[pct-l] shoes for crossing JMT streams

[Bob Bankhead]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.............and for a hiker, next to impossible as well.

So get out there and STINK. Have a good hike.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane Soini 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:36 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] shoes for crossing JMT streams


  -----Original Message-----
  shoes for crossing JMT streams
  ...

  This question comes up all the time. It's laughable that anyone would  
  bother changing shoes. If you're hiking during regular thru-hiking  
  season, the entire trail is a stream. The snow is wet, too. You'll  
  spend most of your time trying to figure out a way around the wet  
  trail but your feet will still be wet all day. I suppose you could  
  hike all day in Crocs but what difference would that make?

  I have found, having hiked this wet trail two summers in a row now,  
  that once I get to the Sierras and experience nearly permanently wet  
  feet my feet toughen up the best they ever get and finally I am free  
  of blisters for the rest of the trail. It's the best my feet get,  
  actually. And the constant walking in water actually keeps my feet  
  cleanest they ever get.

  So get 'em wet and don't worry about it. It's the cure for blisters,  
  not the cause.

  Diane/Piper