Editing Travel plans/April2019 BigBasin

This page is for planning the hike from Saratoga Gap to the sea.


==TODO==
* Confirm with Federica.
* Buy food.
* <s>Buy stove fuel.</s> MM has it.
* Download and put the map on our phones. [ew.  C will pack a paper map]
X Stoves appear to be okay in the park.  Also, note: "Jay Camp is close to the park store, which sells camping supplies, sandwiches, ice cream, and the best selection of beer and wine I’ve ever seen in a California state park."
X All trail camps have food storage lockers :)

==Itinerary==

This is a good [https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/skyline-to-the-sea-trail-saratoga-gap-route?ref=sidebar-view-full-map map you can view on the computer]. Here is a [https://mako.cc/outgoing/skyline_to_sea_map_caltopo.pdf downloadable PDF from CalTopo].

* Saturday (4/13): Saratoga Gap to Jay campground (~15 miles) 
: 8:00: Leave from our house on Lyft to Saratoga Gap?
: 8:30: Start hiking?
: 16:30: get to the campsite (~2 miles/hour pace)?

* Sunday (4/14): Jay campground to the beach (~10 miles)
: 8:30: Leave the campsite?
: 16-16:30 (4-4:30PM): Pick up

==Gear==

Each group (MM, C) should bring:

* Tent 

Each person (M, M, C) should bring:

* Hat
* Sunglasses
* Head lamp
* Bowls
* Utensils
* Waterbottles
* Sleeping bag
* Sleeping pads
* Sweater
* Down jacket
* Hiking pants
* Shirts
* Socks
* Underwear
* Rain jacket
* ? Rain pants
* Hiking shoes
* Water bottles
* Sunscreen
* Toiletries
* Towel
* Phone
* Compass + map
* ? Flipflops

?Share?:

* [MM] matches
* [MM] Cooking stove 
* [MM] Cooking fuel
* [MM] First Aid + Vitamin I + allergy meds
* [C, MM] Water filter 
* [C] poo shovel, toilet paper
* <strike>MM Rope to hang "bear" bag / "bear" bag?</strike> There will be a bear box.
* Ma is bringing a printed copy of [https://mako.cc/outgoing/skyline_to_sea_map_caltopo.pdf the CalTopo map], PDF version on my e-reader, and a complete trail map in OpenStreetmap.
* BUY/MM? ziplock bags for high traffic areas

* Food (see below)

==Food==

Note: There's a grocery store near the campsite (Big Basin Grocery Store).

Snacks etc
: miso soup -- MM
: hot chocolate -- MM
: nuts -- clark can bring almonds, walnuts, and brazil nuts
: dried fruits -- clark can bring dried mango, dried peaches.  may want a little more.

Saturday:
* Breakfast before we leave MM's house


* Lunch
: Bread (C can make adventure bread for the team?) -- sounds great!
: Cheese -- MM
: Brown pickle -- MM

* Dinner
:? Lentils and rice (longer cook time, but delicious).  
:: Clark can bring rice, lentils, onion, garlic.  We may want veggie bullion to add. <- MM can bring veggie bullion, curry roux, and/or hot sauce.
:: MM: Oil and Salt
:<s>?Japanese curry with rice? -> buy instant rice</s>
:<s>?instance ramen? -> buy ramen noodles</s>

Sunday:
* Breakfast
: eggs -- MM
: bread

* Lunch
: ?buy at the camp store the day before?

* Dinner back in town to celebrate!