[pct-l] Cheat Grass!

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I am guessing you are talking about traditional gaiters.
Try these instead:
http://www.dirtygirlgaiters.com
Or these:
http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpage-IV8DS38.html
Or these:
http://www.salomon.com/us/product/s-lab-gaiters.html

I'm sure there are others.

On May 1, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Arrghhgh!  I just finished the section to Warner Springs and I  
> tried hiking
> without gaiters for heat considerations.  Bad idea!!!  I was always
> stopping to pick cheat grass out of my shoes and socks the entire way
> north.  I hate cheat grass (for you nerd heads out there I think it's
> actually called downy brome).  There is so much of this stuff along  
> the
> trail that if it all disappeared overnight the state of California  
> would
> probably fall off into the sea.
>
> So does anyone have an idea about how to avoid the cheat grass and  
> not wear
> gaiters at the same time?  And how far north will we still be  
> encountering
> this stuff?
>
> Thanks,
> Little Brown