[pct-l] 2-3 month section hike planning help

[Chris Willett]

Rather than starting in June with a lot of snow, why not put off the hike
for a few weeks?  You could wait until, say, July 1.  If you want to make
logistics as simple as possible, you could come in at Reds Meadow and hike
north from there without running in to really nasty snow (some but a lot
less).  You'll run into thruhikers at some point.  In the time in between
graduation and the PCT, do a few trips on the AT.

Suge

On 11/6/06 8:19 PM, "Alexander F. Rigney" <arigney at uvm.edu> wrote:

> If I don't attempt another thru-hike next yr, I'd like to spend the
> majority of the summer hiking with my girlfriend who graduates in late
> may.
> 
> Starting around early june would put us logically with most of the
> thrus, south of the Sierra, but I fear this isn't the section to start
> with.  She has little to no backpacking experience, and i'm afraid the
> Sierras, especially in heavy snow might scare her off.  I have
> virtually no snow travel, navigational experience myself (I've hiked
> from Campo to I-10 and the AT).
> 
> Would starting further north, say near Sierry City be more beneficial,
> so we can ease into the miles, or will we still deal with much snow?
> Where would you suggest starting and then shooting for from a window
> of June 1st to mid-august.  I figured the smooth miles of no.Cal and
> Oregon would be a good starter for her as well, and maybe some of the
> thru-hikers will eventually catch up.  Any thoughts would be most
> appreciated.  Deep down I feel she'd have a better time adjusting to
> trail life on the AT, but I'm not too enthused to re-hike major
> sections, when there is so many new PCT miles!
> 
> Thanks, A-Train
> 
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