[pct-l] 2009 PCT Hiker Migration

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I completed my hike at the Canadian border on August 30. I was not a  
thru-hiker, but was surrounded by them. You are missing a lot of  
hikers if you just arbitrarily decide that most end in September and  
October.

On Dec 30, 2009, at 1:57 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

>
> I just completed an analysis of the migration of PCT hikers in 2009  
> from
> Mexico to Canada.  You can view this analysis at HikeThru.com or at  
> the link
> below.
>
> http://hikethru.com/about-the-pct/pct-hiker-migration
>
> I would like to complete a more detailed analysis of the 2009 PCT  
> thru-hiker
> season.  If you have access to a 2009 PCT log-book I would  
> appreciate your
> input.  I will just need the number of thru-hikers for each day and  
> the
> location where the thru-hikers signed in.  I would then create the  
> chart,
> update the website and give you credit for your contribution.
>
> I believe by better understanding the migration of PCT thru-hikers  
> we can
> better manage the trail and increase the success rate of future PCT  
> hikers.
>
> Paul