[pct-l] Easy section hike

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I didn't hike with knee pain to worry about so my memory may have  
some holes, but it seems to me that section P in California was mild  
as far as hills are concerned. A lot of uphill at the start but after  
that it barely climbed or descended. It got a little hilly at the  
very end of the section before Etna but not like the huge drop at the  
end of section Q.

Diane

On Jun 21, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm a section hiker.  I just had my 4rth knee surgery a few months  
> ago, (3rd ACL reconstruction.)  Every summer I do 150-220 miles of  
> the PCT.  I'm hoping to do one of the more gentle sections this  
> August.  I can go uphill but hiking downhill, even with poles,  
> pulls on my new ACL graft a bit and I need to let it heal before I  
> can stress it a lot.
>
> I've already hiked most of WA, have done the Sierra's from Pinchot  
> Pass to Truckee. I know that Whitney Portal to Pinchot would be  
> unwise this year, but I'm not that familiar with the terrain bet  
> Walker and Cottonwood.  I don't want to do desert in August.
>
> So, I'm interested in doing a 100-180 mile chunk somewhere in CA  
> either between Truckee and the OR border, or bet. Walker Pass and  
> Cottonwood, or somewhere in Oregon. Before I start researching all  
> the guidebooks and elevation data can someone recommend or recall a  
> portion of the PCT that seemed especially gentle for a long time? I  
> can go NOBO or SOBO, and can go up, but can't tolerate those bone- 
> jarring sustained downhills or lots of stepping down off boulders/ 
> granite steps.
>
> No trail name yet, but Klumplstiltzkin seems appropriate right  
> now.....

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