[pct-l] temps

[Bill Burge]

Saturday night, at this year's Kick Off was below freezing.

I was preparing for sun burn, but had brought cold weather gear to "be  
complete" and was DANG glad I had it!

This year, I will pack better cold gear and that will almost guarantee  
sun stroke!

BillB



On Dec 4, 2009, at 6:47 AM, Gary Wright wrote:

>
> The right bag is different for each person due to their
> own body, how many clothes they are willing to wear while
> they sleep, and so on.
>
> I had below freezing sleeping conditions in Southern
> California, Sierra, Oregon, and Washington so you need
> to be prepared for those conditions for almost the entire
> length of the trail.  Northern California is the section
> of trail that you are least likely to have cold weather
> but I think it is easier to just use the same gear through
> this section rather than manage the logistic of switching.
>
> Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of thinking that
> Southern California is always hot and dry. I've experienced
> snow and freezing rain in the Lagunas (40 miles from the
> border) during thru-hike season and even without precipitation
> it can get cold at night in the desert.
>
> Gary Wright (Radar)
>
>
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