[pct-l] What to do when bad weather looms?

[Don Billings]

Seems logical to me. But I'm a novice hiker. There might be circumstances where hunkering down would be
less safe than other choices.



----- Original Message ----
From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
Cc: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 4:13:44 PM
Subject: [pct-l] What to do when bad weather looms?

All this talk about making good choices has me think of what I've 
learned to do after my last bad choice to continue walking in wind/rain. 

GO TO BED!!!  STAY THERE UNTIL  THE STORM PASSES

Now that's a good choice, one that any hiker out for more than a month 
can appreciate.  And it's a matter of looking forward to bad weather so 
that you can hunker down for a while.  "Oh boy, a storm is coming.  It's 
11AM and I've got 12 miles in, but it's starting to rain and the wind is 
blowing 30 mph + and I get to HUNKER DOWN!!!"

Part of the trip's mindset might just include such an attitude!

Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD

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