In the West Salmon Mountains of Trinity Alps Wilderness, day 2 followed better trail, as we headed up to Horse Ridge Trail along Horse Trail Ridge, tagging Trinity Summit (Guard Station) and North Trinity Mountain along the way. It hardly ever lost us!

More details here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2026/04/trinity-trinity-summit-and-horse-trail.html

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@sinabhfuil take a look at products made from Alpha Direct. It's a synthetic material. I have a hoodie made by Farpointe from the 90gsm weight, and it is amazingly warm, cozy, light and takes minimal space. Never smells bad, dries quickly. An Alpha Direct layer plus a lightweight shell (Patagonia Houdini, in my case) is very effective at keeping me warm and dry. Garage Grown Gear sells AD protects made by small makers.

I also have some down stuff as well. The Marmot Ghost Whisperer jacket and pants have been very useful to me. I was patient and found one on sale, and the other lightly used on eBay. They are pricey. Abd I have a 20-year-old Patagonia Nano Puff jacket with his that has synthetic, down-like filling that has been just amazingly good. Packs down into a minimal football. I bought it and the Houdini shell used, just as Yvon advises, and I've patched it.

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@zeank

When you use power banks on the trail you have to charge just enough.

While your phone is plugged into the power bank your phone runs at full power thinking it has unlimited wall power. If you plug your phone into your bank and leave it overnight your phone will suck down the power all night long.

I charge my phone starting at dinner time to about %85-95 then unplug it. I may read or watch a movie then I turn it off until morning.

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