[pct-l] Washington Portion Only - Timing - Dog

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Christopher,

There’s time for such a hike finishing in early August but it would
probably be best to hike northbound (NoBo) from the Columbia River for
several reasons:  1) The snow will be out earlier in S. Washington, 2) S.
Washington is less remote than the North Cascades, 3) The terrain in S.
Washington is less challenging for someone just starting a long hike, and,
4) Crossing the U.S. border south on the PCT is almost impossible to do
legally, and starting from the U.S. side is a logistics problem with miles
of trail backtracking.

I don't know of anyplace where dogs aren't allowed, with the possible
exception of about 15 miles of North Cascades Nat'l. Park near Stehekin.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

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

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On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Christopher Richling <
ballyrecording at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am starting the planning for a Washington PCT through hike for next
> year.  I need to be done by early August.  Which direction and when should
> I start to do just the Washington portion?
>
> Which portions of the Washington hike are dogs not allowed?
>