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Tahoe to Whitney Backpacker's Forum Site Features
The main features: Information, questions, and answers
TahoetoWhitney has two parts on the web. The TahoetoWhitney.Com Trail Guide is the main part. This is the forum.
Trail Guide
The Trail Guide is a work in progress that will eventually depict the all the main High Sierra Nevada Crest trails between Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney. I've walked all the routes described on the trail guide a minimum of four times, with one notable exception. I've hiked most of the trails 10+ times. Except for the section between Jenkins Canyon to Saint Mary's Pass along the TYT. I've only hiked that section once, about 17 years ago. Nonetheless, the trail guide is my view of the trails. The Forum is where you can post up your view of these trails.
Scope
The trails I feature on the trail guide include the Pacific Crest Trail route from Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney, as well as the route variations that the John Muir and Tahoe to Yosemite Trails offer along the way. The guide starts at Meeks Bay, the starting point of the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail, and terminates when we exit the Mount Whitney Portal at the South end of the John Muir Trail. Unlike the PCT hiker, I hike from North to South.
Along the way the trail guide also explores alternative and side routes that parallel the main trails, scrambles and local peaks that you can climb on your "days off" or as specific destinations of local short and medium distance trips. The trail guide also explores local trailheads you can use to craft short and medium distance backpacking trips along classic sections of the Sierra Nevada crest trails.
Although I strongly suggest that you walk the whole span of the High Sierra Nevada Mountain trails between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney in one grand trip, I understand that this goal will have to be broken down into sections for many hikers.
My real point is that the trails along the Sierra Nevada crest between the Tahoe Basin down to Mount Whitney compose a special zone of reality. The longer you stay in, the deeper into this reality you will go. These sites are designed to give you access to that reality, one step at a time, or all at once.
Forum-Trail Guide Relationship
Each Trail Guide page is composed of pictures, videos, elevations, maps and mileages, all drawn together with my descriptions of the each section of each route.
On every Trail Guide page you will find "comments" and "forum" links through which you can post your comments, questions, and/or experiences about that particular location along the Sierra Crest Trails. These links bring you to the related forum page on this site.
This forum, besides hosting the comments and the added dimensions your experiences add to my trail guide descriptons of these trails, also addresses the classic backpacking topics.
The Gear, Weather, Food, Living Things, and of course the Trails Forums reflect my first disorganized attempts to represent the full range of topics that concern the four-season traveler in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The links above bring you to the second part of TahoetoWhitney: to the subjects that this Backpacker Forum gives you the oppertunity to put in your two-cents worth about specific locations or backpacking topics. Any unregistered user can leave text comments, questions, or relate their experiences on the forums. Registered users can post images, maps, and videos...
You are Now on the Backpacker's Forum.
This Backpacker's Forum has three major components.
First, the Backpacker's Forum contains a Forum for each section of the trail covered by the trail guide. Second, the Forums also cover a wide range of backpacking topics. Third, this Forum features the front page, which simultanously publishes your posts from the various Forums, as well as from the comments feature on the trail guide. I figure that the trails and topics are of general interest and use to all backpackers, whatever terrain or climate charterizes your particular backyard, your particular home backpacking zone.
But I'm interested in hearing about your home hiking zone...
Here's the completed Forums for the trails, so far.
Here's the complete trails and topics Forums, so far.
Front page publication: TahoetoWhitney.org.
Registering
Unregistered visitors are limited to posting text-only comments on the Forum. The comments links from the trail guide into the trails forums allow unregistered users to post basic text-only comments and pages in the Backpacker's Forums. But I'd prefer you register.., but that's up to you.
Registering on this site allows you to post your own pages within the Forum for that section of the trail, or on any backpacking topic. Upon registeration your posts can easily include pictures, embedded videos, and maps.
If you have a backpacking website that features a particular backpacking zone or topic, I invite you to register and post content about your speciality...
Registered Users
You can post your own pages on any specific backpacking topic or location on this Backpacker's Fourm, or on any topic you feel is informative for backpackers.
First, check out the backpacking topics in the Forum to see if your post has a catagory. I'm constantly adding content and refining the topics. If you can't find a topic that suits you, or if you are uncertain, don't worry. Just select the type of content you want to create from the left sidebar, and get to work! All posts you make will run across the front page of this site. I constantly monitor the site, and move errant posts to the proper forum.
Select the type of post you want to make. "Forum" posts are organized in order, and each page links to the previous and next post in the selected or created Forum. Trail Notes and Book Pages stand alone within a Forum.
If you want to post on a specific backpacking location, or a specific trip along a section of the trails, then locate the particular Forum that covers that particular section of the trail, then click the type of post that most suits the character of your post. Your post will be published both in that Forum, as well as across the front page of this site.
Types of Content
All types of content are avaiable to Registered Users. Only the content type "Your Story" can be used by unregistered users. "Your Story" only allows plain-text. The content-types available to registered allows for video and map embeds, as well as embedding images within the text. It's pretty nice. You can easily share your experience through the forum. These Forums are linked to and back from the location and topic pages on the trail guide, which allows you to add your perspective to my view of the trail, as well as my approach to backpacking gear and skills. Your additions can only enrich my view of the trail, and what it take to hike it. Welcome!
Trail Notes: Full Featured. Good for all types of posts.
Trail Forum: Full Featured. Use this to broach a new subject under a Forum topic only. Best to use another content type.
Trip Book: Full Features. Each page you make will link to the next page you make in a series of pages describing your trip. This is ideal for breaking up a trip into its logical parts.
Backpacking Notice: Full Features, but no comments allowed. Single-Page stand alone notification or information. Events, Hiker Bios, or corrections are typical uses of the Notice.
Your Story: No Video, Map, or Picture embed features. This type of content is avaiable for non-registered users to construct their own pages in the topics and locations forums, as well as across the home page. Thus it is stripped of features that would present a security threat to this site.
Registered users can select the applicable content type for their particular post. Note the taxonomic catagories for each post. Select the terms that best describe your posts.
Taxonomy
This means that when you post you will be asked to specify the type of posting you are making, the National Forest, Wilderness Area, and Season your experience occured, and other pertinent information. This will allow the site to organize your post with other posts that share either topic or location.
There are "none" and "all" options for most topics, to cover the wide range of information that backpackers generate. If you are not sure about a specific location, leave it blank.
Note: This site is under construction. If the Forum you need is not yet set up, make your post without specifying a Forum Topic or Location, and when I set up the Forum I will move your post to the proper Forum, if applicable. The same goes for the other taxonomic catagories. If you have any questions, hit me up, or leave it blank. I will make sure everything gets into its proper place.
Backpacker News, Information, Experiences, and Wisdom
The third component of this Backpacker's Forum is up to you: Between you and me and the rest of our visitiors, I''m trying to gather as wide variety of sources and contributors on any and all issues of interest to High Sierra backpackers as possible. I'm always looking for current backpacking conditions, weather, trail conditions, and other "on the trail" issues in the Sierra Nevada.
On the other hand, you are also welcome to post any "off the trail" backpacker news that interests you. Information about backpacker events, news, and science are always informative and welcome here.
Feel free to post your general thoughts on backpacking across the front page of this site.
Goal
I want you to hike from Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney. These sites are focused on, and are designed to support long-distance solo backpackers hiking between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney. This information will work well for all backpackers, Pacific Crest Trail hikers, horse packers, fishermen, hunters, and cross country travelers who travel from Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney.
I also want you to post notes and descriptions of your long and short distance backpacking trips you've done along the High Sierra Crest and its feeder trails. I want you to post your experiences with gear, weather, animals, insects, fording, and other members of High Sierra Trail Culture.
If you are building a trip, I want this site to answer your questions, allow you to view detailed and regional topo maps, provide resupply information, and accurately specify mileages and elevations.
My belief is that your perspective on the Sierra Experience is important. What you experienced while backpacking the High Sierra , your approach to backpacking in general, and all issues related to how you approach the wilderness, your gear preferences, or any topic that you are interested in is important. Your experiences will be of interest and informative to other backpackers.
Unlike many sites, TahoetoWhitney combines the personal experience of a detailed personal trail guide with the input and experiences of other hikers. I have hiked almost all the trails I report on at least four times.
Yet four times across a trail is still just scraping the surface of the experiences these regions hold. That is nothing. I need your experiences to fill in the gaps. I believe that it is vital to have a range of High Sierra Backpackers, trail workers, horse packers, hunters, and other elements of High Sierra trail culture enrich the basic information I've provided through the Trail Guide and Forum.
I'm setting up the information about the main trails down the length of the Sierras, and I need you add your experiences to fill it out.
So I have designed these sites for a two-way relationship. This forum and its related trail guide are set up to provide High Sierra backpackers with solid information, and to collect your information, experiences, and perspective, about every particular segment of the trails on the Sierra Crest.
Related Backpacking Skills and Information: Under Construction.
New backpackers, and backpackers new to the Sierras, can use The Forum to ask questions about every segment of the trails between Lake Tahoe and Mount Whitney. Gear and Skills questions are also welcome. The point is to help you find what works for you from among the wide variety of approaches to High Sierra travel.
A neglected aspect of this forum, so far, is the related Backpacking Skills and Gear sections. Though this forum will ultimately cover all aspects of backpacking, construction of the Trail Guide currently has priority over the development of the related backpacking skills and Gear sections.
As I wrestle the massive work of building this Trail Guide to completion, I will turn more of my time and attention to constructing the backpacking skills sections. In the meantime, shoot me an email if you have any questions.
If you specialize in one of the backpacking arts, such as food, navigation, rope work, or whatever, please post up under the appropriate Forum Topic. If there is no topic for your skill, shoot me an email and I'll set you up.
All questions, comments, and contributions are welcome.
Finding Information
This Backpacker's Forum also provides detailed searches of the content of both sites, due to their interrelated nature.
When you search a topic on this site, the results will refer to posts on this site, and each post also links to the related page on the Trail Guide.
Your posts will be included in these search results, adding your experiences, questions, and comments to enrich the understanding of every visitor to the topics covered by the Trail Guide and Forum.
In addition, there are tags at the bottom of each article that are linked to all the information avaiable on that topic or location, which are also linked to the corresponding Trail Guide pages.
Welcome to Tahoe to Whitney,
now hit the trail...
Alex Wierbinski
TahoetoWhitney.ORG: Backpacker's Forum
TahoetoWhitney.COM: The Trail Guide
TahoetoWhitney: YouTube
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In addition, there are tags at the bottom of each article that are linked to all the information avaiable on that topic or location, which are also linked to the corresponding Trail Guide pages.
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