[pct-l] Starting Date

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Nov 24, 2009, at 12:10 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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> The river crossings on the other hand can be EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Amen! There needs to be a river crossing class.

Seriously, I literally SWAM across some rivers in the Sierra. I was  
there earlier than others. In my opinion, the trail crosses Falls  
Creek in absolutely the wrong place. (But that's not the one I swam).

Also, a rain course would have helped me. Snow was annoying and  
mentally exhausting, but not a big deal even for this snow newbie.  
What I had trouble with was rain and pushing through wet leaves. It's  
so depressing and wet.