“BIONIC” Backpacker is Back and Better
Wilderness Need
by Cindy Chojnacky
3M ago
In a previous blog I described a 40-year battle with osteoarthritis. Arthritis had won the latest match. In a previous blog I described a 40-year battle with osteoarthritis. Arthritis had won the latest match. A cranky left knee abruptly cratered ..read more
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Hiking with the crowds OR difficult solitude
Wilderness Need
by Cindy Chojnacky
1y ago
Of the 722 wilderness areas in the United States, many are unknown or underutilized while a few well-known areas are overused. This brief article outlines why… Read More ..read more
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After the thru-hike, what’s next?
Wilderness Need
by Cindy Chojnacky
1y ago
So, you finished the Appalachian Trail (AT), John Muir Trail (JMT), Arizona Trail (AZT) or another thru-trail and want to do more backpacking. What’s next? Hike somewhere with fewer people? Or embellish your next thru-hike with short ventures into adjacent wilderness areas? We can design a thru-hike OFF THE BEATEN PATH… Read More ..read more
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Free Trip Planning Service
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by Cindy Chojnacky
1y ago
We started backpacking in the mid-1970s; since 2012, we have visited, posted, and mapped trips in nearly 70 wilderness areas in the Western and Eastern U.S. Now we want to help you see them too! We can help you customize your visit to a wilderness area that we have posted on this website.… Read More ..read more
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Free GIS for map display
Wilderness Need
by David Chojnacky
1y ago
Google Earth is a workhorse that we use for many things. All our wilderness visit tracks are available for download as Google Earth kmz files. It is also invaluable for route planning and for displaying kmz files available from other … Read More ..read more
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Recent Wildfires
Wilderness Need
by David Chojnacky
1y ago
MTBS or Monitor Trend in Burn Severity is a website that benefits from the billions of dollars spent on fire control every year by federal agencies. The MTBS site includes a wealth of information on every wildfire in the U.S. … Read More ..read more
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Real-Time Streamflow
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by David Chojnacky
1y ago
U.S. Geological Survey has a complicated website on water monitoring information that is scheduled to be changed within a year or so (we hope for the better). So we will not spend too much time trying to explain present system. … Read More ..read more
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High Uintas Hurt Ends an Era
Wilderness Need
by David Chojnacky
1y ago
It happened on the third day of a three-week trip in the High Uinta Wilderness in northern Utah. I was coming down Red Knob Pass—the second, steep thousand-foot descent of the day. The first was a skittery scramble on washed-out … Read More ..read more
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Finding Sierras Solitude: Off the Beaten Path
Wilderness Need
by Cindy Chojnacky
1y ago
Avoiding crowds in popular areas is always a challenge; and California’s iconic High Sierra mountains have always drawn people. First, they are only hours from the heavily populated California coastal cities. Second, their iconic splendor graces many scenic calendars. And … Read More ..read more
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Rincons: sad reminder of aging
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by Cindy Chojnacky
1y ago
Last month we celebrated my birthday with a backpack trip in Saguaro Wilderness east of Tucson—perhaps my 14th visit since 1970s hikes with the University of Arizona Ramblers. The area—astride the Rincon Mountains that roll up from 2,700 feet at … Read More ..read more
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