Let's Take a Trip...

Welcome to the chronicles of my backpacking journeys. I am going to take one weekend each month from March until October of 2009 to go backpacking. Anyone is welcome to come along on any trip given enough notice.

I'm going to use this space to publicly display planning information and relate the stories of my trips. Partly, this is to keep me honest, and partly this is to help people find me if I don't come back after some weekend. :-)

The current trip list is as follows (subject to change):

• March 20-22: Big Sur
• April 10-12: Mt. Tamalpias/Marin Headlands
• May 15-16: Big Basin (Skyline to Sea Trail*)
  
• June 12-14: Trinity (Canyon Creek)
• July 24-26: Desolation Wilderness
• August 7-9: Emigrant Wilderness
• September 4-6: Mammoth/Devil's Post Pile
• October 2-4: Little Sur

* Additional people required. This is ~30 miles one way; I'd like to have a car at either end.

The goal is to do about 20 miles in a weekend, leaving on Friday after work and returning not too late on Sunday. This is insanely aggressive for me. I'm the fittest guy. My knowledge of backpacking is limited. My knowledge of most of these areas is nil. Many of these trips I expect to solo because of the nature of this ... journey, goal, project, adventure.

Given my limitations, I will be avoiding as many adverse weather conditions as possible. Rain or snow will mean the trip is postponed until the following weekend, or shuffled for another location. I don't want to cancel any trips.

I'm looking forward to these trips. Come walk with me: jheckey@gmail.com.