Trip Reports Archive - Backpacking Light

Overnighter in Pecos River canyon near El Cerrito, NM

Alex (he/him) — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:25:19 +0000

I did a lovely little one nighter in a Santa Fe National Forest parcel near El Cerrito, NM. Would be good for up to 2, maybe 3 nights. No trails,...

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Burroughs Range, Catskill Mountains, New York

dirtbag — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:40:29 +0000

My first ever backpacking trip in the Catskills probably 20 years ago was to do the Burroughs Range loop over Wittenberg, Cornell and Slide mountains. There was torrential downpours, heavy...

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Micro Spikes Needed

dirtbag — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:18 +0000

This doesn’t happen often. After this, it may not happen again for some time! Getting the family together at once for a late winter day hike through the Catskill Mountains. ...

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Dirty Devil Overland March 11 – 23, 2024

nunatak — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:46:06 +0000

Inspired by our late fall walk of Allen’s Escalante Overland we designed a route of similar scope centered around the Dirty Devil river. 125 miles long it took twelve days...

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Blustery Cold in the Catskills

dirtbag — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:07:11 +0000

14° F , -8°F with wind chill up in the Catskill mountains. I hiked thru this area a few years ago and always wanted to get back up to this...

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Manistee River Loop Trail (Includes NCT)

JEFF G — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:48:29 +0000

On Feb 10 (Saturday), I arrived in Mesick, MI to do a shakedown hike for some upcoming Backpacking trips. I decided to do the Manistee River Loop Trail, which combines...

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Superstition Southwest Winter Jan 4-5

Kenneth B — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:16:41 +0000

I wouldn’t say I am new to backpacking, but I am definitely still a beginner. I have maybe 15 nights backpacking in the wilderness, that last of which was more...

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Stuart Peak (MT) Winter Trip

Jordan M — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:18:59 +0000

Trying to be more thoughtful about documenting my trips this year and in the future. I figured this was as good a place as any and maybe easier to search...

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Death Valley In January

Paul Wagner — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 01:16:44 +0000

We’re back home from spending a week in Death Valley: camping, hiking, and enjoying the desert. We did a series of great hikes: Little Bridge Canyon, Willow Creek Canyon, Kaleidoscope...

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Catskill Mountains Winter Wind Storm

dirtbag — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:03:25 +0000

65 mph gale force winds. Below feeezing temperatures. Snow, rain , hail, sleet and ice. This was ideal conditions to go camping for 2 nights in the winter up in...

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