Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail
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I have never taken a hiking vacation before, but would love to do this. 2021 or 2022? That should give me enough time to get in shape for 2 week hike.
wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 16:10 last edited by@Friday said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:
I have never taken a hiking vacation before, but would love to do this. 2021 or 2022? That should give me enough time to get in shape for 2 week hike.
The PCT is right there! You gotta do at least part of it!
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Wow, you make the coolest vacations, TG!
What about food? Do you have to take all food with you? What about emergencies?
wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 16:58 last edited by taiwan_girl@Klaus Have to take all your own food.
You can make your own "freeze dried" food. It is not too bad. The problem with this hike is how much to carry. 1 kg per day? Probably a bit less.
As for emergency, that is why I have the emergency GPS. However, from what I have read, you could be up to 24 hours from getting a help to your location. The Garmin InReach has a emergency locator button that works off satellites so covers 100% of the globe.
Fortunate, that you are not doing mountain climbing, etc. The topographic terrain is not super difficult. There are some river crossing that can be pretty fast flowing, and that is one reason if I do go, later in the summer season would be better as ice melt is less. (And mosquitos are less too!!)
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@Klaus Have to take all your own food.
You can make your own "freeze dried" food. It is not too bad. The problem with this hike is how much to carry. 1 kg per day? Probably a bit less.
As for emergency, that is why I have the emergency GPS. However, from what I have read, you could be up to 24 hours from getting a help to your location. The Garmin InReach has a emergency locator button that works off satellites so covers 100% of the globe.
Fortunate, that you are not doing mountain climbing, etc. The topographic terrain is not super difficult. There are some river crossing that can be pretty fast flowing, and that is one reason if I do go, later in the summer season would be better as ice melt is less. (And mosquitos are less too!!)
wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 17:50 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:
@Klaus Have to take all your own food.
You can make your own "freeze dried" food. It is not too bad. The problem with this hike is how much to carry. 1 kg per day? Probably a bit less.
As for emergency, that is why I have the emergency GPS. However, from what I have read, you could be up to 24 hours from getting a help to your location. The Garmin InReach has a emergency locator button that works off satellites so covers 100% of the globe.
Fortunate, that you are not doing mountain climbing, etc. The topographic terrain is not super difficult. There are some river crossing that can be pretty fast flowing, and that is one reason if I do go, later in the summer season would be better as ice melt is less. (And mosquitos are less too!!)
What kind of food do you like to take? For me the longer the hike the less fancy I get.
And yeah, although emergency GPS devices are a Godsend, you're still out in the middle of nowhere; best to look after yourself. Do you bring any personal protection?
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wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 17:59 last edited by
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!
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wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 18:04 last edited by Mik
Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a
cannonrifle big enough to stop one. -
Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a
cannonrifle big enough to stop one.wrote on 13 Jun 2020, 22:37 last edited by@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
cannonrifle big enough to stop one.Nah, a .300 magnum will do it. I used to know somebody who had one...
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Only animals to worry about are the musk ox. I doubt you would want to lug around a
cannonrifle big enough to stop one.wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 01:58 last edited by@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
cannonrifle 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!!!!
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 02:32 last edited by
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...
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Friday said in Who wants to take a walk? - Arctic Circle Trail:
I have never taken a hiking vacation before, but would love to do this. 2021 or 2022? That should give me enough time to get in shape for 2 week hike.
The PCT is right there! You gotta do at least part of it!
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 07:27 last edited byOnly single day hikes on the PCT for now. And you have to stay local. So, we'll see....
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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...
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 11:14 last edited by@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...
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@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...
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 12:50 last edited by@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.
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@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.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 16:17 last edited by 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.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 20:29 last edited by
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.
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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.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 21:45 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2021, 23:54 last edited by
Another interesting arctic trail hike that would be interesting. But, I think it may be a bit out of my technical range.
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
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wrote on 5 Oct 2021, 23:55 last edited by
Would still like to do the Arctic Circle Trail. Maybe summer 2022?
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 00:02 last edited by
Do it soon. It might not be Arctic anymore.
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 00:14 last edited by
Anything to kill up there?
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 00:26 last edited by
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
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 00:36 last edited by
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.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
