[pct-l] Josh Hart Oregon Section.

[Josh Hart]

A few of you last week advised me on weather/snow in the Oregon sections Hwy
242 to Hwy 20. I ended up hiking Hwy 58 north to Elk Lake and hitching back
to Bend from there. A short 46 mile section. No snow in this section. Rain
on Tuesday and clear and cold the rest. A south bound section hiker "Boon"
on Wed, coming from Hood River said snow 1" to 4" between Elk Lake and
Mckenzie Pass. He had skipped the Hwy 20 to 242 as he came south do to snow
and the fire section.

In relation to another live topic. I  keep my food in my tent, not sure it
the safest but don't feel like hanging it later at night. I enjoy having my
snickers nearby.

I did see some cat tracks and had an elk pissed off and ran through my camp
after dark. That kinda scared the Crap out of me for a minute.

Hike Away,

Josh Hart
Bend Oregon
On Oct 14, 2011 10:00 AM, <pct-l-request at backcountry.net> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:16:10 -0700
> From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Where do you put it?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> On Oct 13, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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> > Curious ... at the end of the day ... after the camp chores have been
> > taken care of ...
> > the journal's been updated ... what do thru-hikers and long section
> > hikers do with the pack
> > and the food just before "hiker midnight" arrives?
>
> Ha ha! Hiker midnight? I'm long crashed way before then, sometimes
> before daylight is gone. I'm also not as organized as others. The
> food goes wherever it was last put, which depends on whether I was
> snacking away just before I decided I would put my head down for just
> a sec, you know, just to rest my eyes so I can finish reading this
> page...Oh what? It's morning?
>
> Except in bear canister areas. I'm a bit more organized there.
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:17:59 -0600
> From: Brenda And Jim Johnson <jdjohnson at accesscomm.ca>
> Subject: [pct-l] DVD - anyone?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Anyone have a DVD copy of "Resouled - On the Pacific Crest Trail" that
> they'd be willing to sell?
> I've had a couple of emails with producer John Oldford, but nothing's
> come of it.
>
> Thx
> ~jiffypop
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:56:26 -0700
> From: Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scott is back
> To: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Cc: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>, Adam Bradley
>        <tooloouk79852 at yahoo.com>,      joseph kisner <
> lostonthecrest at hotmail.com>,
>        Michelle Turley <acu4harmony at aol.com>
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> That's amazing.  I'm very happy for Scott.
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Reinhold Metzger
> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>wrote:
>
> > Scott is back,
> > We retrieved him from the wilderness this afternoon.
> > The new PCT record is 64 days, 11 hrs, 19 minutes.
> > I promised Michelle that Karen and I will fatten Scott up a bit before
> > shipping him back to Michelle in Truckee.
> > He is taking a shower now.
> > But, we will start the fattening up process as soon as he emerges from
> > the shower.
> >
> > JMT Reinhold
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:33:27 -0700
> From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Subject: [pct-l]   Where do you put it?....Switchback knows best
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net, Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net>,
>        Hiker97 at aol.com
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> Say Deems, Kelly is a real trail beauty.
> I used to string....lost my food only once in 40 years....the trouble
> with stringing is most people don't know how to string properly.
> Nowadays, due to regulations, unless I'm speed hiking, I carry a "can"
> for food and put mothballs on my pack, which I keep outside, unless it's
> raining, when hiking with my wife or the Scouts.
>
> I like Switchback's method a lot....he puts his food bags on each side
> of his women.
> No right minded bear or mouse would tangle with them neither.
> Yes Sir, Switchback knows how to choose his women....he likes'm  "burly".
>
> JMT Reinhold
> ------------------------------------
> Deems wrote:
> I hike with Kelly, my Jack Russell terrier, When I set up camp, she has
> her own pad and place inside my tarp.
> At night I place my two food bags on each side of her.
> No right minded bear or mouse would tangle with her.
>  I haven't had any critter troubles when hiking with any of my trail
> dogs in 30yrs.
>  I keep my pack inside if it rains, or if I note any deer or bear issues.
> Deer are a bigger problem than bears due to their craving for salt.
> http://www.pbase.com/image/102513216
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:02:00 -0700
> From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scott Williamson
> To: Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net>, PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <4E9816A8.10303 at cox.net>
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> Hi gang,
> Click on the wikipedia link below in Deems post to appreciate the
> greatness and almost unbelievable accomplishments of Scott.
> You will ask yourself how can one man only 39 years of age accomplish so
> much.
> He is truly one of Americas premiere backpackers and probably the most
> humble person you will ever meet.
>
> And yes Deems, Scott told me he is looking forward to attending the next
> KO.
>
> Yes, Sam Fox has abandoned his PCT record attempt by skipping the Sierra
> because he was not prepared to cope with the storm that hit the Sierra
> last week.
> He exited the Sierra at Echo Lake and reentered at Walker pass.
> He started his attempt to late.
> I told Michelle a month ago that Sam might get stopped by snow in the
> Sierra because of his late start....and so it happened.
> It just shows how planing and knowing the trail are ever so important
> and can be key factors to failure or success and nobody knows the trail
> like Scott.
> Scott knew it is best to get through the Sierra before October.....Sam
> did not.
> Of course, because Scott's earlier start he had more snow to deal with
> in Washington and Oregon.
> Scott, told me he had to walk through snow most of the time on the
> northern section of the PCT.
> But, it is all part of the equation.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> On 10/10/2011 2:00 PM, Deems wrote:
> > He is amazing! I saw his note in the register at Monument 78 last
> > month when I hiked to Canada. He was the first there on 8/8 and he had
> > written he would try for a 65 day hike. Sounds like he's on pace. Hope
> > he can make the next KO. Thanks for sending the note, I was wondering
> > how he was doing.  The runner behind him has now dropped out of the
> > PCT after 38 days (1650miles), still an amazing run for a 24 year old,
> > due to early snows in the Sierra. Again, Scott's wisdom, experience,
> > and knowledge of this trail give him the edge.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Williamson_(hiker)
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:02:13 -0700
> From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scott at the Monument
> To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> On 10/14/2011 5:41 AM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 10/14/2011 4:37 AM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:
> >
> > Hi gang,
> > Click the below link showing Scott signing the register at the monument.
> > There were about 12 people welcoming Scott, including Halfmile,
> > Girlscout, Shian "BarrelRoll", Sam and Mathew  Merten, Gina Koch,
> > David Platt, Sara, Ted & Karen, Me and Karen.
> > Scott very patiently answered questions for a good 2 hours barely
> > having time to drink the beer and sodas or eat the chips that were
> > offered him.
> > I know he was dying to take a shower and get a hot meal but stayed
> > long enough to answer all questions.
> > I want to thank everybody that came to welcome Scott.
> > It would have been a terrible let down if nobody would have been there
> > to welcome him after his record breaking 13th "thru-hike".
> >
> > JMT Reinhold
> >
> > On 10/14/2011 4:33 AM, WordPress wrote:
> >>> Reinhold Metzger (reinholdmetzger at cox.net) thinks you may be
> >>> interested in the following post:
> >>>
> >>> Scott Williamson Sets A New PCT Speed Record
> >>>
> http://www.pctnews.com/2011/scott-williamson-sets-a-new-pct-speed-record-395/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:12:17 -0400 (EDT)
> From: hiker97 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Where do you put it?....Switchback knows best
> To: reinholdmetzger at cox.net, pct-l at backcountry.net,
>        losthiker at sisqtel.net
> Message-ID: <8CE588A07DA4B38-177C-30185 at webmail-d048.sysops.aol.com>
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> Afraid to Set the New Super Senior JMT Record Reinhold writes: I used to
> string....lost my food only once in 40 years....the trouble with stringing
> is most people don't know how to string properly.  Nowadays, due to
> regulations, unless I'm speed hiking, I carry a "can" for food and put
> mothballs on my pack, which I keep outside, unless it's raining, when hiking
> with my wife or the Scouts.  I like Switchback's method a lot....he puts his
> food bags on each side of his women.  No right minded bear or mouse would
> tangle with them neither.  Yes Sir, Switchback knows how to choose his
> women....he likes'm  "burly".
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Switchback replies: Right, I am buying this.  You're selling but I am not
> buying.  "Unless I am speed hiking" --- you got to be kidding.  What speed
> hiking?  What hiking?  You are afraid of the JMT.  You are afraid to
> challenge Mother Nature for the new JMT Super Senior record.  Big bad
> Marine.  Give me a break.  This why you are an alternate for my record
> breaking 2013 PCT thru-hike and not a primary candidate to go with the
> hard-core team.  Currently, you are on the weak-core team.  Now Scott, he is
> on my hard-core 2013 candidate's team.
>
>
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