[pct-l] Muir Trail Ranch resupply, footwear and shorts

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Bill,



An August JMT hiker faces a much different situation compared to a June PCT
hiker.  I expect many JMT hikers over-pack with food and are willing to
lighten-up by donating part of it, but PCT hikers with limited space in
their bear ‘can aren’t likely to give up much.



Enjoy your planning,



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

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On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Bill Thoms <wthomsjr at comcast.net> wrote:

> There's only so much food you can pack into a Garcia bear canister rented
> from the Park Service.  I planned on going off-trail to resupply on my
> August southbound JMT hike last year but I encountered other hikers who
> offered me food to lighten their packs and well-stocked discard barrels at
> Red's Meadows, Vermilion Valley 'Resort' and Muir Trail Ranch.  You can't
> be
> too picky, though, and I wouldn't recommend living off the fat of the land
> as a strategy unless you are also prepared to hike out to pavement if the
> need arises.  Resupply at MTR is the most important of the three way
> stations due to the distance from Whitney.  I made the transit from
> Tuolumne
> Meadows to Whitney Portal in 12 and 1/2 days with a few of these available
> freebies.
>
> John Muir himself often set out alone on High Sierra rambles with little
> more than a couple loaves of bread. In fact, he was recklessly unprepared
> even by the standards of his day. Great way to lose weight.  I dropped from
> 185 to 172 lbs.
>
> As for clothing and footwear I wore a pair of high cut running shorts with
> built in liner, allowing complete freedom of leg movement.  My Montrail
> trail runners were fine except on the sharp rocks that the trail crews
> broke
> up to fill and 'improve' the trail with.
>
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