[pct-l] Which section to hike for first time hiker

aslive at charter.net aslive at charter.net
Wed Apr 10 10:04:10 CDT 2013


You may consider Tuolumne Meadows south to Bishop Pass or the whole John 
Murr Trail.  It is perhaps the most popular portion of the trail, like 
walking through a calender.

Shepherd


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Judson Brown wrote:

> I did Section O first because I wanted to get the least popular one 
> out of
> the way. =)
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:36 PM, <gary_schenk at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>  In July you might as well go for the gusto. Start at Horseshoe 
>> Meadows
>> and hike north to Bishop Pass, or maybe Piute Pass. The Sierra Nevada 
>> is
>> something special. They don't call it the Range of Light for nothing.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>> On 04/09/13, Gerry Rempel wrote:
>>
>> We wife and I are planning to hike part of the PCT this summer, and 
>> perhaps
>> complete it in sections. She teaches so we can't start till July. 
>> Does
>> anyone have a favourite section that would could be done in 1-2 weeks 
>> and
>> would be relatively easy to get on and off of?
>>
>> We have done some backpacking.
>> We will be flying from BC.
>> We thought about starting at section A, but that may be a bit to hot 
>> and
>> dry
>> for July.
>>
>> I'd like to get a flavour of what the walk is like.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gerry
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