[pct-l] Best months to hike OR and WA PCT

[Judson Brown]

Hi, John,

As a long-time Oregonian, I would recommend August and September. The
mosquitoes in July are dependably obnoxious. And unlike the previous 2
years, this is looking like a fairly normal year snow-wise for both states,
so starting in early August should be feasible.

Judson/bunnyslayer


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:21 AM, John Herrin <johndavidherrin at gmail.com>wrote:

> My wife and I are planning on backpacking the PCT over two summers/years.
> What are the best months to backpack the OR & WA portions of the PCT. We
> are looking for the least snow, best weather, less mosquitoes, and time to
> finish before wintry weather returns.
>
> I realize not all of this criteria may line up. But I am hoping to draw
> from the vast experience of this group in determining what dates we should
> set aside.
>
> We will be 60 and 58 yrs old and aren't particularly fast hikers, some I am
> guessing we'll need to plan on at least 2 months. We have the time to allow
> for more days/weeks if needed. Also would you recommend we hike NOBO or
> SOBO?
>
> Thanks and I love reading the daily posts and can hardly wait to get back
> out there.
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