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Post by trekkerman on Jan 22, 2017 20:34:40 GMT -8
PS If you get to Island Lake, set up camp, spend the night, next day just walk to the head of Titcomb Valley and back to Island Lake. It's a world class hiking experience. (about 10 miles roundtrip.) Enjoy!
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Post by alana on Jan 27, 2017 16:37:57 GMT -8
Thanks for all the great advise. Would you recommend bear canisters and if so can they be rented or should we buy them. I had to use one on the JMT but hang my food most of the time. It's looking to me that we will be above tree line most of the time? Is it hard to find a good camping area when we first get to town? We'll take 2 days to get acclimated before we start our hike. I think we're going in at Green River Lake and come out at Elkhart Park? Thanks again for everything.
Alan
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Post by alana on May 19, 2017 15:32:46 GMT -8
Thanks for all the help! I've made some changes in my itinerary after rereading everyone's posts. Is it possible to hang our food in this area or do we need bear canisters? Do I need to get a reservation at a campground for our first night in Pinedale or can we find something when we get in town? It will probably be late afternoon before we get to Pinedale. Thanks for any advice! Alan
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Post by trinity on May 20, 2017 5:36:04 GMT -8
There will likely be spots where you'll have trouble finding trees for a hang. I've heard of people hanging over boulders in Titcomb Basin, but I haven't tried it. My recollection is there were plenty of trees in the Island Lakes area, but they became less and less frequent the further you went up the basin from there. I find a canister or an Ursack easier and more convenient. Depending on what time of year and what day you get in, I'm guessing you won't have any trouble finding a campsite. If you're still planning to go in at Green River Lakes, the road up there is basically just a huge dispersed camping area, with plenty of nice places to pull over and pitch a tent. Dollar Lakes is a pretty nice area, with some huge Rainbow Trout. There are also campgrounds at Green River Lakes and Whiskey Grove. Whiskey Grove is nicer, IMHO, but smaller, and might be full.
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Post by alana on May 20, 2017 15:15:31 GMT -8
Thanks trinity. What is the Spring Creek TH like? Is there camping close to the TH? I appreciate your help. Alan
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Post by trinity on May 21, 2017 0:45:24 GMT -8
Not sure, I've never used that TH, I've only used Green River Lakes and Elkhart.
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Post by swimswithtrout on May 21, 2017 11:34:44 GMT -8
Spring Creek is a low elevation TH, basically just an unpaved parking lot at the end of a VERY ROUGH road. I don't remember if there's even a water pump, but there's plenty of trees nearby.
I've used it once as a start for a long shuttled thru- hike to Big Sandy via Glimpse Lk up to the No-name Lakes, to Elbow, Jean, then Island Lk and the Fremont trail and (off trail) to Big Sandy
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