Leo Goodluck Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 My 12 year old son and I want to go backpacking in Utah during June 5-7 and I need some ideas. We are assuming the Uintas would be snowed in so any ideas would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le Voyageur Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Great Western Trail.... http://www.utah.com/hike/great_western_trail.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-in-KC Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Thinking back to an incident a few years ago, remember to be very careful with fire, heat and flame. FWIW, I just drove through Utah/Wyoming last week. Most of the snow was gone, but above 6500' you'll start running into drift banks. This is more true on the east/north sides of hillfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenk Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Your backpacking trip sounds wonderful! If you don't already have one, I urge you to consider carrying a personal locator beacon just in case something goes terribly wrong - which can happen in a heartbeat. Just one real serious ankle twist and your son is on his own looking for help. You can rent one from http://www.plbrentals.com/ for about $60 or $70 per week. They save lives!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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