Been gone a long long time.

I've been in the Sierras! I decided that I wanted to go all nature style for a couple of weeks so I left for the Sierras with all my backpacking gear. I made a stop at our family cabin @ Lake Tahoe and stocked up on more gear, then I went backpacking.

I was on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe (Kings Beach) when I left. I took a GPS (just incase, didn't use it), maps, fishing pole, Steri-pen (A cool UV light water sterilizer), food for a week or so, 1 man tent, and the other stuff.

I basically started heading north-ish from my house and walked through the mountains. I told my mom I was heading north from our house and would keep her posted where I was going via text message (cell reception because they put cell towers on the highest mountains).

I was gone for a total of 11 days because I decided to go "all nature style to the extreme" for 5 of those days. I dropped my pack in a place I was going to stay and only carried my clothes+jacked, steri-pen, knife, flint and tinder, and fishing pole. I built a shelter that was very insulated and sturdy because I had a few days to stay. I made a pine needle bed and a blanket made out of branches stuffed with pine needles. Everything worked out really well.

I fished along a stream I ran across about 1 mile from my camp or so and also gathered water there. There were plenty of good fish in there (Trout and such) and I caught plenty. I also made an indian throwing stick and got 3 rabbits and a squirrel. I don't normally hunt but this was my nature to the extreme time.

I looked around and did day hikes. I wrote alot of letters to people who I have gotten to know really well in the past couple of years.


Then after this I met my mom in a small town called Lone Pine, CA, about 170 miles south of the Yosemite. We hiked Mt. Whitney in 2 days. The hike went well, it was easy. Nothing special except for the amazing views. There was only about 400 yards of snow and ice around the top end of the trail.

So that is where I have been and why I haven't been posting for the past month.

That sounds amazing :jointsmile:

I forgot to mention that I mastered the art of using a solar bong. I had my bong, 1/4, and a magnifying glass that I used to solar vape my pot. I could also make fires with a magnifying glass really fast by the end.

I have to agree, and I'm a little green with envy too! What a wonderful expereince!

hey dude, i was just there too! lone pine was an amazing place! this ranger there, his name was steve, came back with a lot of cool information on the place. had stories of meeting mel gibson during a movie he filmed there.

mt. whitney is a nice area also. did you go to green creek/lake?

I had such a great time. It was really nice to live away from my normal life for a few days.

How often do you get to use mud and seal your branch and stick shelter? I sealed my shelter with mud and pine needles. It was so relaxing and fun in the most simple of ways. I tried making a rabbit snare out of a plant made rope but I didn't catch anything. I set around 5 of them and only 1 of them attempted to snare something, one of broken but it looked like it closed on something.

We went to Mirror Lake. Then we saw Lone Pine Lake and Consoltation Lake on the hike.

I wanted one of the burgers at the bottom the Mt. Whitney when I came down but we got down at 7:40 and they already had shut down the grill :(

Damn, that sounds amazing. I'm jealous!

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Originally Posted by Dr.Hashman

We went to Mirror Lake. Then we saw Lone Pine Lake and Consoltation Lake on the hike.

I wanted one of the burgers at the bottom the Mt. Whitney when I came down but we got down at 7:40 and they already had shut down the grill :(

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yeah i wanted to get some grub and brews after coming back down, but we were going back to lone pine.