Adventure Blog
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Backpacking in Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountains, AZ (Day 1)
I was excited to finally get back out there by myself but I was feeling trepidation as well. What if I no longer liked backpacking? What if I got lonely? What if I ran out of water? What if this is too hard for me and I haven't trained enough?- 10 Essentials
- Arizona
- Arizona Trail
- AZ Sky Islands
- backpacking
- boots
- cactus
- Coronado National Forest
- Cowhead Saddle
- desert
- desert chicory
- gear
- hiking
- larkspur
- lupine
- Manning Camp
- Mica Mountain
- ocotillo
- pack
- pine
- pines
- prickly pear
- Rincon Mountains
- saguaro
- Saguaro National Park
- solo adventure
- solo backpacking
- solo camping
- solo hiking
- Sonoran Desert
- Southern Arizona
- Tanque Verde Peak
- Tanque Verde Ridge
- tent
- Tucson
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John Muir Trail - Gear List
It's time for everyone's favorite topic: gear! -
John Muir Trail Trip Itinerary
I plan to do an in-depth trip report of my 24 day hike in the coming weeks but for those of you who may be planning your own hike into the Sierras ...- 10 Essentials
- 395
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- backpacking
- Bear Creek
- Bear Ridge
- California
- Crabtree Meadow
- Donohue Pass
- Forester Pass
- Garnet Lake
- gear
- Glen Pass
- Goddard Canyon
- Golden Staircase
- Guitar Lake
- hiking
- Horseshoe Meadow
- Hwy 395
- Independence
- Island Pass
- JMT
- John Muir Trail
- Kearsarge Pass
- Ladies of the JMT
- Lake Edison
- Lake Marjorie
- Lake Virginia
- Le Conte Canyon
- Lone Pine
- Lyell Canyon
- Mammoth
- Marie Lake
- Mather Pass
- McClure Meadow
- Mt Whitney
- Muir Pass
- Muir Trail Ranch
- Nüümü Hu Huupi Lake
- Nüümü Poyo
- Paiute Creek
- Palisade Lakes
- Pinchot Pass
- Rae Lakes
- Reds Meadow Resort
- Sapphire Lake
- Selden Pass
- Shadow Lake
- Sierra Nevada
- Silver Pass
- solo backpacking
- solo hiking
- solo travel
- solo trip
- South Fork Kings River
- suspension bridge
- Thousand Island Lakes
- thru hiking
- Tumanguya
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Vermilion Valley Resort
- VVR
- Wanda Lake
- zero day
