My friend and I are planning to drive up arriving at night Friday, May 26, possibly finding a pull off near Allen--any advice on availability of pull-offs on the Friday night of Memorial day weekend? Doing Allen Sat., then on Sun. friend needs Dial and Nippletop, then Monday Rocky Peak Ridge and drive home.
Any advice on stream crossings for Allen, any sites for the current route? Is a summer tent okay or do we need my 3 season tent (sharing tent)? How difficult is Rocky Peak Ridge?
Any suggestions for me to do one of the great range solo while my friend is doing Dial and Nippletop? I already did Dial and Nippletop, Colvin and Blake and Sawteeth. I don't like exposure too much, especially alone. I like to hike with a group or at least one other person, so I don't want to pick one that I will have to do the same mountain again with a group. I was thinking Gothics OR Armstrong because the trail head is "across the street" ? I don't think I can do both Gothics and Armstrong and then do Rocky on the next day, Monday. Maybe someone has an idea for just one that I won't be likely to hike again with a group.
I'm thinking of taking running shoes and just doing Fishhawk and Indian head with my friend and walking out Lake Rd. with the running shoes to save my feet for Rocky on Monday. I don't think Rocky is going to be as easy as she thinks, but she is planning on becoming a 46er this summer and has done a lot of it solo. I'm only up to having done 43 and the only ones I have done solo are Wright, Esther, Street and Nye and Cascade (no laughing, please!) She's also about 10 years younger than me. I'm 67. She wants to do all of these as day hikes, hiking every day. Any advice on general weather conditions to expect on Memorial Day Weekend, snow microspikes, etc.? I know it's going to be black fly season. She has no microspikes, but I am taking mine, at least for Allen for the slime. Please let me know if anyone thinks this is a particularly bad time of the year to be doing any of these peaks.
Any advice on stream crossings for Allen, any sites for the current route? Is a summer tent okay or do we need my 3 season tent (sharing tent)? How difficult is Rocky Peak Ridge?
Any suggestions for me to do one of the great range solo while my friend is doing Dial and Nippletop? I already did Dial and Nippletop, Colvin and Blake and Sawteeth. I don't like exposure too much, especially alone. I like to hike with a group or at least one other person, so I don't want to pick one that I will have to do the same mountain again with a group. I was thinking Gothics OR Armstrong because the trail head is "across the street" ? I don't think I can do both Gothics and Armstrong and then do Rocky on the next day, Monday. Maybe someone has an idea for just one that I won't be likely to hike again with a group.
I'm thinking of taking running shoes and just doing Fishhawk and Indian head with my friend and walking out Lake Rd. with the running shoes to save my feet for Rocky on Monday. I don't think Rocky is going to be as easy as she thinks, but she is planning on becoming a 46er this summer and has done a lot of it solo. I'm only up to having done 43 and the only ones I have done solo are Wright, Esther, Street and Nye and Cascade (no laughing, please!) She's also about 10 years younger than me. I'm 67. She wants to do all of these as day hikes, hiking every day. Any advice on general weather conditions to expect on Memorial Day Weekend, snow microspikes, etc.? I know it's going to be black fly season. She has no microspikes, but I am taking mine, at least for Allen for the slime. Please let me know if anyone thinks this is a particularly bad time of the year to be doing any of these peaks.
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