Post by msw on Sept 1, 2022 15:02:19 GMT -8
My wife and I are experienced BPers. Last year we did the 100ish mile South Boundary—Thorofare loop in Yellowstone. We are, perhaps unfortunately, obsessive planners so we are starting to look at what we might do in September 2023. We have never been BPing in Idaho and thought we would give that a try.
This trip we were thinking we would try to do a 60-70ish mile loop and then come out for a couple of days and see how many breweries we could discover in Idaho and then do another 40-50ish mile trip. After that we head back to New Hampshire.
We were thinking the first trip could be the Grand Sawtooths Loop because it is apparently spectacular and a “standard classic” representation of Idaho backpacking. Our only concern is some of the articles have mentioned “crowds”. The authors always seem to say this is relative since Idaho is not especially crowded, but we would appreciate any advice or comment on how many people we can expect to see on this loop in the first half of September.
Lastly, we would welcome any suggestions for another proposed loop. We prefer big views and to get up high rather than being in forest the whole time. Neither of us fish so that is not an issue. Fewer people is better. We are fit and looking to do 10-13 miles per day on average.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
This trip we were thinking we would try to do a 60-70ish mile loop and then come out for a couple of days and see how many breweries we could discover in Idaho and then do another 40-50ish mile trip. After that we head back to New Hampshire.
We were thinking the first trip could be the Grand Sawtooths Loop because it is apparently spectacular and a “standard classic” representation of Idaho backpacking. Our only concern is some of the articles have mentioned “crowds”. The authors always seem to say this is relative since Idaho is not especially crowded, but we would appreciate any advice or comment on how many people we can expect to see on this loop in the first half of September.
Lastly, we would welcome any suggestions for another proposed loop. We prefer big views and to get up high rather than being in forest the whole time. Neither of us fish so that is not an issue. Fewer people is better. We are fit and looking to do 10-13 miles per day on average.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
