[pct-l] Late Departures - how late is too late for a thru hike?

[Halfmile]

Danny,
I would think very warm temperatures will be your main issues.

You can see National Weather Service climate information here:
http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=lox

Checking the Palmdale CA (about 20 miles from Agua Dulce) summary for June 2008
high temperature was 106 degrees
average high was 95.2
max temperature above 90 degrees - 24 days

For July 2008
high temperature was 112
average high was 99.8
max temperature above 90 degrees - 31 days

-Halfmile




On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Danny Cox <dannywcox at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have some work commitments that are running late and I need to
> decide if I can put off beginning my hike later than I already am.
>
> Leaving north from Campo, how different will conditions be (such as
> water availability and temperature) if I left the 25th of May as
> opposed to leaving very soon such as the 11th of May? Can I expect
> others will be starting out around that later time as well?
>
> I expect there could be some benefits to a late start, such as less
> snow when I finally reach Kennedy Meadows and beyond, but as a
> Canadian who hasn't yet learned to appreciate hiking in high
> temperatures I'm concerned that I really should be on the trail
> already as originally planned.
>
> Thanks in advance for sharing your experience,
>
> Danny
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-l mailing list
> Pct-l at backcountry.net
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>