[pct-l] PCT North finish to Seattle

Tue Aug 25 21:08:02 CDT 2009

If you are going down hike back to the south end of Ross Lake you can head
west on hwy 20 and maybe catch a ride to Burlington and catch the Greyhound
south to Seattle.

PCT MOM

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:11 PM, <andy.hiker at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Hello
> I am thinking of finishing the PCT at the US / Canadian border and then
> hiking out to Ross Lake to possibly hitch out to civilisation!.
> Can anyone suggest how I can get to Seattle from near here to fly home. I
> wonder whether I could get to Bellingham and catch a bus to Seattle?
> Your help would be appreciated.
> I hope to finish around mid Sept.
> If anyone could help with a ride I could pay the gas.
> Many thanks
>
> Dryfoot from UK
>
> http://blog.andywestactive.com/blog
>
>
>
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> >    1. Re: Thru ride (susan)
> >    2. Re: Trail Maintenance Idea (dsaufley)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:15:56 -0500
> > From: "susan" <woodswitch at hughes.net>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru ride
> > To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> > Iona
> >  I have an excel file for the entire PCT for a thru ride if you would
> like
> > to have it. It includes horse camps, Ed Anderson's recommendations, the
> > Fosters camps, Joan Lennox and Jim McCrea's camps, many F/S
> recommendations
> > and all the Back Country Horsemen's for each section. I rode much of it
> this
> > year (1836 miles) so it is pretty current, but YOU have the obligation of
> > checking on current trail conditions at each section. The BCHA of Calif
> are
> > a great source of trail conditions and are very generous with their
> > information. If you haven't, you should join that organization and if you
> > are located in Calif you really should join the group in your area if not
> > several. This is probably the best money you will spend for any research
> on
> > the trail. Just email me off list and I will gladly email you my excel
> file.
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:59:10 -0700
> > From: "dsaufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Maintenance Idea
> > To: "'Matthew Edwards'" <hetchhetchyman at aol.com>,
> >       <pct-l at backcountry.net>,        "'Clint Kaul'" <
> clintkaul at gmail.com>
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> >
> > Seeing the thread on this topic, I thought it best to ask the head of
> trail
> > operations for the PCTA, Mike Dawson, what his thoughts were on the
> > suggestion below.  Here's his response:
> >
> > Donna, I received the proposal that you picked up on PCT-L.  I am always
> > glad to hear that thru-hikers and section hikers want to give of
> themselves
> > to keep the trail in shape for other hikers.  There is so much that
> hikers
> > can do to help keep the trail in good shape including throwing fallen
> debris
> > and rocks off the trail tread, staying on the tread and not creating
> > damaging bootleg trails just to keep one's feet dry and mud free, doing a
> > good job of reporting problems on the trail (which is more easy these
> days
> > for folks carrying GPS units).  We are always happy to have hikers offer
> to
> > join in on PCTA sponsored crews that they might run into.  There might
> even
> > be a free meal involved!  We rarely have much luck interrupting hiker's
> > experiences with this kind of impromptu opportunity.  I have always been
> > surprised that there aren't requests for work projects specifically set
> up
> > for thru hikers.  I know that they enjoy having the opportunity to get
> out
> > in the woods with fellow long distance hikers, and on the PCT we really
> have
> > a need for crews with the capability to be out on the trail for several
> days
> > at a time and willing to hike into the more remote portions of the Trail
> to
> > work on sections in need of rehabilitation.  Now that we will have almost
> > the entire trail covered with regional PCTA offices as of November, there
> > are more opportunities than ever to set up long distance hiker projects
> all
> > along the PCT.  Anyone interested in such an endeavor can drop me a line
> at
> > mdawson at pcta.org.  Of course we have dozens of trail work opportunities
> for
> > which we are currently trying to fill crews.  If you are interested you
> can
> > contact Jennifer at jtripp at pcta.org or go to PCTA's web site at
> www.pcta.org
> >
> > Mike Dawson
> > PCTA
> >
> > * * * * * * *
> >
> > I hope this message inspires folks out there to join a volunteer trail
> crew!
> >
> > L-Rod
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:
> pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> > On Behalf Of Matthew Edwards
> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:31 AM
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] Trail Maintenance Idea
> >
> > Hey Gang!
> > I had an idea a ways back on the PCT and after passing it along to other
> > thru's, I thought it worth mentioning here.
> > How about a pair of Brush Clippers be left at the edge of the overgrown
> > sections of the trail. They could be painted brightly and perhaps a note
> > attatched explaining the concept:  "PCT shears.. Donate your time as you
> > hike along and leave them for the next hiker."
> > All the thru's and section hikers I mentioned this to agreed they would
> > gladly donate some time towards this goal. An area such as the overgrown
> > section above Belden, for instance, could be cleared as hikers pass
> through
> > by the hikers themselves.
> > I am not talking about a machete here.. Just some garden loppers.
> > Of course somebody is going to bring up the liability issue.. So I think
> it
> > would sorta have to be a "pirate" program..(Get it, Pirate instead of
> > Pilot?!)
> > Anyhow,  it is just a thought.
> > Hey, Does Golite make a pair of Lopping Shears?
> > Cheers-Iceaxe
> > Sent from the Trail on my Peek
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