Travel plans/April2019 BigBasin: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:16, 13 April 2019

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

TODO[edit]

Confirm with Federica.
Buy food.
~~Buy stove fuel.~~ 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[edit]

This is a good map you can view on the computer. Here is a 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[edit]

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
~~MM Rope to hang "bear" bag / "bear" bag?~~ There will be a bear box.
Ma is bringing a printed copy of 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[edit]

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.

MM can bring veggie bullion, curry roux, and/or hot sauce.

MM: Oil and Salt

~~?Japanese curry with rice? -> buy instant rice~~

~~?instance ramen? -> buy ramen noodles~~

Sunday:

Breakfast

eggs -- MM

bread

Lunch

?buy at the camp store the day before?

Dinner back in town to celebrate!

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 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 the [https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/skyline-to-the-sea-trail-saratoga-gap-route?ref=sidebar-view-full-map |map].
+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)
-: Leave from our house at 8AM on Lyft to Saratoga Gap?
+: 8:00: Leave from our house on Lyft to Saratoga Gap?
-: Start hiking by 8:30AM?
+: 8:30: Start hiking?
-: get to the campsite by 4:30PM (~2 miles/hour pace)?
+: 16:30: get to the campsite (~2 miles/hour pace)?
 * Sunday (4/14): Jay campground to the beach (~10 miles)
-: Leave the campsite around 8:30AM?
+: 8:30: Leave the campsite?
-: Pick up around 4PM?
+: 16-16:30 (4-4:30PM): Pick up
 ==Gear==
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 * Tent
+Each person (M, M, C) should bring:
+* Hat
+* Sunglasses
+* Head lamp
+* Bowls
+* Utensils
+* Waterbottles
 * Sleeping bag
 * Sleeping pads
+* Sweater
-Each person (M, M, C) should bring:
+* Down jacket
 * Hiking pants
 * Shirts
+* Socks
+* Underwear
+* Rain jacket
+* ? Rain pants
 * Hiking shoes
+* Water bottles
+* Sunscreen
 * Toiletries
 * Towel
+* Phone
+* Compass + map
+* ? Flipflops
 ?Share?:
-* Cooking stove
+* [MM] matches
-* Cooking fuel - MM would need to buy this?
+* [MM] Cooking stove
-* 10 essentials
+* [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)
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 ==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.
-==TODO==
+Saturday:
-* Confirm with Federica.
+* 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.
+:: 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!