[pct-l] Late May for an ole man

[Scott Williams]

Mid to late May isn't too late, but it will be a lot hotter and there will
be fewer folks to hike with.  Frankly the people are half the fun and
wonder.  If sectioning isn't an issue, I'd recommend jumping to Agua Dulce
and hiking north from there.  You'll get your legs in the Mojave (a month
or more earlier before the terrible heat) and the Tehachapis and then it's
off into the Sierra with some speed and strength.

I had to miss a section of the deserts in 2010 in spring and actually
finished my hike at the Saufley's and with the beauty of the autumn desert
mountains, after jumping back down from Manning Park.  Not a good place to
be in summer, but fall was gorgeous.  That way, I stayed with the friends
I'd met all the way to Canada and had a bit of solitary time to myself at
the end of the summer.

Just another option.

Shroomer

P.S. "Don't drink and Derive."?!?!  Ya see the kind of people you may end
up hiking with!!!

Have a wonderful summer.