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Len's Three Backpacking Trips On The Teton Crest Trail In 2016
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<blockquote data-quote="Len Backus" data-source="post: 1225297" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>One of the stream bridges.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00500.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In the next picture below is what black bear scat looks like next to my new trekking poles. </p><p></p><p>You may not be able to see them very well in this photo but there are some little bells mixed in with the scat. I guess bears are unable to digest the metal bells that some hikers wear to scare off the bears up ahead on the trails. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>On the way down the trail to head out, when I mentioned this to a woman (wearing bells), my comment seemed to go over her head. But maybe it finally came to her as she actually reached the bear scat further up the trail.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I finally have become a pole user. On the first of these 3 trips, I overdid my exuberance while descending 1,500 feet of steep trail too swiftly. I continued this foolishness throughout the first day and the arthritis in my knees flared up very badly. I then had to slow down A LOT for about 24 hours.</p><p></p><p>At Robb's suggestion I bought poles and when I came back out for my second trip, the solo one, I used two poles all the time. unbelievable what it did for my knees. I was now back to my normal brisk hiking pace.</p><p></p><p>After researching my needs I chose the <a href="http://amzn.to/2b80fCA" target="_blank">Black Diamond Distance Z Poles</a>. A pair of these carbon fiber poles weighs only 10 ounces. And they collapse quickly for storage using shock cords rather than the more typical tripod leg methods.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00508.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>At the end of this route, one option is to take the Jenny Lake boat back to the trail head and save about 2 miles. I hiked the entire way in the first day but opted for the boat on the way out so I could get to Dornan's for pizza faster on this last day! </p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00515.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Len Backus, post: 1225297, member: 1"] One of the stream bridges. [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00500.JPG[/IMG] In the next picture below is what black bear scat looks like next to my new trekking poles. You may not be able to see them very well in this photo but there are some little bells mixed in with the scat. I guess bears are unable to digest the metal bells that some hikers wear to scare off the bears up ahead on the trails. :) On the way down the trail to head out, when I mentioned this to a woman (wearing bells), my comment seemed to go over her head. But maybe it finally came to her as she actually reached the bear scat further up the trail. By the way, I finally have become a pole user. On the first of these 3 trips, I overdid my exuberance while descending 1,500 feet of steep trail too swiftly. I continued this foolishness throughout the first day and the arthritis in my knees flared up very badly. I then had to slow down A LOT for about 24 hours. At Robb's suggestion I bought poles and when I came back out for my second trip, the solo one, I used two poles all the time. unbelievable what it did for my knees. I was now back to my normal brisk hiking pace. After researching my needs I chose the [URL="http://amzn.to/2b80fCA"]Black Diamond Distance Z [B][U][/U][/B]Poles[/URL]. A pair of these carbon fiber poles weighs only 10 ounces. And they collapse quickly for storage using shock cords rather than the more typical tripod leg methods. [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00508.JPG[/IMG] At the end of this route, one option is to take the Jenny Lake boat back to the trail head and save about 2 miles. I hiked the entire way in the first day but opted for the boat on the way out so I could get to Dornan's for pizza faster on this last day! [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images/SON00515.JPG[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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