[pct-l] Umbrellas

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I loved my umbrella until I got to Washington. The wetness in  
Washington only fractionally comes from above. Mostly it comes from  
below. I was wet from head to toe with wet plants slapping me in the  
face and having to push my way through wet leaves and plants taller  
than me. The brush encroaches on the trail mercilessly. You'll at the  
very least be completely drenched from the thigh or knee down for  
days on end. I couldn't tell the difference between wet legs and wet  
rain pants. It all just feels wet to me.
On Feb 9, 2010, at 3:08 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Anyone want to write about umbrellas: carry/don't carry, which one?
>
> Walk well,
> Jim Keener ( J J )