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2009 Trips
I have some really exciting plans for this spring, summer, and fall. I am super excited about the upcoming trips, as always, but this time it is mixed with even a little bit of extra nervousness. I always feel at least a twinge of nerves when I am setting off on a trip, but that is part of the excitement of it all. It is great to step out of the bubble, into a new realm, and live simply with just what you have in your backpack. The first trip, from April until August, takes this to a new level and provides some new challenges.
As I write this I am still planning and researching the exact route, but basically I will go through Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, South Africa, and possibly Zambia, and Zimbabwe, ideally following the mountains of East Africa and the Great Rift Valley escarpments. I am still figuring out visas, routes, resupplies, how to get myself gear (i.e. shoes, socks, batteries) as things wear through, and many other logistical aspects. This should be a really interesting and educational trip. I will keep you all posted so check back to the website to see updates and photos (Click here to jump to Current Trip page).
In September and October, I am planning on hiking with two hiking friends and making a loop, mostly cross country, around the Owens Valley in eastern California. We haven’t come up with any fancy name for the hike. The loop will entail following a mix of the Sierra Crest Route, the Sierra High Route, a connector to Death Valley, a route through Death Valley to a traverse of the crest of the White Mountains, then a connector past Mono Lake and Bodie back into the High Sierras. This should be another great hike through an awesome variety of scenery.
~Justin Lichter