,000 climb on college financial aid?
by being sarcastic. it pays well

[spurraider21]

that shit really costs 70k? :lol

[baseline bum]

Cheaper to stay near Sequoia Nat'l park.

I don't know man, that's a long drive and then factoring in $4.00-4.50 gas makes it even worse. I'm cheap though, lol. $10 for a backpacking permit reservation and $5 a night to stay in the backpacker's camp before and after a trip.


Haven't done the whole thing, but it's on my bucket list.


There's a great documentary on Netflix about the John Muir trail called "Mile ... Mile & A Half". Worth watching.

I have seen it; pretty awesome. Have you ever heard of the Sierra High Route? I have only done a small part of it and occasionally it'll require class 3 scrambles, but if you're in good shape and really good with a map and compass (no trail) it's a parallel route to the JMT where you'll find almost total isolation.

[baseline bum]

that shit really costs 70k? :lol

Yeah, tons of red tape from the Nepalese government. Plus you gotta pay to get with an expedition group unless you have your own. Would be completely insane to go it alone, as you always want to rope up with a group when traversing large glaciers so that you don't die when you fall into a snow covered crevasse or something. Not that I'd ever want to climb 29,000 feet. Man 13,000 feet the air is thin enough for me. :lol

[DarrinS]

I don't know man, that's a long drive and then factoring in $4.00-4.50 gas makes it even worse. I'm cheap though, lol. $10 for a backpacking permit reservation and $5 a night to stay in the backpacker's camp before and after a trip.



I have seen it; pretty awesome. Have you ever heard of the Sierra High Route? I have only done a small part of it and occasionally it'll require class 3 scrambles, but if you're in good shape and really good with a map and compass (no trail) it's a parallel route to the JMT where you'll find almost total isolation.


Never heard of Sierra High Route, but it sounds pretty cool.

[SnakeBoy]

LOL, I can imagine that. Four Mile has 3200 feet of elevation gain, then Panorama has about 700 feet of gain and 3900 feet of loss. Those switchbacks below Nevada Fall are easy uphill, but seem pretty steep when doing downhill with tired legs if you take the Mist Trail instead of the JMT down.

Panorama has to be the best waterfall trail I have ever been on. Just nonstop scenery, and then hiking through the ridiculous mist under Vernal Fall is crazy.



Yep, it was going down those switchbacks that really killed us.

I take back "all the hikes are nice", don't go to mirror lake. Super easy short hike but it's basically like going to the Guadalupe river.

[baseline bum]

Never heard of Sierra High Route, but it sounds pretty cool.

I can't believe these guys completed the entire route in 9 days.

quh5JR5AXoE

[DisAsTerBot]

Grand Canyon. North Rim to South Rim, camped at the bottom. It was amazing.

[baseline bum]

Yep, it was going down those switchbacks that really killed us.

I take back "all the hikes are nice", don't go to mirror lake. Super easy short hike but it's basically like going to the Guadalupe river.

Mirror Lake can be nice in May, but it's not really a lake and completely dries up by mid to late summer. Nice view of Mount Watkins though.

[SnakeBoy]

Kalalau Trail is on our list for hopefully next year. Although I'm pretty sure my wife will chicken out at the 7 mile mark.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YU_FElZh5M

[baseline bum]

Kalalau Trail is on our list for hopefully next year. Although I'm pretty sure my wife will chicken out at the 7 mile mark.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YU_FElZh5M

Looks pretty awesome, as long as it's not raining!

[SnakeBoy]

Looks pretty awesome, as long as it's not raining!

We've already agreed if it starts raining we're turning around and getting drinks with umbrellas in them.

[mrsmaalox]

The best hikes I've been on were on the outlying islands of Hong Kong. Completely uninhabited, lush jungles, fields of flowers, ridges with spectacular views of the South China Sea, pristine beaches. The only scary part is wondering if the fisherman you paid $20 to drop you off there will actually come back to get you at nightfall.

There is one island where the only inhabitants are a small Buddhist monastery, no talking at all. There is not electricity or running water, but you are welcome to eat in their dining room with them (vegetable soup and rice) and sleep on a cot in their dormitory. But stay more than one night and you are expected to work on the tea farm. It's a pretty awesome base camp for some really amazing hiking.

[boutons_deux]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2793346/

[InRareForm]

Man dies after proposing to girlfriend in yosemite.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climber-dies-from-fall-in-yosemite-after-proposing-to-girlfriend/

[baseline bum]

Man dies after proposing to girlfriend in yosemite.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/climber-dies-from-fall-in-yosemite-after-proposing-to-girlfriend/

Matthes Crest unroped is nuts tbh. Cathedral Peak is fine unroped since it's all class 2/3 until the final 10-15 feet of class 4 to the summit block. But fucking Matthes Crest? Every approach is at least class 5. That's it on the left in this pic:

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[baseline bum]

The balls it must take to do the traverse of Matthes Crest

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[InRareForm]

wow ^

how did his gf let him