Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail

[Catseye3]

That sounds wonderful, TG. You have to send pics as you go. I'll enjoy so much reading about your progress from my nice comfortable chair.

But seriously, this sounds like a life-changer. I bet for the rest of your life, you will divide whatever happens to you as happening "before the hike" and "after the hike". And even more important, I bet you will look at any number of events and/or personal happenings differently as a result of it.

I hope you're able to do it!

[Mik]

Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a cannon rifle big enough to stop one.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a cannon rifle big enough to stop one.

Nah, a .300 magnum will do it. I used to know somebody who had one...

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a cannon rifle big enough to stop one.

There was a post on the trail group that polar bears were spotted near the trail in Sept. 2019, the first time in something like 25 years.

I also learned a new rime about when meeting a bear:

if its black, fight back
if its brown, lay down
if its white, say good night!!!!

[Jolly]

It all tastes like pork.

A 200 pound bear carcass resembles human after you skin it out and take off the head. Interestingly enough, a taxidermist will not guarantee a bear skin, since if not done exactly right, the hair can "loose" on the skin, causing patchy spots...

[Friday]

@Aqua-Letifer

Only single day hikes on the PCT for now. And you have to stay local. So, we'll see....

[George K]

@Jolly said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

It all tastes like pork.

A 200 pound bear carcass resembles human after you skin it out and take off the head. Interestingly enough, a taxidermist will not guarantee a bear skin, since if not done exactly right, the hair can "loose" on the skin, causing patchy spots...

The things you learn here...

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

@Jolly said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

It all tastes like pork.

A 200 pound bear carcass resembles human after you skin it out and take off the head. Interestingly enough, a taxidermist will not guarantee a bear skin, since if not done exactly right, the hair can "loose" on the skin, causing patchy spots...

The things you learn here...

I'll give you another, one Aqua is better at than I...It's not always easy to judge the size of a bear. Fastest way I know, is to look at the ears. Big ears, little bear. Little ears, big bear.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

@George-K said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

@Jolly said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

It all tastes like pork.

A 200 pound bear carcass resembles human after you skin it out and take off the head. Interestingly enough, a taxidermist will not guarantee a bear skin, since if not done exactly right, the hair can "loose" on the skin, causing patchy spots...

The things you learn here...

I'll give you another, one Aqua is better at than I...It's not always easy to judge the size of a bear. Fastest way I know, is to look at the ears. Big ears, little bear. Little ears, big bear.

Yeah, I think it works on the same principle as puppy paws: it's the proportion that helps you size it up.

By the way, Larry was completely correct about black vs. brown bears. Black bears are more or less fine unless you piss them off or you come across a mama. Brown bears can just be fuckers. I'm glad I've never seen one.

[Optimistic]

What an amazing destination!

@taiwan_girl I may have missed this in the thread, but what is the longest hiking trip you´ve had to pack for?

I have the REI Passage 1, but kind of wish I got the 2. The 1 is just wide enough for my sleeping pad/bag, and I really would like to have a little more room to fit my dog.

[taiwan_girl]

@Optimistic I have done a three day, but that is my longest. For a hike like this, i would like to try and keep it about 18 kg or so. I am going to back the backpack to this weight and see if I can handle it, and if so, for how long! LOL

The good thing is the pack will get lighter each day.

[taiwan_girl]

Another interesting arctic trail hike that would be interesting. But, I think it may be a bit out of my technical range.

Canadian Arctic treks

It seems that there are a bit of technical river crossing, which I have never done, so probably the above is the the place to try them. 555

[taiwan_girl]

Would still like to do the Arctic Circle Trail. Maybe summer 2022?

[Mik]

Do it soon. It might not be Arctic anymore.

[Jolly]

Anything to kill up there?

[taiwan_girl]

555 If I ever make the trek, I would carry what i need. though I am sure that there are things to eat up there. LOL

[Jolly]

Caribou, polar bear, musk ox, ptarmigan, along with arctic fox and lynx.

Lynx ain't bad if you cook it right.

And do be careful with polar bears...They do hunt people.

[taiwan_girl]

@jolly 555
Maybe you are better equip to go there than I am . i am actually afraid fo chickens. LOL

[Jolly]

True story...I bailed off in the muskeg trying to get a wounded black bear. I have done some very stupid things in my life.

[Renauda]

@jolly said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:

Caribou, polar bear, musk ox, ptarmigan, along with arctic fox and lynx.
Lynx ain't bad if you cook it right.

You forgot arctic hares.

When I used to hunt, my friend's cousin once brought along a German fellow who was a butcher by trade. He was quite an outdoorsman and had a trapper's license. He brought out some mystery sausage he had made. It was excellent. After a couple of days of guess the mystery sausage, he confided that it was lynx and beaver. No puns please.