[pct-l] Higher Cost of Section Hiking

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

I agree wholeheartedly that section hiking is more expensive, along with being logistically challenging. Personal experience is teaching me this. It is indeed an amazing accomplishment to complete a thru-hike, but the section hikers have so many more hurdles to overcome that their persistence and dedication, often over a period of many years, is much to be admired.  Not to mention that you have to go through your first week adjustments on the trail over, and over, and over!

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kenneth Schwarz <ksksksks at cox.net>
>Sent: Nov 28, 2008 11:13 AM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Higher Cost of Section Hiking
>
>The cost of section hiking the entire PCT can vary
>greatly depending on where you live, how many 
>sections you hike, what transportation you use,
>and where you stay when off the trail. Living in So.
>Calif., I needed  5 flights to Seatlle (with connections
>from Vancouver, Wenatchee, and Yakima), 2 from 
>Portland (with connections to Bend), 2 to Medford, and 
>10 to Sacramento. I needed rental cars for almost all of these flights. In Southern California, I used my own car, but 
>would often need my wife to drive out and pick me up.
>I needed to minimize my time away from my work, so I 
>was not able to economize on transportation. It's hard 
>to estimate my total expenses, but I'm sure that they
>are far greater than those of a through-hike.
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