[pct-l] Water and difficulty on the trail

[montypct]

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From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com>
To: <trackwolf at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Water and difficulty on the trail


>I don't know if this question has been answered yet.
> For me the most reliable source in most cases, but www.4jeffrey.net can 
> save you from loading yourself down.  Hikers update it for hikers.  By the 
> date of entry for each water source you can guage the reliability of the 
> post.
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> I calculate the miles I do per half liter, figure in the temperature at 
> the time and the elevation changes.  I add on a half liter or more 
> depending on the distance to the next source as a buffer in case a source 
> is dry.
> Very often the sources are so close together I don't weigh myself down 
> much at all.
> I have very, very seldom come to a source without a reserve.
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> Your question about the most difficulty, If you meant non water related, I 
> have had on the trail was being threatened by (cornered) "He's never done 
> that before!" dogs that were not on a leash, running as a dog might do in 
> front of the owners.  One time it was a pack of dogs just out for a walk. 
> One female hiker I talked to in Washington (and previously at the Kick 
> Off) got bit by one in that class and the owner wouldn't even acknowledge 
> there was anything wrong or put that dog on a leash then.  Another guy I 
> know north of Echo Lake got torn up by two big dogs, lost a lot of blood 
> and big chunk of his leg.  The young lady with the dogs was unable to pull 
> the dogs off.  A year later, when I met Jon, he was able to go on short 
> day hikes.  I have a phobia that makes it 10 times worse for me and 
> probably sucks those dogs right in.
> Just seeing a dog in front of me creates anxiety.  I never know if the dog 
> is friend or foe, so sometimes simply no leash creates a well founded 
> terror.
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> The second biggest difficulty I've had was screaming kids in the Palm 
> Dessert Walmart.
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