[pct-l] [Pct-l] Early Flip Flop Weather

[Jim Keener ( J J )]

Evan,

I'm leaving early too: April 5. It makes no sense for me to do that. I do not have the excuse of school starting. But. I want to start. In fact, I want to start tomorrow morning. But I won't. Anyway. What I am thinking about is hiking to Kennedy Meadows and looking at things there and quite possibly heading to Ashland to go north through Oregon. If that doesn't look feasible, I don't know what I'll do. But I'm considering hanging out in Los Angeles and walking the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monicas while I wait for snow to melt.

Yogi once said that the most important attribute of a thru-hiker is flexibility. 

Walk well,
Jim Keener ( J J )
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On Feb 28, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Evan wrote:

>> I am planning on starting April 1 from Campo becaus I need to finish by mid August for school. Considering I will probably get to KM by May 1, I want to have a plan in case I do not feel comfortable heading into the Sierras so early for lack of resupply options or possibly lack of a bailout with road closures, and of course I dont want to sit around there till June. I want to do the PCT straight through, however I will flip flop if necessary. Does anyone know what weather conditions I would be able to expect by flipping from KM up to Vancouver and hiking south? What is Washington usually like in May/June and Oregon in June/July? Would I need to adjust my game plan? Clothing, shelter, everything considered. Trying to cover all my bases. Thanks!
>> Evan