Hi photohiker,
I'm mainly focusing on the High Sierra Route & the Lost Coast trail in the good ol' USA at the moment,
downloading maps, buying books, lakes with/ without trout along the route, checking out bear cannisters,
whether to fly, rent a car or bus it or a combination of all these from L.A.
Then there's all the other little details to nail down....
That'll happen before the Family reunion trip to the UK with me either going early or staying behind to complete the Wrath or Skye trail in Scotland.
More of a social / long distance challenge for me, staying in bothies when I can, wild camping, bagging afew peaks before the weather
closes in, catching fish/shellfish, calling in on the odd remote tearoom, wee village shop or pub/inn to indulge....
As with any long distance resupply points will be the key.
I did have a folder full of links of interest for the trails, but I seem to have merged it with another & can't locate it at the moment.
Bothies along the way.
http://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/locationmap.aspYou can download the maps needed or follow the trail reports day by day or check out every inch of the trails on this Map viewer,
just zooom in.
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendat ... index.htmlScottish mountain weather.
http://www.mwis.org.uk/scottish-forecastRemoteness, history, hill climbs, trudging through bogs, throw in some scotch mist & some nasty weather for days on end.....and it sound like my kind of bimble.
...Oh, and the midges, nearly forgot about those ! The more I think about it, the more my heart races !
I'll have to pick
your brains when you get back....you'll be there before me.