Recommendation for 6 Nights Winter Hike?
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:22 pm
Hi all,
I'm an Australian hiker coming to visit my girlfriends family xmas 2019. I would like to do a hike while I'm in California, and I'm looking for recommendations. I have quite a lot of experience hiking, including off-tail and some snow camping and I have reasonably good gear which I will be bringing with me. I quite like a challenging hike.
I am looking for suggestions for a hike that I'll be undertaking over six (or 7) nights from January 7, to January 12/13 inclusive. As it is a long way to come to your see your beautiful nature I'm looking for the best walk you can think of with the following provisos:
1. 6 or 7 nights.
2. I won't have a car so a linear walk is fine.
3. I will get dropped off at the start of the walk but I will have to make my way back to LAX by public transport/shuttle buses/Uber/taxi/hitchhiking.
I was thinking of Sequioa and Kings Canyon, though would also be nice to say I'd done a bit of the John Muir track ... Clearly can't be too far from LA.
I'm looking for suggestions and any other tips, links to shuttle services, information about public transport to trailheads and your recommendation for the best walk you can think of in that time frame. I probably need a backup plan in case there's a blizzard too ...
PS: happy to share hiking ideas for Australia, if anyone is looking to come.
Cheers
Cris
I'm an Australian hiker coming to visit my girlfriends family xmas 2019. I would like to do a hike while I'm in California, and I'm looking for recommendations. I have quite a lot of experience hiking, including off-tail and some snow camping and I have reasonably good gear which I will be bringing with me. I quite like a challenging hike.
I am looking for suggestions for a hike that I'll be undertaking over six (or 7) nights from January 7, to January 12/13 inclusive. As it is a long way to come to your see your beautiful nature I'm looking for the best walk you can think of with the following provisos:
1. 6 or 7 nights.
2. I won't have a car so a linear walk is fine.
3. I will get dropped off at the start of the walk but I will have to make my way back to LAX by public transport/shuttle buses/Uber/taxi/hitchhiking.
I was thinking of Sequioa and Kings Canyon, though would also be nice to say I'd done a bit of the John Muir track ... Clearly can't be too far from LA.
I'm looking for suggestions and any other tips, links to shuttle services, information about public transport to trailheads and your recommendation for the best walk you can think of in that time frame. I probably need a backup plan in case there's a blizzard too ...
PS: happy to share hiking ideas for Australia, if anyone is looking to come.
Cheers
Cris