[pct-l] Sandals in the Sierra, Ursacks in SoCal?

[Stephen]

I'd go the other way around, remove socks (or not) and cross creek in shoes 
and then replace sandals after.  I've never felt real comfortable 
negotiating underwater boulders and rocks in sandals.  The straps will 
loosen as soon as they are wet. I feel much more secure in shoes.  Then I 
can also havemy feet in weird positions and still maintain my ballance 
without recking the side of my foot.
Let shoes drip dry for a while and switch back to dry socks and merely damp 
shoes.  Just my take on it for what it's worth.  Later in the season I 
ussualy just bare foot it and kerepmy shoes dry by just slinging around my 
neck or for a longer ford on the sidesof my pack.  I do not recommend this 
for long distance hikers as you absolultely need to keep your feet safe and 
you'll be in water I too would keep my shoes on.  But I like to switch back 
and forth to sandals for an hour sometimes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Johnson" <matreia at msn.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Sandals in the Sierra, Ursacks in SoCal?


> Two more questions I'm hoping experienced PCT hikers can help me with:
>
>
>
> I've been reading Yogi's book, and she strongly suggests that you should 
> be
> walking through streams in the Sierra with your shoes on. While going
> barefoot seems inadvisable, if not downright dangerous, constantly wet 
> shoes
> and socks also seem unpleasant. I was considering carrying gaiters and
> Gore-Tex trail runners for the passes and lightweight Tevas for the
> crossings. Is that crazy? Would I be spending all of my time changing 
> shoes?
>
>
>
>
> I'm planning on carrying a carrying a bear canister in the Sierra and a 7
> oz. bite-proof Ursack and odor-proof Opsack outside of the canister zone.
> (So as to avoid those evenings where you're exhausted, unable to find a
> tree, or you hit yourself in the head with your counterbalance weight or a
> broken tree branch whilst trying to hang your bag.) In your experience do 
> I
> need to be carrying the Ursack in SoCal, or would just the Opsack do for
> keeping out smaller critters? Should I just pick up my Ursack at KM when I
> get my  canister (since the food prolly won't fit in the canister), or
> should I get it earlier?
>
>
>
> Thanks so much! You guys are indispensible. You should be subsidized by 
> the
> hike tax.
>
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