Campground has wifi...and if you're lucky enough to find signal on the trail then you can message back and forth. Trail signal is the tough part to get. Edit: Also, I found that when I was at the campground and trying to communicate with friends back home, it was easier, for me, to use Twitter and just DM whoever I wanted to talk to...messages sent faster. Edit #2: We tried to used walkie talkies, with a 20 mile range, the 2nd time we stayed here and quickly found out that the terrain won't allow communication beyond half a mile typically. I suggest simply setting a schedule and plan a specific route using the trail maps and ride in a group so that way everyone can keep tabs on everyone else in case someone gets stuck or something and tell those who remain at the camp to expect you to return between a certain time and if you're more than an hour late, they can go possibly go search your specific route and check your specified rest stops. Planning is crucial due to comm difficulties.
You can usually get a text out
At&t or side band radios are your only options.
Find someone with an AT&T phone
Get those 2way walkie talkie 30 mile range
Service in the trails ranges from bad to none at all. You can get a good set of walkie talkies. Don't waste your money on cheap ones though. To reach those kind of distances through mountains you'll need a quality pair. Do some research.
Verizon works as long as you stand outside your cabin.... If you're on the trails you have to get to the high parts of the trails to make calls.... We have also used Kenwood Hand held radios that work pretty good.
Smoke signals
Thanks so much for all these responses, got something from each one!
Wifi
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