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A Short List of
Essentials, Planning, and Preparation for Wilderness and Town Packing and
Travel
Anil Mitra 1980—2024
home | list of places | forty places, worldwide
| trip preparation—nutrition and weights (excel) | map and compass | knots | wilderness medicine
long list of
travel documents
Contents
Planning | The essentials | Town | Backcountry | Local
Planning,
preparation, and recording
0.
Meta c review this, systems
for need-adequacy c seek places; allow
redundancy c trip
notes. Reasons c special places
nature-wildlife-spirit, culture, world-bus-bike c portal to the ultimate, disengage ego c kind experiential, pack, camp, immersion-living, travel, tryout,
minimal-attitudinal change c group-invite-solo
c activities physical, social, sharing c projects physical, health, psychological, spiritual, discovery, photo
essays, essays, work.
1.
Itinerary, docs… c guides and apps for travel and wilderness features and
navigation c get
sunrise and sunset times (first and last
light extension: 1 hr.) c print twb c backcountry-town, nature dates – vs open (per weather…) c local
storage c book travel (personal/carrier; hta, t-transit, bus times),
motels… c travel
docs passport, visas, permits
(wilderness, fire…), tickets-passes, insurance / cards, driver’s license, ID c cash credit cards (notify bank), blank checks c social
contacts c travel conditions weather and hazards, road-air-forest (alertness, trail information: closures, water, fire,
snow, wildlife), sunrise and sunset times c 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—reg. or pulling up camp.
2.
Personal c physical—flex, strength, endurance, weight bearing, skills; health,
weight c medical check-up, vaccinations, docs c cultural—awareness, languages c attitude—review, meditate c body hair, nails, teeth, feet.
3. Gear-supplies c plan (info: books, internet, stores for—fitting, weight), minimize
base pack weight, food, fuel c group plan confirm
invitations c essentials—expt,
test, check, repair, launder, acquire, buy, and prepack (top, clothes, tent,
sleeping bag and mattress,=]2O bag-w proof module c efficiency—minimize, organize modules; heavy gear-center, freq
used-top, infreq-bottom c final prep, packing;
for travel – clothes, laundry, documents, keys, glasses, cash, and tickets;
charge batteries and chargers; get perishables
c analyze—re/weigh c return—clean, repair,
replace, buy, replenish; write, place, upload notes; edit, upload photos;
trip review for life, next trips.
The essentials
(Arranged by Module, adapted from REI’S ten essentials)
1.
Information and communication c paper, pen c project notes, manuals,
reading c watch c phone,
camera, spare memory card c computer, USB drive (docs, p-words, contacts) c batteries,
spares, chargers, cables c phrase book.
2.
Navigation c maps-compass c binoculars c altimeter-GPS-locator
beacon c headlamp,
batteries, spares.
3.
Pack, top, duffel, cases, sacks, pouches, waterproof liners c straps c daypack c trekking poles c H2O containers.
4.
Shelter
c tent, tarp, or bivy c sleeping bag c sleeping pad c knots c bear cannister, protection against animals.
5.
Clothes, layers c feet (sox-shoes-sandals) c legs c torso
(belt) c hands
(gloves) c head
(cap, hat, bandana, face net) c spares places c wilderness
c town,
camping (dress clothes, clothes hangers, sleepwear, swim trunks) c grunge mega hiking—designated
clothes c special conditions rain, snow,
ice, heat, cold, x-country, insect, UV clothes-glasses.
6.
Health c first aid, med kit c meds
(bp, allergy, cortisone, antibiotic, antifungal, anbesol, insect repel, SPF
50 cream, Chapstick), vitamins, H2O
purifier / filter c toilet—razor, mirror, toothpaste-brush, comb, towel, nail
clippers, trowel.
7.
Tools c knife,
can-bottle opener c ropes c needle-nose pliers c repair kits (general, duct
tape, sewing, tent, stove).
8.
Cooking, eating c stove,
spare parts c fuel c lighters, matches, optional tinder c filters
c cookware
c utensils.
9.
Generic food plan and needs c balance protein-carb-sugar-fat
c 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) c check stored food for
freshness c breakfast dairy, dried fruit, cereal, coffee, milkman, teas, drink
mixes [granola 27 oz, vitamins (7 glucosamine, 14 multivitamins),
meds, 2 pkt milkman, coffee 10 oz,
7tea bags,
k-aid-lime 3pkts] c lunch and trail carbs, fruits,
nuts [sesame sticks-nuts 27 oz each, dried
fruit 17 oz] c 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] c water needs for a day 3 us qt + 1 qt every five miles, more and salt tabs when
hot c sacks, liners for meals, trail, garbage.
Arrive Unpack. Local papers n Get fire, wilderness permits n Moisturizer, soap, mouthwash, oil,
fragrance n n Priorities, activities—also see packing: friends n Hikes with, without weight—simulate backpacking—Weaverville
Basin; consider Boulder Lakes, Lake Eleanor, and Swift Creek Falls n Practice skills, e.g., tarp pitching,
cross country hiking n Meditate. XT
meditation | think about my life, the way, and the big changes n Places to live, storage n Prep feet for hike n Look for rides to the wilderness n When to mail town items home n The Way of Being.
Weaverville—activities, restaurants, hikes,
places to stay, etc—Jake Jackson Museum 780 Main 530 623 5211 n JC—Chagdud Gonpa—call? 530 623 2714 n Joss House 530 623 5284 n Movies—Trinity Theatre 530 623 5135
Other entertainment from paper and ads n OldTown Station 419 Main “Gift Shop” n Olson Stoneware 516 Main 530 623 4718 n Asian Taste 401 Main—530 623 5370 n Café on main 530 623 1951 n Papa Dogs—530 623 3690, MTW 6 – 9, Th F
S 6 – 10, Sun 8 – 9 n Holiday
grocery store, South end of town n Mama Llama Eatery and Café—530 623 6363 n Nugget—530 623 6749, 6
AM – 9 PM n Raliberto’s 530 623
3111 n Trinity County Brewing Company 530 623
4114 n AhHome chocolates—1260 Main (was
Suzie’s) 11 AM – 4 PM Sundays n
Tangle Blue Saloon 160 Nugget Ln (E. End of town) 530 623 4436 n Trinideli—530 623 5856 | With Tangle
Blue—530 623 4436 n Trinity Alps
Golf Course Restaurant and Lounge 530 623 6209 n Up North Confectionary, 480 Main, 530 777 8140 n 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 n 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. n n n Willow Creek—activities, restaurants, hikes, places to stay, etc—Willow
Creek China Flat museum—530 629-2653 n Espresso and more—530 629-4193 n Ray’s food place—530 629-2457 n River Song Natural foods—530 629-3148 n Gonzales Mexican Restaurant—530 629-3151
n Bigfoot Steakhouse—530 739-2614 n Earlybird home of the Bigfoot burger 1.5
mi east of W Creek—530 629-4431 n Bigfoot Motel—530 629-2142 n Coho Cottages—$$$—530 629-4000 n Forks lounge—530 629-2679 n Osprey coffee shop Local trails—find, especially climbs
Places to camp close—East Fork Campground 5.6 mi W of Willow Creek n Boise Creek Campground 1.7 mi W
of Willow Creek, Six Rivers National Forest; 1330 Bayshore Way; Eureka, CA
95501, (707) 442-1721.
Plan for Backcountry [sunrise-set: 9/4=6:42-7:37 |
9/20=6:59-7:07] packing—generic and particular
(may combine with town planning)
Projects Hiking and trail—hiking rhythm, day hikes and rest days, awareness, trail finding, use of compass
and maps, reading topo maps, cross country, direction awareness, developing
balance and endurance, trail sense; terrain-weather-animal-plant recognition
and ways; fire-building; survival n Photography and photo-essays for nature,
narrative, for the way of being n Experiential and yoga—experience of pure being, extended meditation –
presence – immersion – and mega-hiking, Beyul, being the universe,
nature-wildlife as real n The Way of Being – review, reflection, how to present-share,
world problems-challenges, getting an editor and publicist n Review of and action on my life—“zero”, demons, $$-place-share-express (no
trivia), travel-immerse-act, x-health-discipline, meaning, my projects n n 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 n 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) n 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. n Nearby—Redwood
National Park.
Some
mostly Local trips—town, day hikes, packing, and
places to live
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. n n n Places
now—RNP, Trinities –
monthlong trips n look into bike-packing n Big French Creek to Long
Canyon and Four lakes n n n World—local, california, us, Mexico, world – study and eval trips n Example –
Guyana-living; fare $460-consulate n n n Local—Humboldt,
Del Norte, Trinity n n n Willow Creek and area n Hikes And Climbs;
Places To Live n Boise Creek Campground, 1.7 mi W of
Willow Creek n East Fork Campground 5.6 mi W of Willow Creek n n n Crescent City n 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 n booking.com motels in crescent city n 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 n Trails around
Crescent City city–Boyscout
trail, Howland Hill Road East, ~ 5 mi | stout grove | Howland Hill Road, ~ 7
mi n Ocean View Inn 707 465 1111 $90, 3
blocks from bus stop at cultural center n Search
restaurants n n n Weaverville
and area n Hikes and climbs; places to live n n n Eureka, Arcata, Humboldt, and area n Hikes and
climbs; places to live n n n Redwood
National Park n look into rides and bus n 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 n n n King Range and Lost Coast n 707 986 5400, BLM
Arcata 707 825 2300 | Sinkyone wilderness – visitor center 707 247 3318 n n n Some random places n San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile
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