In his notes he mentions cell service is limited to a few areas close to interstates. He wants updates for future hikers. His maps are awesome. Show route & alternatives hiked & untried ones all color coded.
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I figured at least 100 hrs downloading & plotting trail. He replied to my initial email & said he was busy & would get back to me when he had time. This email was "my comp is broke I'm sending from my dropbox account, normally send more...sorry for delay." Afer looking at it, just random, I replied there was no reason to appologize for sending recent info he has no obligation to & now I have to send him another one after seeing how great it is!
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After several emails with Stephan & a few other places I have revised the itinerary. Most likely Pistol Creek & Moose Creek are out. Mainly because it would involve flown in supplies & most likely they wouldn’t fly fuel in. Yellowpine may look a weird choice but it’s a small mountain community (host an annual harmonica festival) & Once we hike to the dead end road I’m pretty sure we can get a ride from most vehicles. Same with Hoodoo Pass. Long way to town but area traveled by outdoors people. Of course all is subject to change as I research more.
Most of it looks to be mail drops as most of the towns are very small. One note Stephan made was there may not be a single laundry mat along the route!
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
After several emails with Stephan & a few other places I have revised the itinerary. Most likely Pistol Creek & Moose Creek are out. Mainly because it would involve flown in supplies & most likely they wouldn’t fly fuel in. Yellowpine may look a weird choice but it’s a small mountain community (host an annual harmonica festival) & Once we hike to the dead end road I’m pretty sure we can get a ride from most vehicles. Same with Hoodoo Pass. Long way to town but area traveled by outdoors people. Of course all is subject to change as I research more.
Most of it looks to be mail drops as most of the towns are very small. One note Stephan made was there may not be a single laundry mat along the route!
ICT Resupply 2.pdf
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I got in my NFS maps of Boise, & north & south maps of the Frank. Love the ones of the Frank, but Boise to large scale so I went with old stanby for large scale map, Delorme Atlas. Love it. Current plan is to add some water caches in first 100 miles or so, so it will help a lot! As I research futher I know I will be adding more FS maps when I know which ones I need. Can never have to many maps!
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New vido out of person that though hiked with various people. He started late(late June) & desert got to hot & he skipped north. Came back and finished after hitting northern terminus.
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Unfortunately he had to road walk a lot due to fire closures, he mentions many overgrown secstion from previous trail journals have been cleared last year!
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Just thinking here. What about starting at I-90/ Hammett. Hike north & come back to do desert & long waterless streches with trail legs. Just a thought right now since I can't get there till mid June. My dates are defined by few shows I do each year. I can skip a majr one(Sturgis) but have to do the two on each side of the hike.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
Just thinking here. What about starting at I-90/ Hammett. Hike north & come back to do desert & long waterless streches with trail legs. Just a thought right now since I can't get there till mid June. My dates are defined by few shows I do each year. I can skip a majr one(Sturgis) but have to do the two on each side of the hike.
I got this vidio of his Blog at idahocentennialtrail.blogspot.com/
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I'm more inclined to do more water caches & go NOBO, Mabey even buswack the river to start. But something to keep in back of our minds if we get there in a heat wave.
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He basically started his hike in July - a few days. Girlfriend couldn't do miles between water caches due to blisters. I would prefer a continuos hike. NOBO. But if weather, Fire or some other obtacle prevents that so be it. My intention is to thru hike. It's short enough that I shouldn't get worn down physically. Bushwacking tend to uplift me mentally knowing I have the knowledge to do it! I have done some emails regarding resupply & have many more to go.
I feel optomistic that things will work out. But this isn't the AT, PCT< or even the CDT as one journal mentioned. Every journal mentioned bushwacking at som point. Many bailing from certain sections. Still have to contend with water & possible forest fires.
Fires I can't plan for, but I will be watching the weather in ID untilll I hit the trail. One of the big difference from western vs Eastern hiking is snow pack. Dry winter means more severe & earlier fires. A severe winter may mean ice axe through early sections, but more water.
All in all it will come to adapt to conditions. I want to thru hike this. That's my goal. If I don't reach it...it can be a heck of a LASH what ever I do! -
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OzJacko wrote:
Does finishing SOBO make it easier for getting from terminus to town?
Is doing the whole thing SOBO an option?
I would go Sobo, you will have snow up high till June. I would not want to be in south Idaho in julyCheesecake> Ramen -
With early to mid June start temps look doable. General concensus of past hikers is NOBO is easier & less potential of fire closures. I'll be watching ID snow chart for sure this winter. For me my timing is limited to time between shows.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
With early to mid June start temps look doable. General concensus of past hikers is NOBO is easier & less potential of fire closures. I'll be watching ID snow chart for sure this winter. For me my timing is limited to time between shows.
On the AT for example, they say SOBO is harder because you do the Whites and Maine before you're trail fit. But you also do them before you're trail crippled. Whatever. They're hard both ways.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait. -
Recieved some great news in an email tonight. Ranches in the "Frank" Wilderness are serviced by USPS via airplane once a week at a rate slightly over Priority Mail! My not have to worry about the 30 mile hitch to Yellowpine although the town does sound friendly. So planning is looking like this:ICT Resupply.pdf Some stops may be eliminated. It's starting to come together!
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Trailgrove did an article about some of the hot springs trailgroove.com/forums/topic/1…6464-872d5bfd75-112534921
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Hey there,
Clay Jacobson here. Hiked the ICT in 2015 and my video is posted a few comments up. I am located here in Boise and am happy to help out with what I can. Feel free to hit me up with any questions. For the past few weeks I've been building a website at IdahoCentennailTrail.org. It isn't fully functional yet but you might find some helpful info in the Trail Sections page. Good luck to you guys. The ICT is one hell of a trip. -
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Welcome to the Cafe Clay! The info you provided me proved invaluable in planning.
Unfortuanately, Hikerboy & I have agreed to postpone our trip for a year. My work schedule changed some & he Hoste/Fort Bastionl isn't to a point where I feel right to leave it for an extended time. I'm going to devote my resources there thist year. We are now planning to hike it in 2017. -
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
Welcome to the Cafe Clay! The info you provided me proved invaluable in planning.
Unfortuanately, Hikerboy & I have agreed to postpone our trip for a year. My work schedule changed some & he Hoste/Fort Bastionl isn't to a point where I feel right to leave it for an extended time. I'm going to devote my resources there thist year. We are now planning to hike it in 2017.
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