[pct-l] What is a "Thru Hike?"

[montypct]

>I had to carry my own rock to sit on for a break.

And you were the lightweight guy in sneekers back then too.


Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CHUCK CHELIN 
  To: montypct 
  Cc: Sly ; Scott Bryce ; PCT MailingList 
  Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] What is a "Thru Hike?"


  Good afternoon, Monte,



  I also like some of the sections of the old Oregon Skyline Trail (OST) which substantially became the PCT through most of Oregon.  I hiked the Mt. Jefferson Primitive Area quite a bit in the mid-'60s, and I particularly enjoyed the OST section beginning north of Three-Fingered-Jack, past Marion Lake, Hunts Cove, and on to Milk Creek north of Pamelia Lake.



  At that time before the backpacking craze of the early '70s hit, I could hike all weekend in that area and probably never see another person except right at Marion and Pamelia Lakes.  Later I sort of gave up on the area because there seemed to be so many people that 

  Steel-Eye 

  Hiking the PCT since before it was the PCT -- 1965

  http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye




  On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:10 PM, montypct <montypct at gmail.com> wrote:

    Agreed.  Oregon has a lot to offer.  A lot of non-PCT (some the original
    PCT) is what I often hike.
    I like water, streams, lakes, a more even tread, more shade, and fewer miles
    in some cases (more in some too).
    High, hot, waterless, jagged ups and downs, and dry PCT might have benefits
    too.



    Lightweight Backpacking
    The fun goes up when the weight goes down
    -Warner Springs Monty

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    From: "Sly" <hikertrash at gmail.com>
    To: "Scott Bryce" <sbryce at scottbryce.com>
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    Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:53 AM
    Subject: Re: [pct-l] What is a "Thru Hike?"



    > Yup, sure can.   Hopefully when you get up to Oregon, you'll allow
    > yourself a little leeway and hike the most scenic trail, even if it
    > isn't official horse trail.  ;-)
    >
    > Sly
    >>
    >> --Scott Bryce
    >> Campo to Paradise Cafe through hike, 2008.
    >> (Can't you see how ridiculous that is?)
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