[pct-l] Have South Africans done the PCT before?

[Sir Mixalot]

This summer while doing trail work in the Sierras I was amused at how long
hikers (mostly JMTers) would take to find a rock-hop crossing or take off
their shoes.  I'd power right through the water at the trail crossing.  By
the time they were hiking on the other side of the crossing, I'd already be
a mile ahead of them.  Multiply that with all the crossings in the Sierras
and that adds up to many miles per day.

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Frank Dumville <fdumville at earthlink.net>wrote:

>
> Keeping dry at stream crossings
> In 2006 when I got to the Sierra I tried to keep my shoes and socks dry for
> maybe 2 stream crossing before realizing that it was just not practical.
> There were many places where the trail became a stream, twice I almost
> stepped on a fish while on the trail tread. It becomes impractical to take
> off your shoes. You'll also want something on your feet for the major stream
> crossings. Let your feet dry out at breaks and a night. This didn't cause
> any problems for my feet.
>


> Snap
>