Backpacking the Silver Peak Wilderness in Big Sur. We will backpack 5 days and 4 nights Dec. 15-19 camping at Estrella, Lion Den, Silver and Buckeye camps. (We may shorten the trip by 1 day with a 6 mile hike on the third day and eliminating Silver camp.) There is water at each camp and there will be great views of the Big Sur coast and we will camp at a large Native American village sites, where artifacts can be found (artifacts must be left in place). Distance each day will be 3 to 6 miles, with 1500 ft. climb on each of the first 2 days and dropping back down the next 2-3 days. This is a good opportunity to meet camping and cooking requirements for ranks and Cooking MB and many of the requirements for Camping and Backpacking MBs. It will also be a good conditioning trek for the Sierra trek. Trip is limited to Scouts with backpacking experience due to the substantial elevation gains.
