[pct-l] Flip-flop

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

I am a slightly different take on this...  While I would agree that you should definitely be further north than KM by early July, I do not believe you need to be somewhere near the Oregon border in order to finish by September.  Last year, I didn't leave Lake Tahoe until July 10th and I reached Canada on September 6th.

I might suggest pushing past KM and on to Lake Tahoe if possible before existing the trail to attend to your son's wedding if possible.  That way, you could return to the trail in Lake Tahoe and continue on north from there.  This will depend upon your speed, your timeframe for reaching KM and the amount of snow you encounter in the Sierra, but many hikers reach Lake Tahoe by early July in normal snow years.

Elevator

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From: "William Skaggs" <weskaggs at primate.ucdavis.edu> 

> 
> > Just learned that my son is to be married in early July, right in the middle 
> > of my thru-hike. I'm wondering if I should hike to Kennedy Meadows, go home 
> > for the wedding and then come back to Manning Park, Canada, in mid-July and 
> > hike south, finishing at KM. I'm 64 yrs old and don't think I have time to 
> > finish if I head north from KM in mid-July. Any one with some experience or 
> > advice on this? If I do the flip flop, I should be able to hike the Sierras 
> > into October, right? 
> 
> Well, you should probably be a lot farther north than KM by *early* July 
> if you expect to reach Canada by the end of September, even *without* any 
> interruption -- i.e., somewhere near the Oregon border. 
> 
> But to answer the question, the high Sierra in October can be 
> tricky -- could be fine, could get two feet of snow overnight. 
> One thing that is certain is that the nights will be pretty 
> damn cold. 
> 
> -- Bill 
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