[pct-l] Older Hikers--Louis Lamour quote

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Brick,
 
I have never used a pack animal. I carry all that I need on the one horse that I ride - and I sometimes hike. In the Sierra this summer I will eat a lot of trout and I will have time to forage for wild plants that I am already familiar with. My longest distance between resupplies will be from Onion Valley (my first resupply location) to VVR. That will take about two weeks. In 1957, when I hiked the JMT, It took 18 days. I only went from Whitney Portal to Tuolumne Meadows. I did not need a resupply. I was in no hurry. Yes, I was a "heavy trucker", my Kelty Pack probably weighed 65 pounds when I started.
 
If you might be interested in seeing how I pack my horse, here is a link that will get you to the slide show of my PCT ride.
 
           http://www.photodex.com/share/mendoridered/ppm9cmg4
 
I also want to thank you for creating the PCT-L.
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2012 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Older Hikers--Louis Lamour quote
  
On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just don't buy in to the "Big Miles" culture. HYOH is a valid attitude. I plan to take my time this summer and will average fewer than 10 miles per day while riding.<

There are a couple of considerations here

1)Thru Hiking. You have to get to Canada before it starts to snow. 10
miles a day won't do that.

2)Slower hiking means carrying more food.... which is not much of an
issue if a pack animal is carrying your food for you. By doing 30 mile
days I was able to get by with 11 lbs of food for a 150 mile stretch,
which made the hiking a lot more enjoyable

Remember that 30 miles a day is not really speed hiking, it is only 10
hours of hiking at a reasonable 3mph, and that leaves 14 hours for
taking pics,
 sleeping, cooking, sitting in
 beautiful meadows.
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