[pct-l] Washington

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Miles,

There’s a chance – all be it slim indeed – that you could cover that
distance in superb, bright, crisp autumn weather, but you are well advised
to prepare for rain in general, and some wet slop-snow in the higher
elevations.  I experienced a near-zero visibility snowstorm south of Mt.
Jefferson on 31 August 1999.  Most of the early snow melts to slop fairly
quickly, but the aggravation is slogging and route finding through
knee-deep fluff until it does melt.

Most likely it’ll just be rainy.  Maybe, as in the more moderate seasons, a
weather front will move through and you’ll walk in the rain for only a few
hours or a few days, but it’s also possible – and even probable – that the
clouds will just settle in and it’ll rain all the time.  Roll the dice…

Some of my rainy thoughts are at:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=265651

Enjoy your hike,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:47 AM, miles brown <e.milesbrown at gmail.com>wrote:

> I will be beginning my PCT adventure at the USA/Canadian border and
> travelling through Washington, ending in Oregon (beginning Sept. 10 this
> year).
> Anyone have information on the weather/trail conditions along the
> Washington leg?
> I'm looking for packing/preparing help.
> Thanks much.
>
> --
> Miles
>
> *Find your passion.  **Pursue it with fervour.  *Have something to fall
> back on.
> (Like, your ass.)
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