kem
New member
Hi!
We will be doing a loop in the Pemi at the end of July and we haven't backpacked in the Whites since we were teenagers - we've done a lot in the Sierras, the Rockies, and the Grand Canyon and have decided to try closer to home this year. We aren't into doing a lot of miles per day, but we're concerned we won't be able to find camping. We're doing the Wilderness to Osseo, Franconia Ridge, Garfield Ridge, Twinway, Ethan Pond Trail, a short zig to Thoreau Falls, back to the Twinway, south on Bondcliff, and back on the Wilderness. The question is, if we only want to cover about 6 miles/day, will we be able to find camping and water along this route? I understand we won't necessarily be in established campsites, but I want to make sure we'll be able to find enough clearing in the woods (and that they'll be enough woods -- not just ridges above treeline).
Thanks so much!
~kem[/list]
We will be doing a loop in the Pemi at the end of July and we haven't backpacked in the Whites since we were teenagers - we've done a lot in the Sierras, the Rockies, and the Grand Canyon and have decided to try closer to home this year. We aren't into doing a lot of miles per day, but we're concerned we won't be able to find camping. We're doing the Wilderness to Osseo, Franconia Ridge, Garfield Ridge, Twinway, Ethan Pond Trail, a short zig to Thoreau Falls, back to the Twinway, south on Bondcliff, and back on the Wilderness. The question is, if we only want to cover about 6 miles/day, will we be able to find camping and water along this route? I understand we won't necessarily be in established campsites, but I want to make sure we'll be able to find enough clearing in the woods (and that they'll be enough woods -- not just ridges above treeline).
Thanks so much!
~kem[/list]