[pct-l] most hiker density ? where to do Oregon Trail Magic 8/18-19 ?

[edjarrett at msn.com]

I met 47 hikers heading north on the 11th as I headed south from Crater Lake  
to a bit south of Devils Peak.  Most of them thruhikers.  That has been my  
peak encounter rate.  Since we coming toward each other that covers 2 trail  
days.  The majority of the encounters were toward the end of the day,  
probably 20 after I started the ascent of Devils Peak.  Assuming the are  
traveling 30 miles a day with a zero at Crater, that could give you a good  
idea where that bubble will be in a few days.

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-----Original message-----
From: Maroozer McLooper <bucket_water at yahoo.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2012 18:14:52 GMT+00:00
Subject: [pct-l] most hiker density? where to do Oregon Trail Magic 8/18-19?

Hello,

Every year around this time I lurk onto PCT-l and flail about asking where  
anyone thinks we'll see the highest density of hikers not in a town (aka not  
trail days thing in cascade locks).
Almost every year my wife Bucket and I (Water) end up around early-mid  
september at Indian Heaven Wilderness NE edge by road 24/surprise lakes.  
Last year was sad we had more food than ever only 5 hikers.. (but we fed  
them real well). In prior years we had up to 12 and got cleaned out which is  
great.

We are talking a few hundred bucks worth of food, snacks, cookies, chips,  
brawts, burgers, bacon, pancakes, eggs, crossaints, pies, fresh fruit and  
salad, microbrews, sodas, fresh juice, etc. We'll put on a good TM this year  
but maybe won't buy as much if we're unsure. We are busy all of september  
weekends hence doing Trail Magic August 18-19th somewhere in Oregon  
(where??)


Any feedback? There seems no good singular tool to remotely assess where the  
hiker pack is, esp if you're not plugged into the community really following  
things (which I am not). All help is appreciated.


Thanks

Water & Bucket (AT `07)
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