Last night I watched/read/researched

The Black Oil · 12-02-2017 12:09pm #1

Wild

Strange sort of film, really. That aside, at one point she has to break out her water purification gear...

Has me curious about the Pacific Crest Trail, though.

Halloween Jack · 12-02-2017 1:33pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Wild

Strange sort of film, really. That aside, at one point she has to break out her water purification gear...

Has me curious about the Pacific Crest Trail, though.

I'd love to do the John muir trail, which is a segment of the pct, not sure I'd fancy the full thing though, 500 miles of desert to start!

The Black Oil · 24-06-2017 3:40pm

Pretty cool SAR vehicle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKP8F7Xk_cQ

blackvalley · 28-06-2017 5:30pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Wild

Strange sort of film, really. That aside, at one point she has to break out her water purification gear...

Has me curious about the Pacific Crest Trail, though.

Thought the book was much better than the film . Gave you a sensation of the day to day relentless hiking.

The Black Oil · 07-07-2017 9:15am

blackvalley wrote: »

Thought the book was much better than the film . Gave you a sensation of the day to day relentless hiking.

How does the film character compare to that of the book?

blackvalley · 07-07-2017 12:42pm

The film character seems to be less troubled by the past events in her life than the character in the book .

Mickeroo · 07-07-2017 12:46pm

I found Tracks to be the more compelling film, I liked Wild a lot but it seemed fairly superficial to me. Must read the book at some stage though.

The Black Oil · 13-07-2017 10:32pm

Halloween Jack wrote: »

I'd love to do the John muir trail, which is a segment of the pct, not sure I'd fancy the full thing though, 500 miles of desert to start!

Paperwork too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LociQ0KAa3o

DonJose · 04-09-2017 4:54pm

Halloween Jack wrote: »

I'd love to do the John muir trail, which is a segment of the pct, not sure I'd fancy the full thing though, 500 miles of desert to start!

The desert section of the PCT is actually 702 miles

The Black Oil wrote: »

Paperwork too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LociQ0KAa3o

There are a limited number of JMT permits given out each year. However if you get a PCT through hiker permit this allows you access to all the parks and trails along the PCT without additional paperwork, including the JMT and Mt Whitney summit. The PCTA are releasing PCT permits early this year, starting with 35 permits a day on November 1st and a further 15 permits a day at a later day.

The Black Oil · 18-01-2019 1:26pm

Jaysus, those blades look fairly close to the snow/terrain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wPOd7-VezM

Jewelers · 19-01-2019 6:36pm

Halloween Jack wrote: »

I'd love to do the John muir trail, which is a segment of the pct, not sure I'd fancy the full thing though, 500 miles of desert to start!

yep looks stunning would love to do a week of of it , did a day section last year the cathedral lakes it was stunning