Thank you Zims, I have everything booked for Aug 5th and I do now have a hiking partner. A friend and I were talking and he said he would love to go on the trip so we got him signed up. Cant wait. I love this forum and all the experience shared on here.

Thanks Ingo, I appreciate your help.

Can anyone tell me what the distance is from Daisy Farm, up to Lookout Tower then back down the Greenstone to Three Mile CG?

Ingo,

Thanks, yes Im a little bit tech starved. I did that and its a great tool, thank you so much for sharing!

Is the spreadsheet locked? When I open it it doesn't allow me to enter anything.

Thanks fonixmunkee,

I appreciate your insight, I won't worry about it, Im looking forward to the adventure!

Yes it does jrwiesz, I did mean "full" and not closed. Thanks

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. On another subject, I was reading through about the camp grounds. Is there a problem that there is none open? I mean it might seem like a stupid question...

Stephen,

My thoughts exactly. I was asking for the last 8 years and could be asking for the next 8 years. Done, booked it and ready to roll. I might even go for longer. Thanks to everyone on this site it will be a reality.

Again, thank you all for your input. As for taking someone, I have been asking around, I get a lot of yea that would be cool, but no one says anything after that. So I will still try but regardless Im going.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will look at the maps and let you know what I decide.

Good morning everyone, I have spent weeks on this site reading everything I can, I have enjoyed it immensely. This Aug 2016 I plan on my first trip to IR. So far I will be alone. I plan on going for 4 days on the island. I have NO backpacking experience other than when I was 16 years old. Im now 60 ...