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

[Bill Burge]

I would have to, respectfully, disagree with Yogi AND I can only speak to the first 324 miles of the trail. 

The worst part of the trail is when you realize that you can't, for what ever reason, get past something and you have to get off the trail. 

THAT is the worst part, and you can't get past it or you wouldn't be getting off the trail. 

I was with my gal and I was having some back problems and she was having bad blister issues and, from the start, just couldn't make the miles required.  She knew that we had been planning this for over three years and that it had been something I had wanted to do since 1978. 

She felt HORRIBLE to think it would be her fault that we would quit. I pointed out my own problems and, standing in the middle of the trail, both wearing our packs and gear, crying and hugging; I told her I loved HER more than an 18 inch strip of dirt. 

Much if it was hard in some way or another. Most of it was fun in some way or another. Hard does not equal "not fun" and even some parts that were abysmal are some if the parts we laugh about now. 

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
Typoed on my iPhone...


On Oct 31, 2012, at 9:34 AM, Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com> wrote:

> My suggestion is to omit "worst part of the trail" from your vocabulary.
> Sure, there are better/favorite areas, but if you focus on "worst", then
> you will most likely have a terrible time.  Embrace the challenges.  You
> can't plan everything in advance, and whatever plan you do come up with
> will be shot by the second day.
> 
> Just go hike.  It's not that hard.
> 
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
> On Oct 31, 2012 11:16 AM, "Taylor Matheson" <tmatheson33 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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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