[pct-l] Starting Slow

[will.hiltz at gmail.com]

There is a huge amount of peer pressure on the first day to go up and over morena butte and make it to lake morena. If you're not terrified at the prospect of seeing illegals (and you probably shouldn't be) you can stay at Hauser creek. I did this in '07 and was really glad I did-- 16 on the first day is quite enough thank you.



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------Original Message------
From: Joan Henriksen
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To: PCT
Subject: [pct-l] Starting Slow
Sent: Feb 4, 2010 5:01 PM

The "fit for a thru-hike thread" made me wonder what the opinion was on
starting with lower mileages.  I am starting after Kick-Off and my plan is
just to carry a lot of water and go at my own pace.  It seemed like from
previous threads that other hikers feel like they need to hike 20s right out
of the gate.    I started off really slow when I did the AT (3 miles, 5
miles, 7 miles, 10 miles), and I found it helpful mentally and physically.
It not that I  *can't *hike a 20 the first day I just don't really *want*to.
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