[pct-l] Coming from overseas + US visa regulations

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Gideon,



If you start mid-May and are willing to join the other hikers in-progress
you should have sufficient time to finish at Manning Park within
approximately four months.  It your trip takes longer than four months –
meaning a projected completion date past mid-September – the chance of
completing the trip becomes less certain.  On the north end, mid-September
is a bit of a tipping-point.  Seasons vary, but the probability of
encountering troubling snow accumulation after mid-September becomes greater
by the day.  The trail in October could be fantastic; but more likely it
will be dreadful, or worse, nearly impassible.



By mid-May the thru-hikers will probably be spread out somewhere north and
south of Big Bear.  That means you could probably travel to Los Angeles and
find local/regional transportation to some point in that general area.



 Enjoy your planning,



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Gideon Scher <gideonscher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I am coming into the US from overseas and hope to do as much of the PCT as
> possible starting in the south. Two questions:
>
> I hope to be able to start hiking mid-May. Where would the best place to
> join the trail be?
>
> Does anyone know how long I can stay in the US for before I renew my
> tourist
> visa ? And if its less than the 5-6 months it takes to do the trail, what
> is
> the best way to get a visa renewal?
>
> Thanks,
> G.
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