Hey everyone. One of my adult sons can take a week off in the first half of April and he has asked me to go hiking with him (which I love). Together we have hiked various parts of the Appalachian trail (never the entirety). Anyway, both of us are in shape and have everything needed for up to a week long adventure. I was just spitballing if we should fly out west and see something new for 4-5 days? I welcome ideas, thanks!
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Altitudes above 5k feet might still have snow or patches of snow. Deeper snow the higher you get in altitude.
You could fly into one of the backcountry airstrips in the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Figure out a route and have a return flight out from another airstrip. You’ll see deer, elk, maybe bear and sheep. Beautiful country.
You could fly into one of the backcountry airstrips in the Middle Fork of the Salmon. Figure out a route and have a return flight out from another airstrip. You’ll see deer, elk, maybe bear and sheep. Beautiful country.
Echoing @texwest44. That’s a great time of year to visit southern Utah or southern Arizona.
duckhunt
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Blackhills South Dakota is nice.
That’s another good one. I have pheasant hunted several times in SD but never visited the Black Hills.
duckhunt
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I've never hiked there but I hear the Mikelson trail is a good one.
Needles Highway in the hills opens back up April 1. Good drive. Some good trails in Custer State Park and that general area. Little Devils Tower, buncha trails to Black Elk Peak. Some other good trails in the area. Badlands NP should be free of snow as well.
BigHornRam
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Winter is not yet over with up north.
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Wildabeest
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I’ll second the vote for southern UT. Tons of options. You won’t be disappointed.
Love sport burning season in the Root. mtmuley
Caseknife
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The river trail in Hells Canyon believe would be open, no snow. Would require a jetboat ride or two, would be fun, might be a rattlesnake or two.
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BigHornRam
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You would have really enjoyed it a couple weeks ago, when I lit up the slash piles from my neighbor's trees that blew down in last summers wind storm.
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My family and I just returned from Kanab in southern Utah. Highly recommend hiking Zion and the slot canyons.
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