[pct-l] Bringing friends to hike part of the trail - could use some suggestions

[Phil Baily]

If you go to ADZPCTKO there is early morning transportation to the 
border so you can walk back to Lake Morena with only lunch and water 
and be there in mid-afternoon. Without a pack, that is not a bad walk.

Pieces


At 02:53 PM 1/2/07, Steve Courtway wrote:
> > B) there's no significant altitude changes in this stretch - good for guys
> > who aren't in super shape.
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>chances are you'll be camping on Hauser Mountain the first night, Morena
>Butte the following morning can be a tough climb in the HOT sun.....heh
>heh........prolly taken out many a city slicker 10 miles in.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Mitchell" <paul at bluebrain.ca>
>To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:31 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] Bringing friends to hike part of the trail - could use some
>suggestions
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> >I have two friends who can't take the time to hike a long distance, but
> >have
> > expressed a keen interest in joining me for a stretch of the trail this
> > year.
> >
> > I'm thinking that Campo to Warner springs would be best for the following
> > reasons:
> >
> > A) we're all out of shape so I need to start slow.  Later in the hike when
> > I
> > need to make the big miles it'd be too hard for city boys to join me and
> > keep up with 20+ miles a day.
> >
> > B) there's no significant altitude changes in this stretch - good for guys
> > who aren't in super shape.
> >
> > C) since neither of them has been out of BC/Alberta much, the geography of
> > SoCal is like nothing they've experienced, so would be interesting for
> > them.
> >
> > D) the enthusiasm around kick-off time would be a great way to get them
> > motivated to try the full hike sometime in the future
> >
> > E) a couple days at Warner Springs Resort would be a fantastic way for
> > them
> > to end their first ever hiking trip.
> >
> > Here's my big concern though ... the first couple weeks on the trail after
> > kick-off is prime time for finding some trail buddies.  I have no interest
> > in spending much time alone on the trail, and I'm worried that if I'm
> > hiking
> > with a couple friends from the start, I may end up missing the best chance
> > to find a "group" to hike with.  I'm concerned that once we're done at
> > Warner Springs I'll find myself far behind "the pack" and hiking alone.
> > :-(
> >
> > I'll risk it because the pros of getting these guys on the trail far out
> > way
> > any personal concerns I have about my own hike, but I wonder if anybody
> > has
> > any other perspectives?  Any other sections of the trail that might be
> > better/more interesting for a first hike for these guys?
> >
> > They're both very interested, so I'm thinking about surprising them with
> > plane tickets so they HAVE to go.  ;-)
> >
> > Happy New Year!   Holy crap ... four months to go!  EEEEEK!
> >
> > Paul
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