backpacker magazine quoted us...

[balzaccom]

A few weeks ago we got an email from Backpacker magazine, asking us for "local tips" on where people might go hiking in the Emigrant Wilderness. We were flattered, and even if we hadn't been, we would still have given them free advice. After all, it's what we do on our website,

https://sites.google.com/site/backpackthesierra/

So it was fun to see our recommendation appear in the latter pages of the new issue of Backpacker. Of course, it was edited down to fit a small space, but still.

We buy this magazine in airport news stands--despite the focus on danger (WAYYY too many bear stories!) and fear-mongering about deadly trails and desperate situations. It also has some good tips on basic techniques, and lots of suggestions of where to hike the next time you hit the trail, whether that be in Maine or Arizona.

And this month, one of those tips is the Emigrant Wilderness...Here's a link to their website: http://www.backpacker.com/

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[Jeff]

I stopped renewing my Backpacker magazine subscription a few years ago. In addition to the fear mongering I found way too many mistakes about trails I know about, and I mean stupid mistakes like the JMT taking a "left" at Tuolumne Meadows while southbound. But the nail in the coffin of my subscription was the hypothetical question posed to readers about what would you do if a pack of wolves was following you for a couple of days -- complete, utter non-sense! And then there are the ads showing tents pitched on grass next to a lake or stream or the favorite SUV parked near same. Did like the tips and trail features, but not enough to overcome the other factors. I hope they improve. Nice that they quoted the forum.