[pct-l] starting from walker pass in late june?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On both my two long section hikes I left Hikertown on June 1. I don't  
know what that adds up to be for when I left Walker Pass. I don't  
think end of June is a huge problem. There is reliable water, spaced  
widely apart, but reliable. It might be hot but if you have So Cal  
experience, you know how to handle it. You do get up into the trees  
shortly after Walker Pass and it is much improved over the section  
prior to Walker Pass. I have also done that section in October. Brr.  
It was cold in October, but still, the same water sources were  
available.

On Jan 28, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> last year i completed my first pct section - campo to walker pass.  
> this
> year, my job has interfered a little more with my hiking schedule  
> than i
> would have liked it to, and my final commitment will be 6/23. if i  
> were to
> aim to be on-trail by 6/25, would that make the final 50 miles to KM
> completely impossible or just extremely unpleasant? i figure that the
> weather will be far more moderate once i get to the sierras - my  
> primary
> concern is starting "so late" in the desert. i need to start thinking
> realistically if i'm going to be section hiking the pct this summer  
> (the
> alternative is to start accepting work - i'm a musician - and then
> configure some amount of free time to allow more local backpacking  
> trips,
> on the AT/LT/etc).
> also, since my thru-hike last year was, clearly, unsuccessful, i've  
> decided
> that i do not want to do sections of the pct "out of order." (on  
> this, my
> mind is made up. do not try to confuse me with the facts.)
> thanks.
> ~evenstar