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Multi-day hiking trip [California, early April]
I would recommend going to Los Padres National Forest including the Ventana Wilderness in the Santa Lucia Range. No chance of snow there as even the highest mountain does not exceed 1800 metre and ...
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Multi-day hiking trip [California, early April]
I would suggest looking at the Point Reyes National Seashore, close to Petaluma, less than a hour north of San Francisco. It is a beautiful area ranging from thick woods to large open bluffs to the ...
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Memorial Day Backpacking in the Northwest
I'm fairly new to the Seattle area and have been attempting to plan my own early season trips, both for one day hikes and overnight backpacking. I'm certainly no expert, but here's my experience so ...
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Can I visit Betatakin in mid-May?
You will have to call and find out.
Scheduling: Betatakin tours are free and available during the regular season, May 27, 2017– September 3, 2017, with a limit of 25 people per tour. All tours to ...
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What overnight backpacking trails are clear of deep snow now (or likely to be in the next two weeks) in northwest Washington?
This forum is worldwide, you're not going to get a good localized answer. I do have two suggestions, though:
1) Look at local hiking groups. I suspect you have Meetup groups, there might be others,...
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Gear for slush-over-ice
Snow shoes.
Not just any snow shoes, but those with metal edges and crampon-like teeth below the foot. They increase your traction on slush a lot and if you encounter ice on the top or get deep enough ...
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Should I expect to need snowshoes in the Serra da Estrela in April?
It might help in places, but you'd be taking them on and off regularly as the snow is mostly patchy, and it doesn't address the bigger problem of meltwater.
The highest part of the Serra de Estrela, ...
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