[pct-l] Worst parts of the trail and ways to get though them

[rickandurs at juno.com]

Hiking the PCT is a combination of mental and physical.  I would say that the mental part far outweighs the physical part.  If you can walk, you can hike.  After all, it is basically putting one foot in front of the other.  This is not to say that it won't be physically hard, but if you don't have the right mental attitude to go with it you won't make it. Every step of the PCT is beautiful in its own way.  Savor each step for you may never see it again.  You will see so many beautiful things.  Be open minded and ready to change any schedule you may have.  Yogi is right, any plans will be shot the second day out. Heck, our day by day itinerary was shot the FIRST day out!  That is part of the fun.  And remember, "it is the miseries that make the memories!"   Just go for it! And keep the right frame of mind.  The hard part is thinking there are hard parts and that you have to get through them.  Ursula

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Taylor Matheson <tmatheson33 at yahoo.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Worst parts of the trail and ways to get though them
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:16:00 -0700

I'm planning to hike the pct in 2014 with the love of my life and want to make the hard parts, such as the desert and long parts without resupply, as easy as possible for her and I. Please share with me what you found to be hard and how you got over these obstacles of the trail or what you may have done different. Even some suggestions on the parts you found hard in planning and any suggestions about those would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. 
 
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