[pct-l] Monkey (9yrs old) is YOUNGEST to complete PCT

[Timothy Nye]

I have to say, that when I encountered Barracuda with his dad at Blue Lake I was really impressed with him. He approached and asked Love Bug and me if we were looking for places to camp and suggested several ( we pressed on to Green Lake) and generally seemed much more mature than his years.  Quite the conversationalist.  Incidentally, Blue Lake is about 20 miles south of the highway you use to hitch down to Trout Lake in Southern Washington.  

When we again spoke in Stehekin I found nothing to change my original opinion of him. I bought him some ice cream as a group of us sat at the tables by Lake Chelan. As I recall, the family is from the White Salmon area by the Columbia. Any claim to a thru didn't originate with him or his father. He was pretty matter of fact about skipping.  I felt bad for him when I heard about the thru claim since it put him in a difficult position; one he shouldn't have to be in considering his accomplishment. 

I confess that in the past I have had mixed feelings about children being on the trail, but from what I've seen, Balls and Sunshine, etc., it seems to be a beneficial experience. 



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On Nov 9, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Ed Jarrett <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:

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> FWIW, I encountered Barracuda and Sparrow between Stevens and Snoqualmie Pass toward the end of August; I was headed south and they were heading north.  She was claiming thru hike at that point with an 8 or 9 year old a couple of weeks behind.
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> Ed Jarretthttp://aclayjar.blogspot.com/
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> From: andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com
> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:02:09 -0800
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Monkey (9yrs old) is YOUNGEST to complete PCT
> To: edjarrett at msn.com
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> I read what I could find and concluded that they returned home a few times lengthy due to injuries on Sparrows part. Also they were doing 30 mile plus days. With a 7 yr old (really) and spending a lot of time "playing" on the trail. Balls and Sunshine we followed almost daily on both the PCT and the AT with their journals and pics. I'm with others. Show me the proof of actual accomplishment. Your word is only as good as your proof if you want a title.
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> AndreaPCT MOM
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> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM, edjarrett at msn.com <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:
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> Do a google search for Sparrow and Barracuda.  It is a pretty sparse journal.
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> Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Do these young folks...or their parental units...have online trail journals?  (I looked on trailjournals.com and found one for Balls and Sunshine [seem to be the pair mentioned elsewhere on this thread].)
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>> -Nate the Trail Zombie
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