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Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 6/27/2006, 4:04 pm Subject: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
Wow, my spouse and I had a much different experience than that! We hiked up Mt Griffith from the South Loop Trailhead and split to the left instead of the right at the saddle -- what an awesome hike ... |
Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/19/2006, 9:56 am Subject: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
Now that's a cool conversion! It even makes sense to me |
Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/19/2006, 6:00 am Subject: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
How would you convert those values to this format: -ddd.ddddd,dd.ddddd ?
Thanks!
So the odds of hiking up Charleston mid-June are looking good or bad? Do you have another long dayhike for me tha ... |
Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/18/2006, 12:06 pm Subject: Waypoint for Cathedral Rock picnic area? |
Can anyone give me the waypoint in NAD83(84?) for the trailhead to Mt Charleston and/or the Cathedral Rock Picnic Area? Also, any other 'local knowledge' cool places to hang out post-hike would be ap ... |
Topic: REI 5th-14th |
13squared
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Forum: Equipment & Gear Posted: 5/9/2006, 3:24 am Subject: I like them, but watch out |
I'm going there tomorrow to buy the REI Sahara Shorts and also a Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat . Does anyone have these shorts? If so, do you like them?
I like them a lot, but you have to double ... |
Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/9/2006, 3:16 am Subject: Thaw |
It has until June 14th to thaw out |
Topic: Suggestions for Hiking near Las Vegas? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/8/2006, 3:53 pm Subject: Ironic |
I too will be in Vegas in early June... here's the hike I have planned:
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/GriffithPeakviaSouthLoop_4120.asp
Griffith Peak looks like a fun hike! |
Topic: Restrooms at Humphreys Trailhead? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/6/2006, 6:04 am Subject: Restrooms at Humphreys Trailhead? |
Can anyone tell me what's available to car campers at/near the Humphrey's trailhead? For some reason its disturbing me to pack a trowel from Ohio to Flagstaff... Thanks much:) |
Topic: Good hike around Phoenix? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/5/2006, 11:06 am Subject: Good hike around Phoenix? |
Thanks for the trail ideas -- i know its going to be hot, i just don't really remember yet how horribly hot it really is I'd sure love to move thataways someday though!
You know what I rememb ... |
Topic: REI 5th-14th |
13squared
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Forum: Equipment & Gear Posted: 5/5/2006, 6:16 am Subject: REI 5th-14th |
Well, one never knows what an opportunity to trek to Everest base camp might arise, right? I'll be ready... delusional perhaps, but ready;) |
Topic: Good hike around Phoenix? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 5/5/2006, 6:13 am Subject: Good hike around Phoenix? |
I will be climbing Humphreys on the 10th and now I am looking for a good hike around the Phoenix area for the 11th... any ideas on what wouldn't be too hot/strenuous but really cool to see? I've hike ... |
Topic: REI 5th-14th |
13squared
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Forum: Equipment & Gear Posted: 5/5/2006, 6:10 am Subject: REI 5th-14th |
I'm getting crampons with my 20% off coupon... I've always wanted them, and I figure that if I buy them, certainly a need will develop shortly thereafter, no? |
Topic: Garmin Geko or Magellan Explorist? |
13squared
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Forum: Orienteering Posted: 4/26/2006, 6:06 am Subject: Garmin Geko or Magellan Explorist? |
a couple more questions...
how do you use your gps? i.e. do you strap it onto your pack? do you leave it on for the whole day or do you turn it on at random breaks?
i'd like to have a route s ... |
Topic: Garmin Geko or Magellan Explorist? |
13squared
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Forum: Orienteering Posted: 4/26/2006, 6:00 am Subject: Garmin Geko or Magellan Explorist? |
Anyone use these for much?
I have previously used a garmin forerunner 301 while hiking and it would get wildy confused in anything closely resembling a canyon... can anyone comment if the Geko is b ... |
Topic: Gear for late April/early May Humpreys Peak? |
13squared
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Forum: Hiking, Backpacking & Camping Posted: 4/19/2006, 6:53 am Subject: Gear for late April/early May Humpreys Peak? |
cool. my flight arrives from dtw at 1:40pm and I am going to try to meet up with my wife at some point in the afternoon to say bye, I figure that i'll arrive in Flagstaff around 7ish at the earliest. ... |
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