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last summer i went to Mt. Shasta for some hiking and it was great, great landscapes and somehow challenging and we were able to check out the entire place without any rangers telling us that we couldnt go places and there were no protected areas. im not talking from experience thats why i need help. in the beginning i was thinking bout going to Yellowstone but u couldnt go to a lot of areas inside the park cus they were protected.
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Yellowstone is a bad example so don't let the restrictions there make you think other parks are just as controlled. Yellowstone HAS to have so many restrictions for a number of reasons including that is has such large concentrations of protected wildlife, because it is so heavily visited and crowded and because it has sensitive and also quite dangerous thermal areas where a person could die if they fell in the superheated water or got hit by a steam geyser.
Any park that is used heavily by the public has to be more controlled so people don't crowd each other and the environment. Also, areas with very fragile ground cover like the deserts of the Southwest (Arches and Canyonlands) and some delicate high Alpine meadows in mountain parks, must require visitors to stay on trails or their foot trails will cause damage that may take 100's of years to repair.
Go to less crowded and popular State and National parks and National Forests and you will find far fewer restrictions. I've backpacked around the country for almost 40 years and have only met up with rangers in the backcountry a few times and they never restricted anything I was doing.
Unless you are planning to set up a meth lab or a terrorist training camp in the woods, I think you are worrying over nothing.
Yellowstone is a bad example so don't let the restrictions there make you think other parks are just as controlled. Yellowstone HAS to have so many restrictions for a number of reasons including that is has such large concentrations of protected wildlife, because it is so heavily visited and crowded and because it has sensitive and also quite dangerous thermal areas where a person could die if they fell in the superheated water or got hit by a steam geyser.
Any park that is used heavily by the public has to be more controlled so people don't crowd each other and the environment. Also, areas with very fragile ground cover like the deserts of the Southwest (Arches and Canyonlands) and some delicate high Alpine meadows in mountain parks, must require visitors to stay on trails or their foot trails will cause damage that may take 100's of years to repair.
Go to less crowded and popular State and National parks and National Forests and you will find far fewer restrictions. I've backpacked around the country for almost 40 years and have only met up with rangers in the backcountry a few times and they never restricted anything I was doing.
Unless you are planning to set up a meth lab or a terrorist training camp in the woods, I think you are worrying over nothing.
Can someone give me some info on backpacking through Yellowstone, or Southern Alaska?
the dude
I want to spend 2 or 3 weeks hiking through one of these places, and sleeping under the stars, after I get back from this deployment. Does anyone have any good info on this? Cost, feasibility, anything I need to know about it.
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In Yellowstone, you will be on designated trails and camping in designated areas, even in the back-country. You will leave 99 percent of the crowd behind, simply by leaving the paved road, but depending on the time of year you may be a long ways from isolation.
The good news is that as a solo hiker with flexibility, you may be able to simply arrive, ask the back-country rangers where the fewest people are and make your plans on-the-spot with truly expert advise.
Want my Advise? Right between Yellowstone and Glacier (Just south of Glacier, literally across the highway) is the Bob Marshal Wilderness. You have a real chance of passing through this area without seeing another person. Take a fish pole and you should be able carry and catch enough food for at least 10 days. Know Bear-safe camping, there are both Black and Brown (Grizzly).
Alaska, especially the inland passage and South, is made for boat travel. Consider taking or renting a canoe or kayak. With either, it is possible to carry everything you need for several weeks. It is not an environ to be taken lightly. There are animals there that put you in the middle of the food chain! Experience in wet conditions and dealing with bugs would be advised. The area not part of Denali National Park is largely National Forest. Pick an area and call the nearest USFS office for trail and camping updates.
Again with the advise:
Go to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Canoe or Kayak the Stickeen River 90 miles to Wrangell Alaska. Late June or early July is optimum for reasonable river flow, and weather. There are numerous opportunities to pull ashore and spend a day or two hiking. Glaciers and Hot-Springs. Pre arrange your air, ground or water shuttle.
In Yellowstone, you will be on designated trails and camping in designated areas, even in the back-country. You will leave 99 percent of the crowd behind, simply by leaving the paved road, but depending on the time of year you may be a long ways from isolation.
The good news is that as a solo hiker with flexibility, you may be able to simply arrive, ask the back-country rangers where the fewest people are and make your plans on-the-spot with truly expert advise.
Want my Advise? Right between Yellowstone and Glacier (Just south of Glacier, literally across the highway) is the Bob Marshal Wilderness. You have a real chance of passing through this area without seeing another person. Take a fish pole and you should be able carry and catch enough food for at least 10 days. Know Bear-safe camping, there are both Black and Brown (Grizzly).
Alaska, especially the inland passage and South, is made for boat travel. Consider taking or renting a canoe or kayak. With either, it is possible to carry everything you need for several weeks. It is not an environ to be taken lightly. There are animals there that put you in the middle of the food chain! Experience in wet conditions and dealing with bugs would be advised. The area not part of Denali National Park is largely National Forest. Pick an area and call the nearest USFS office for trail and camping updates.
Again with the advise:
Go to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Canoe or Kayak the Stickeen River 90 miles to Wrangell Alaska. Late June or early July is optimum for reasonable river flow, and weather. There are numerous opportunities to pull ashore and spend a day or two hiking. Glaciers and Hot-Springs. Pre arrange your air, ground or water shuttle.
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