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Survival Gear: I always carry a rain coat and rain pants and good fleece or wool sweater in my daypack, even when the day starts off cloudless and warm. Weather moves in very quickly in the Northern Rockies. Expect some rain at least 1 out of every 3 days. But, let's hope that the rain won't be bothersome. An advantage of hiking from a base camp is that you come back from hiking to a good tarp over the fire pit, plenty of wood for a fire, (and with an outfitter who caters meals, a prepared dinner). Needless to say, if it's raining, such amenities make quite a difference.

Gear List: Things to consider for your day hike either in your pack or wearing. However, also keep in mind that you're trying to minimize the load on you back so that you can enjoy the hiking from the start. For example, on the long road into the Eagle's Nest camp, I generally leave camera, binoculars and the like behind. And because water filters will be available, I generally start off with only 1 water bottle full.

Particularly for crossing steams, a hiking stick can be of use.

[  ] Binoculars
[  ] Blister Kit
[  ] Camera
[  ] Car keys [1 set in pack; one in duffel]

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