[pct-l] SOCKS

[Scott Williams]

That's the way mine looked, as I hike in Dirty Girls too, but I'm almost
always in shorts, so I've got an excuse for the look.  I'd think I was
getting a nice tan, then get to a lake or a shower and be back to pasty
white again.  No tan here, but the dirt was a great sunblock!

Shroomer



On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> My legs get that dirty with long pants too.  I've also found that thin
> socks are easier to clean.
>
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
> diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Feb 11, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Edward Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > Diane,
> > >
> > > Going by the picture that you provided, it is obvious that you were
> > > hiking wearing shorts.
> >
> > Nope. Long pants. I couldn't believe how dusty the PCT gets,
> > especially in Northern California. I had a nightly ritual to wash my
> > legs and feet each night with my bandana. My 2009 yellow PCT bandana
> > was ruined from that.
> >
> > Dirt does not get into my shoes from the top because of the gaiters.
> > It goes right in through the mesh of the shoes instead. How it gets
> > up my pants all the way to my thighs I haven't a clue.
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