[pct-l] Thoughts please: most "efficient" thru

[Bob Bankhead]

It could be done, but for myself, it would be way more effort than it's worth, and it would add layers of stress and uncertainty to what should be an enjoyable walk in the woods.
 
Each year is different in each section of the trail. It's unlikely you as the hiker could keep up to date on all that and make the needed adjustments. That means a dedicated support person is needed at home to track it all, develope options, and communicate with you for a decision. Then there's the shuffling of resupply boxes and transportation from point A to B. That could be a full-time job.

To each his own.


Wandering Bob
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mcintyre johnson 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:38 AM
  Subject: [pct-l] Thoughts please: most "efficient" thru


  Folks -- speculation welcome.  Anyone thought in some detail about the most
  "efficient" thru, which might be quiet different from simply moving north
  for 5 months.  For instance, to reduce June slow-down snow in Sierra, one
  could save that stretch until August and jump ahead to -- where? -- perhaps
  Southern Oregon?  Another move might be to go up to northern Washington and
  SOBO for a couple hundred or more miles to reduce probability to
  end-of-season snow storms? Thoughts please, thanks in advance.
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