[pct-l] Down Jacket

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

In 2009 I hiked Oregon in July. I never once used my down jacket --  
we're talking some days close to 100 degrees and many nights so warm  
I had to sleep on top of my bag -- so I mailed it home from Cascade  
Locks.

The day I walked over the Columbia River, the weather took a turn for  
the worse. I continued into Washington for the month of August  
freezing my ass off. I could not stop to sit down or my hands would  
freeze and become useless. I hiked faster. I got really tough and  
hardened. I don't need no stikin' jacket. I don't need no stinkin'  
rain coat. I was pretty miserable, cold and wet though.

Soon as I bought a rain poncho in Snoqualmie Pass the sun came out.

I'm pretty sure the PCT hates me.

On Apr 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Brett Kenney <tribalattorney at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Down Jacket
>
> How useful is a down jacket in August in Oregon?