Mental Preparation & Common Sense

Mental preparation for your wilderness adventure is very important. As a wilderness traveler you must
be prepared to accept and make the best of any situation Nature deals to you during your trip. Difficulties
may come in the form of weather. For example, you may have clear blue skies at Hallo Bay Wilderness but,
120 miles away in Homer, the airport may be totally fogged in, not allowing your bush plane to make your scheduled flight until the afternoon or following day.

Another example would be that it might start raining on the first day of your 4 day trip and it continues to
rain for the duration of your stay. This does not mean that your trip is a "wash out". It just means that it
will have to be accepted and we will need to modify and adapt to fit the weather. This may mean going
out in full weather gear prepared for heavy rain. If the rain is accompanied by a bad storm, you may spend
the day inside the camp galley enjoying the wood burning stove and relaxing.

We at Hallo Bay Wilderness make every attempt to prepare you for situations that can arise during your
stay in part by making suggested clothing and equipment lists, which will help plan for eventualities. We
also recommend that guests plan for a day or two open at the end of the trip, before your next planned destination in the event of a potential delay in your departure from camp.

There are many facets of mental preparation to your wilderness adventure. We have just mentioned a
few. One should consider different situations, as we have no control over nature and wildlife but this is
also the greatest reason for this area to be as wild and remote as it is.

For more information feel free to contact us.
1-907-235-2237
hallobay@acsalaska.net


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