Comments on: How to get outdoor trip ideas https://pmags.com/how-to-get-backpacking-trip-ideas Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/how-to-get-backpacking-trip-ideas#comment-699255 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 04:19:53 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7226#comment-699255 In reply to Mark Wetherington.

Good conversation, be it in person or online, is always invaluable.

]]> By: Mark Wetherington https://pmags.com/how-to-get-backpacking-trip-ideas#comment-699252 Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:20:34 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7226#comment-699252 Great information. I’ve also found that some useful information can be gained about future trips from chatting with people you meet on the trail, at the trailhead, or at a campground. I don’t try to be too chatty, but I’ve had friendly rapports develop into conversations that clued me in to great info. Stuff like alternate routes from one drainage to another, great campsites, off-trail waterfalls, etc.

I think the people fighting against “gatekeeping” would be doing a much better service to novice backpackers by encouraging them to become informed and proficient at trip planning (by just linking to this post, honestly) rather than clamoring for details about locations without any context. I guess it’s just more sexy and righteous to feel like you’re fighting against the elite than it is to encourage learning self-sufficient skills that can be used for a lifetime and enrich your experience.

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