[pct-l] Extra water caches needed on section A

[Bob Bankhead]

At 8.33 pounds per gallon, I don't like carrying excess water either, but I will do it when it's necessary since I like the alternative even less. Roni and Monty are showing the correct attitude - it's the hiker's responsibility to carry the water and anything else they think they will require. 

I get the impression from reading some of the comments on this and other forums that a seemingly increasing percentage of new hikers are of the opinion that a PCT trek is - or should be - a simple "walk in the woods", albeit a long one. The trail is not an entitlement project. There is no inherent right to a well-marked, groomed trail with regular, maintained water sources or shelters. Neither is it reasonable to expect others along the trail to enable your hike by providing water caches at convenient distances along the way. Where they do, GREAT! Accept what is offered with thanks. Read your maps; locate alternate sources; get on the phone to local officials to ascertain the status and reliability of same. If your guess is wrong, go thirsty until the next source. Know where it is and be prepared to do whatever it takes to go there.....or get off the trail.

Wandering Bob