> Please post any suggestions "front" channel rather than back channel. > Glacier Bay is also a dream trip of mine that I know will be at minimum > 3 years away, if not more. I'm hording as much info as I can get my > hands on, and therefore would love to see your suggestions. > > Rick I will offer a few more thoughts on Glacier Bay DON'T DELAY: Don't wait three or four years, go now while you have your health and your dreams. Life has too many uncertainities to wait. BE FLEXIBLE with your schedule.your perfect route you planned all winter may be quickly overruled by bear problems. The park service will close down a camping site due to bear problems. (the problem usually begin as a human problem i.e. bad camping practices) The result is you will need to paddle longer distances to your campsite BE REALISTIC ON PADDLE DISTANCES weather and the gawk factor can slow you down WEATHER can get serious fast in Glacier Bay and damn cold. Wind whipping off the glaciers will bite through about any clothing. Add the rain of Southeast and if you are not prepared you will be hurting quickly. On the other hand we had four days of sunshine and t - shirt paddling weather so expect the worst and rejoice in the best. DO NOT FEED YOURSELF TO THE BEARS; practice safe bear camping and remember there are no guns allowed in Glacier Bay DO NOT FORGET TO PACK YOUR CHILDHOOD IMAGINATION What I loved most about Glacier Bay was the ice that was sculptured by wind and waves. Wild creatures, ancient castles, birds on the wing all protrayed in floating ice. Beautiful beyond words. If you are interested a while back I posted a trip report from my trip to Glacier Bay back in 89. It is long with I am sure more info than you are looking for but I could back channel post it to you if you want. Happy paddling Bob *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 18 2003 - 06:22:46 PST
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