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The hiking should be good all around there at that time of the year - probably won't be snow on the ground near the lake, but you never know. The Desolation Widerness (Echo Lakes and north), and various access points along the west shore including Sugar Pine Point State Park, are all good...

Yeah - she took some fantastic pictures - looks like it was a beautiful trip! I was up in the same area around then, too - we hiked the High Sierra Trail to where it meets the John Muir Trail, then headed over Forester pass to Bubbs Creek and out that way. Pictures are here: Pics of High...

Thanks, Seema! I will say hi to Paige (and PS - I loved the pics of your trips out west.) - Steve

I'm planning to hike the Northville - Tirrell Pond portion of the NLP trail the week of October 4th. I'd like to do this section in four days, and hike out to Blue Mountain Lake and the Adirondack Museum via the Blue Mountain trail at the north end of Tirrell Pond. (I did the other section...

Take a look at these as well - super-light; I love 'em, especially in fresher snow (I own the Backcountry model): http://www.northernlites.com I also own MSR Evo Denali Ascents and some tails, and prefer them on ice and consolidated snow, but have found them way less durable than I'd like...

Good recommendations so far. Here are a few more: Point Reyes National Seashore - some great trails and hikes. We were on the Tomales Point trail a few days ago and saw several dozen elk, and all kinds of cool sea birds at the end of the point. A few weeks ago I did an 18-mile loop with a...

Man, you're making me wish I were living back in NY. I'd do this in a heartbeat! I bagged Santanoni and Panther last winter (my only two winter 46ers to date)...but have to go up that way again anyway to grab Couchie, so I'd be happy to do all 46 in one season. Well, if my situation changes...

All advice is good except you want it *downwind* of your camp. If it's giving off any odor, you don't want the bear following the scent through your camp. The triangle idea is fine advice - just put your camp upwind of both the canister and your cooking site. Here in CA a lot of us cook dinner...

I have both the MSR Evo Ascents and the Northern Lites Backcountry snowsoes, and recommend them both (the former for crusty or consolidated snow, the latter for fresh powder). I'm out in CA so I get to use the Northern Lites a lot early in the season and after big snowfalls. I used the MSRs for...

One more option: Ultimate Direction I really like the Ultimate Direction bladders with the "DoubleShot" valve. A lot of trail runners and ultra marathoners use them (and the UD packs). You can find more info at: SportTank hydration bladders They come in 1-4 Liter sizes, and I've found mine (I...

Yeah - the only way to shut the display down is to turn off the GPS unit. Battery saver mode takes fixes less often than the normal mode, turns off WAAS (if your unit does that), and sometimes shuts off the GPS receiver between readings. If you don't need a detailed track of your progress, this...

Hi Seema - Paige said they really enjoyed the Grand Canyon trip with you. Small world indeed...

OK - so I'm stuck on the wrong coast. But I thought you guys might like to see how the other half lives. Here are pictures from this weekend's trip to the Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest - a remote and under-visited hiking area in California: NCH Snow Mountain Trip...

Can't help with the back...but the Hennessy has an integral bug net and provides great protection. I had an amusing evening in the Desolation Wilderness last fall when we were chased by mosquitoes into our shelters, and I got to lay on my hammock and listen to hundreds of them whining and...

I can't sleep on my back but do fine in the Hennessy Hammock. I sleep on my side and even occasionally on my stomach and am comfortable. I'd still agree that back sleepers will do the best.

I've settled on using a poncho/tarp over a Hennessy Hammock - works great, and obviously the poncho tarp does double duty. Here's a picture of it earlier this year at Yosemite: Hennessy and Integral Designs Poncho Tarp The stock tarp that comes with the Hennessy is pretty good, too - here's...

This is also one of the things mapmakers do to protect against copyright infringement (if an icon like that, or a fake place or feature, show up on another map, it helps them prove it was copied).

Holdstrong - how about a poncho tarp (e.g., the one from Integral Designs, Owareusa.com or Backpackinglight.com) plus a lightweight bivy sack like the one from the latter two of these companies? I have this setup and like it; the poncho does double duty as a shelter and as rain gear, and the...

I've been using a tarptent from Dancing Light Gear that I like a lot - a little more storm-worthy than the Shires ones (which are also great). I did a review here: Dancing Light Gear Tarptent Review I also was on a few trips this winter with folks who used a Black Diamond Megalite and a Golite...

I own a bivy sack he made, and have seen a couple other products of his (tarp, 2nd bivy). They're all very well-made, and he answered right away when I had a question about the bivy. He's also making a number of the products that backpackinglight.com sells. - Steve