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A Short List of
Essentials, Planning, and Preparation for Wilderness and Town Packing and
Travel
Anil Mitra 1980—2023
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Contents
Planning | The essentials | Town | Backcountry | Local
System, meta c review this, trip gear re completeness, validity, use c keep notes before, and during the trip
Reasons
c kind experiential, immersion-living, travel, tryout c group-invite-solo c special places nature, culture,
spirit c activities physical, social, sharing c projects physical, psychological, spiritual, discovery, essays, work.
Itinerary, docs… c guides c print twb c locations-town, nature dates – vs open (e.g., per
weather) c local
storage access c book travel (personal/carrier; hta, t-transit), motels… c travel docs passport, visas, permits (wilderness, fire…),
tickets-passes, insurance and 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, information for trail, closures, water,
fire, snow, wildlife).
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.
Gear-supplies—preparation-packing c plan (info: books, internet, stores for—fitting, weight), minimize
base pack weight, food, fuel c group plan confirm
invitations c essentials—experiment, test,
check, repair, launder, acquire, buy, and prepack (top, clothes, tent,
sleeping bag and mattress, food, cook-kit, and meds and misc. modules) 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; 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)
Information & communication c paper, pen c watch c phone,
camera, spare memory card c computer, USB drive (docs, p-words, contacts) c charged
batteries, spares, chargers c phrase book.
Navigation c maps-compass c binoculars c altimeter-GPS-locator
beacon c headlamp,
batteries, spares.
Pack/case, sacks, plastic liners, water proofing c straps c daypack c travel duffel c trekking poles c water containers.
Shelter
c tent, tarp, or bivy c sleeping
bag c sleeping
pad c knots c bear cannister, protection against animals.
Clothes, layers c feet (sox-shoes-sandals) c legs c torso
(belt) c arms-hands
c head
(cap, hat, bandana) c spares places c wilderness
c town,
camping (clothes hangers, sleepwear, swim trunks) c grunge system—designated
clothes items c conditions rain, snow, ice, heat, cold, x-country, insect, UV
clothes-glasses.
Health c first aid, emergency kit c meds
(bp, allergy, cortisone, antibiotic, antifungal, anbesol, insect repel, SPF
50 suncream, Chapstick), vitamins, H2O
purifier c toilet—razor,
mirror, toothpaste-brush, comb, towel, nail clippers.
Tools c knife,
can-bottle opener c ropes c needle -nose pliers c repair kits (general, duct
tape, sewing, tent, stove…).
Cooking, eating c stove
with spare parts c fuel c lighters, matches, optional tinder c cookware
c utensils.
Generic food plan (needs) c balance protein-carb-sugar-fat
c expt with alt foods, variety, quick or no prep ideas and essential
amounts for a week (c = cup, pkt =
packet) c breakfast dairy, dried fruit,
cereal, coffee, milkman, teas, drink mixes [granola
12 oz or 3.5 c, vitamins (7 glucosamine, 14 multivitamins), 2 pkt milkman
powdered milk, coffee 8.4 oz, sugar 3.5 oz, teas, drink mixes] c lunch and trail carbs,
fruits, nuts [assorted sesame sticks and
nuts 17.5 oz, assorted dried fruit 14 oz] c supper pulse, grains, oil,
cheese, soup, spices, entrees, dessert [instant
rice and beans 7 oz each, ramen 2pkts, broths 4 pkts, salt 2oz, spices 1 film
container each (blk pepper, red pepper, basil, paprika, spice mixes) , olive
oil 3 oz, jerky 3 oz, fruit bars or equivalent—7 bars or 9 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 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 Cuisine Asian Fusion
401 Main—530 623 5370 n Café on main 530 623 1951 n Corner Mart—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
Susie’s Bakery—530 623 5223, 4 AM – Noon, closed Sunday, Monday 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, 530 777 2222 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 1mi
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 packing—generic and
particular
(may combine with town planning)
Rhythm—hike in, time at
trail head, exploratory and conditioning hikes > hike in > day hikes,
rest days, Beyul – yoga – the way of being, hike out Projects—Experiential – pure being, extended meditation
and presence, immersion—Beyul-vision, yoga, being the universe, mega-hike n The
Way of Being—outline, review, reflection, how to explain, share, get an
editor n My life—money-place-community, death reckon,
people, health, .discipline n Photography. n Physical-mental—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.
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) >
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 Trails in the Trinity
Alps—Stuart Fork, Long Canyon, Hobo
Gulch. Weaver Bally Road to East Weaver Lake n Trails 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; fair $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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