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Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight. Anyone got recommendations for a
by larkinrichards 5y ago
Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight.
Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Have car, supplies, ready to go.
- yurishimo 5y agoDrive east. I think a lot of Colorado is public? You’ve got the time!
- bglazer 5y agoColorado trail? It would be quite the drive. Also probably a bit long for 20 days.
- COGlory 5y agoGo north. Montana, Idaho, etc. Wind River range is absolutely breathtaking. Just be grizzly aware.
- tdhz77 5y agoYou had me until the last part about the grizzlies.
- protomyth 5y agoTaking Yellowstone for example For all park visitors combined, the chances of being injured by a grizzly bear are approximately 1 in 2.7 million visits. So very good odds. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/injuries.htm https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/injuries.htm
- yupper32 5y agoSurely being in a very populated area of the park lessens the chance greatly. Which would mean 1 in 2.7 million visits isn't accurate for what they would be doing.
- COGlory 5y agoI'd guess it raises the odds. You don't want them used to people. Especially not associating people with the presence of food.
- spaetzleesser 5y agothe drive there is probably the dangerous part compared to grizzlies.
- takk309 5y agoGlacier NPS is sweet and so is the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Both have a section of the CDT.
- BurningFrog 5y agoPlenty of fires up there too. Probably still much open wilderness.
- greendave 5y agoSmoke in Idaho and western Wyoming was awful a few weeks ago. Maybe it’s improved since then, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Maybe central Montana?
- woeirua 5y agoColorado trail or segments of the Continental Divide trail.
- mrosett 5y agoHighline trail in the Uintas is nice
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoIt is. Very nice. Is it enough for someone who's got 20 days? I don't know how far east it goes.
- rewtraw 5y agoIt's about 100 miles, so ~1 week to hike it. but there are plenty of trails throughout the Uintas to extend the trip, or just drive over to any number of other ranges (Winds, Teton, Wasatch) or Southern Utah and do some desert hiking in the Canyonlands or Escalante. Unfortunately the wildfire smoke is prevalent across the west so there's not much escaping it.
- mrosett 5y agoIt’s a bit less than half the length of JMT… but I don’t know that you’re going to find anything as good as the JMT
- thehappypm 5y agoPCT in Washington State?
- xnyan 5y agoOffbeat idea: The middle America route (SF to DC) is about 40 hours of driving. If you have enough drivers to do it in shifts, the appalachian trail in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee is fantastic right now.
- prawn 5y agoArray of 2-5 day options in Utah, if you haven't done much there before? Buckskin Gulch, Salt Creek Canyon, into The Maze overlook, Coyote Gulch, etc.
- edge17 5y agoIf you're into canyoneering, you could just spend a while canyoneering in Zion and camping on BLM outside the park or get one of the walk in spots in the park (which I think you can just keep indefinitely until you decide to check out)
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoBe flash flood aware when canyoneering out here, though...
- Pokepokalypse 5y agoNo joke, we are in the sights of Hurricane Nora.
- tshaddox 5y agoBummer. I did my JMT in 2016. I can’t imagine your disappointment, because I know it takes a lot preparation. I’m curious, did they cancel all JMT permits because the JMT goes through Inyo, or is it only because you were entering from Inyo? I’m curious what happens to people entering from national parks (or people en route for that matter). As for me, I’m supposed to be doing a 5 night, 60-ish mile loop in Yosemite this week, Sep. 2-7. We’ve had our eye on the air quality and shockingly all signs point to the air quality being quite good, although who knows what will happen!
- s0rce 5y agoHumbolt-Toyaibe NF in NV. I think you can avoid the smoke maybe in a mountain range in the South/Central part of the state.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 5y agoSecond this. You could do the Toiyabe Crest Trail and it won’t be as far of a drive as the suggested CO off grid hike. Make sure to check out some hot springs while in NV.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoIt's a bit of a haul but you could head for CO and do part/all of the Colorado Trail (485 miles, "the most beautiful trail in the USA"). Probably too long for the 20 days.
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- julienchastang 5y ago> Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Any number of Wilderness Areas in the Rocky Mountain West. Prepare for inclement weather as you might encounter an early season snowstorm.
- Pokepokalypse 5y agoCan confirm. Got snowed on 9/1 (at 12k') last year in south western colorado.
- jniedrauer 5y agoFor a really remote option, look into the GDT. Probably best if you already have experience on a trail like the CDT.
- OneEyedRobot 5y agoLost Coast?
- zzt123 5y agoDrive through Canada into Alaska. The Yukon was a bit prickly on getting your read end in and out of province within 24 hours due to covid, but that’s easily doable. Don’t know if that policy is still in effect. Once in Alaska, there’s plenty of off grid things to do. If you head to Anchorage you can grab a plane to some bush areas, or drive to Denali, or whatever floats your boat. That spot in the river where the water flows down a ledge and there’s copious bears feeding on fish? That’s there, and so are the bears right now.
- swlkr 5y agokatmai national park has the bears eating the fish
- larkinrichards 5y agoThanks all for the recommendations. Looks like we may link up two longer (6-10 day) hikes and take some time to travel and relax in between.