[pct-l] Pictures from my hike last May near Big Bear

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Go-lite chrome. It doesn't break in the wind. I have found an  
umbrella with rain pants to work really well. The only place it  
doesn't work all that well is in Washington. The rain comes up from  
the ground in Washington.

On Sep 10, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Jim Keener ( J J ) wrote:

> Oh ho! The umbrella issue. Again. I've carried one in SoCal and  
> will again. In driving rain and snow, between the border and Hauser  
> Creek, I had it open in front of me to block the wind and rain. No  
> skyhook needed. Many timed. Many times where there was no shade,  
> and I wanted a break, I thought, "Aha! I have my own."
>
> Walk well,
> Jim Keener ( J J )
>
> On Sep 10, 2011, at 5:45 PM, david woods <dkwoods33 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I do not intend to insult you or denigrate your accomplishments in  
>> any way
>> but I can play Southern California Ned here for a moment (no  
>> offense Ned)
>> and say I am not sure an umbrella is appropriate cold weather/rain  
>> gear in
>> an area where high winds are more common than not....unless you  
>> have one of
>> the new cast iron models. I think Switchback is selling those with  
>> a sky
>> hook option.
>>
>>