Planning, preparation, and recording

Meta review this, systems for need-adequacy seek places trip notes. Reasons special places nature-wildlife-spirit, culture, world-bus-bike portal to the ultimate, disengage ego kind experiential, pack, camp, living, travel, tryout, early season, minimal-attitudinal change, major – month (or more) long immersion, retreat, nature (beyul) or vision quest group-invite-solo activities physical, social, sharing projects physical, health, psychological, spiritual, discovery, photo essays, essays, work.

Itinerary, docs… guides and apps for travel and wilderness features and navigation get sunrise and sunset times (first and last light extension: 1 hr.) print twb backcountry-town, nature dates – vs open (per weather…) local storage booking travel (personal/carrier; hta, trinity-transit, bus times), motels… travel docs passport, visas, permits (wilderness, fire…), tickets-passes, insurance / cards, driver’s license, ID cash credit cards (notify bank), blank checks social contacts travel conditions weather and hazards, road-air-forest (alertness, trail info-usfs: closures, water, fire, snow, wildlife) day plan first review, dedicate, b’fast, adl’s (now or later: wash clothes) day new camp v day hike, beyul, ext meditation-hiking, nature observation-photography, rest – swim, ideas, reflection, writing pm meditate on-review issues, dinner, cleanup, prep for next day—regular or pulling up camp.

Personal physical yoga, flex, strength, endurance, weight bearing, flexibility, local hikes-limbs, skills; health, diet, weight medical check-up, vaccinations, docs culture awareness, languages attitude review, meditate body hair, nails, teeth, feet.

Gear-supplies plan (info: books, internet, stores for—fitting, weight), minimize base pack weight, food, fuel group plan confirm invitations essentials expt, test, check, repair, launder, acquire, buy, and prepack (top, clothes, tent, sleeping bag and mattress, H2O bag-w proof module efficiency minimize, organize modules; heavy gear-center, freq used-top, infreq-bottom final prep, packing; for travel – clothes, laundry, documents, keys, reading glasses, cash, and tickets; charge batteries and chargers; get perishables analyze re/weigh return clean, repair, replace, buy, replenish; write, place, upload notes; edit, upload photos; trip review for life, plan and work on next trips now; bin for things not used on the trip.

The essentials

Overview—top, cash, compass, knick-knacks, headlamp, vitamins-meds, clothes-sew, launder, pack body, 7 tabs fish oil. Day and night before—hair – arms – feet, charge phone, take cable, pack perishables and coffee, rain top, possibles box

Some songs to iPhone with translations / Hunting season? / USFS—fire, Canyon Creek, Bear Creek Trail, Long Canyon – routes, water availability, closures, permit. / Print, save new docs to iPhone with either of pics or docs / Minimize pack weight, pack packets of antibiotic and cortisone / Print TWB x 2 / Insect repellent (check) / Umbrella / Check paper, pens / Pole tip protectors / Warm hat (have) / Warm bottoms / Lightweight UV glasses with frame and case / Headlamp and batteries… / Apps / Laundry / Check and charge batteries, spares, and chargers / Hair, nails, feet / Perishable foods

Hike wear, duffel, cases, sacks, pouches, w’proof liners straps daypack trekking poles H2O containers trowel.

Pack top (mostly) info, comms paper pen, notes-projects, manuals – paper/phone, reading, glasses watch phone, camera, spare memory card computer, USB drive (docs, p-words, contacts) batteries, spares, chargers, cables phrase book / phone navigation maps-compass-apps binoculars altimeter-GPS-locator beacon headlamp, batteries, spares tools knife, can-bottle opener, needle-nose pliers toilet razor, mirror, toothpaste-brush, comb, towel, nail clippers.

Small items sack with health on short trips first aid & kit meds tubes/packets (bp, allergy, cortisone, antibiotic, antifungal, anbesol, insect repel, SPF 50, Chapstick, vitamins, H2O purifier/filter repair kits (general, duct tape, sewing, tent, stove) rope.

Food & prep stove, spare parts fuel lighters, matches, optional tinder filters cookware utensils Generic food plan and needs balance protein-carb-sugar-fat expt with alt foods – esp. for camping, variety, quick or no prep ideas amounts/wk 4d @2,000, 3d @4,000 cal (c = cup, pkt = packet) check stored food for freshness breakfast dairy, dried fruit, cereal, coffee, milkman, teas, drink mixes [granola 27 oz, vitamins (7 glucosamine, 14 multivitamins; more if camping), meds, 2 pkt milkman, coffee 10 oz, 7tea bags, k-aid-lime 3pkts] lunch and trail carbs, fruits, nuts [sesame sticks-nuts 27 oz each, dried fruit 17 oz] supper pulse, grains, oil, cheese, soup, spices, entrees, dessert [instant rice and beans 14 oz each, fresh veg, ramen 2pkts, broths 5 pkts, spices std 3oz collection, salt 2.5 oz, onion-garlic-jalapeno, lime, olive oil 2 oz, jerky 3 or 7 oz, 7 fruit bars 8.4 oz] water per day 3 us qt + 1 qt every five miles, more and salt tabs when hot sacks, liners for meals, trail, garbage.

Shelter tent, tarp, or bivy sleeping bag or quilt ground pad knots bear cannister, animal protection.

Clothes, layers feet (sox, shoes-insoles / sandals [only]) legs torso (belt) hands (gloves) head (cap, hat – shade, warm, bandana, facenet) spares places wilderness town, camping (dress clothes, clothes hangers, sleepwear, swim trunks) grunge designated clothes special conditions rain, snow, ice, heat, cold, x-country, insect, UV clothes-glasses.

Readiness modules (not always taken) optional to reduce weight camping spares: clothing and other supplies.

Town

Arrive Unpack. Local papers Get fire, wilderness permits Moisturizer, soap, mouthwash, oil, fragrance Priorities, activities also see packing: friends Hikes with, without weight—simulate backpacking—Weaverville Basin; consider Boulder Lakes, Lake Eleanor, and Swift Creek Falls Practice skills, e.g., tarp pitching, cross country hiking Meditate. XT meditation | think about my life, the way, and the big changes Places to live, storage Prep feet for hike Look for rides to the wilderness When to mail town items home The Way of Being.

Weaverville activities, restaurants, hikes, places to stay, etc Jake Jackson Museum 780 Main 530 623 5211 JC—Chagdud Gonpa—call? 530 623 2714 Joss House 530 623 5284 Movies—Trinity Theatre 530 623 5135 Other entertainment from paper and ads OldTown Station 419 Main “Gift Shop” Olson Stoneware 516 Main 530 623 4718 Asian Taste 401 Main—530 623 5370 Café on main 530 623 1951 Papa Dogs—530 623 3690, MTW 6 – 9, Th F S 6 – 10, Sun 8 – 9 Holiday grocery store, South end of town Mama Llama Eatery and Café—530 623 6363 Nugget—530 623 6749, 6 AM – 9 PM Raliberto’s 530 623 3111 Trinity County Brewing Company 530 623 4114 AhHome chocolates—1260 Main (was Suzie’s) 11 AM – 4 PM Sundays Tangle Blue Saloon 160 Nugget Ln (E. End of town) 530 623 4436 Trinideli—530 623 5856 | With Tangle Blue—530 623 4436 Trinity Alps Golf Course Restaurant and Lounge 530 623 6209 Up North Confectionary, 480 Main, 530 777 8140 Weaverville Hotel and Emporium, 481 Main, 530 324 2039 Weaverville basin trails Weaver Basin Trail Committee; Trinity County Resource Conservation District Office; PO Box 1450; Weaverville, CA 96093; www.tcrcd.net Close by camping Bigfoot Campground, 39810 Hwy 299 W; Junction City, CA 96048; Phone (800) 422-5219, Business website bigfootrvcabins.com Junction City Campground Creek Campground 1.5 mi west of JC Store, BLM, 530 224 2100, First come first served, Self-pay – drop box - $10 a Night. Willow Creek activities, restaurants, hikes, places to stay, etc Willow Creek China Flat museum—530 629-2653 Espresso and more—530 629-4193 Ray’s food place—530 629-2457 River Song Natural foods—530 629-3148 Gonzales Mexican Restaurant—530 629-3151 Bigfoot Steakhouse—530 739-2614 Earlybird home of the Bigfoot burger 1.5 mi east of W Creek—530 629-4431 Bigfoot Motel—530 629-2142 Coho Cottages—$$$—530 629-4000 Forks lounge—530 629-2679 Osprey coffee shop Local trails find, especially climbs Places to camp close—East Fork Campground 5.6 mi W of Willow Creek Boise Creek Campground 1.7 mi W of Willow Creek, Six Rivers National Forest; 1330 Bayshore Way; Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 442-1721.

Backcountry [sunrise-set: 9/4=6:42-7:37 | 9/20=6:59-7:07 | 10/08=7:20-6:46]

Projects Hiking and trail hiking rhythm, day hikes and rest days, awareness, trail finding, use of compass and maps, reading topo maps, cross country, direction awareness, developing balance and endurance, trail sense; terrain-weather-animal-plant recognition and ways; fire-building; survival Photography and photo-essays for nature, narrative, for the way of being Experiential and yoga experience of pure being, extended meditation – presence – immersion – and mega-hiking, Beyul, being the universe, nature-wildlife as real The Way of Being – review, reflection, how to present-share, world problems-challenges, getting an editor and publicist Review of and action on my life “zero”, demons, $$-place-share-express (no trivia), travel-immerse-act, x-health-discipline, meaning, my projects Canyon Creek Road and side trails (W = water; L, R = left, right on the way in): 1 mi camp (W, L) > 2 mi Powerhouse Rd (W, L) > 3.1 mi steep access (W, L) > 4.1 mi flat spot (L) > 4.3 mi flat spot (L) > 4.5 mi flat, road to (W, L) > 6.1 mi flat, road to (W, L) > 8.0 mi flat, road to (W, L) > 8.8 mi CC bridge, flat, suitable for a night (W, R) > 9.5 mi, long trail to CC > 10 mi Grasshopperflat Road > 10 mi+ 2nd last one lane bridge > 10.5 mi, trail to East Fork Lake > 11 mi end of county road last dwelling on left > 11 mi+ Dedrick plaque > 11 mi+ Last one lane road > 12 mi Ripstein Campground (Forest Service) and BLM area just south of Ripstein > 13 mi+ Canyon, Boulder, and Bear Ck (to Alpine Lake and Stuart Fork trails) trailheads Other trails from Canyon Creek Bear Creek to Alpine Lade to Stuart fork to Mirror Lake (Smith, Morris lake as side hikes) East Fork Lakes trail from Canyon Creek Road (10.5-mile point) Trinity Alps Trails Stuart Fork, Long Canyon, Hobo Gulch. Weaver Bally to East Weaver Lake Some hikes hiking projects, e.g., four lakes loop, canyon creek to papoose lake, long canyon, canyon creek lakes to el lake, east fork lakes trail, east weaver creek trail to east weaver lake. explore the northern trails off Highway 3 Nearby Redwood National Park.

Local

This is about places to camp and hike on short notice, especially when prime places are closed (e.g., due to fires). Overlap with other sections is currently intended Places now RNP, Trinities – monthlong trips look into bike-packing Big French Creek to Long Canyon and Four lakes World local, California, us, Mexico, world – study and eval trips Example – Guyana-living; fare $460-consulate Local Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity Willow Creek and area Hikes And Climbs; Places To Live Boise Creek Campground, 1.7 mi W of Willow Creek East Fork Campground 5.6 mi W of Willow Creek Crescent City Buses – Greyhound, Arcata, 707 825 8934 (Redwood Coast Transit 707 464 6400); m-s $4.00 Arcata > CC 11:13 am (Eureka Transit 3rd and H, 10:58 am), CC > Arcata 7:30 am, 3:00 pm booking.com motels in crescent city Taxis in Crescent City –coastal cab 707 458 5708 | Del Norte taxi 707 464 6030 | comfort cab 707 218 7979 | abc cab 707 464 6506 Trails around Crescent City city–Boyscout trail, Howland Hill Road East, ~ 5 mi | stout grove | Howland Hill Road, ~ 7 mi Ocean View Inn 707 465 1111 $90, 3 blocks from bus stop at cultural center Search restaurants Weaverville and area Hikes and climbs; places to live Eureka, Arcata, Humboldt, and area Hikes and climbs; places to live Redwood National Park look into rides and bus 707 464 6101 map a trip; get (call for) for info “bridges” “flows” “roads” “climbs”; get permits online or at reserve California, 800 444 7275 King Range and Lost Coast 707 986 5400, BLM Arcata 707 825 2300 | Sinkyone wilderness – visitor center 707 247 3318 Some random places San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile