[pct-l] End of Earth in 2012

[Jim BayGarden]

Nazgul was on the trail in 2004. He hiked with Ganj and Fitz Manly. He  
just hiked the High Sierra Route.

Walk well,
Jim Keener ( J J )
http://baygardeners.com

On Nov 4, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Brick Robbins wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
> <diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>> Your post is awesome, Louie. You have it exactly right. The trip is
>> an escape from fear. It's a journey into Middle Earth. It's a
>> wonderful, safe, magical experience.
>
> I'm going to have to disagree with this one, and I've been there.
> There are lots of dangers on the PCT, and people do get hurt and die.
> It is not Disneyland out there.
>
> The river crossings can be VERY dangerous. Snow bridges can collapse.
> The weather can change, and hypothermia is a real danger. You can slip
> and fall to your death on one of the passes. The mental and physical
> stress of walking day after day is not insignificant.
>
> That being said, the PCT is pretty tame, compared to, say, the CDT.
> You are seldom more than a long day's walk from civilization down a
> lateral trail, provided you have the right maps, and you didn't get
> caught by the weather.
>
> With preparation, training an planning, the trip is safe, but you ARE
> out in a wild environment, usually without a whole lot of gear. Go
> unprepared, or make a couple of dumb mistakes, and you can be the next
> statistic.
>
> If I recall my LOTR correctly, Middle Earth was a pretty dangerous
> place too. At least there are no Orcs or Nazgul on the PCT....are
> there?
>
> HYOH
> Brick
> (speaking personally, not as admin....)
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