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

[david woods]

The umbrella is a red herring. I am sorry I even mentioned it. The point is
that it can be cold and wet in Southern California in the spring and it
behoves hikers to be prepared for such conditions regardless of choice of
weapons. An umbrella will be adequate for some, a rain jacket for others and
for a few a helicopter ride to the nearest Starbucks.



On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>