[pct-l] Washington Section Hike Plans

[Andrea Dinsmore]

Best time to be hiking Washington is August 1st thru September 1st. Best
weather and least amount t of snow and lowest rivers.

Andrea Dinsmore
Trail Angel
Skykomish/Baring, Was.

On Dec 25, 2013 2:55 PM, "Nancy Ging" <nancy at turtlehome.com> wrote:
>
> I am hoping to hike the Washington state portion of the PCT next summer.
It
> will be my first long distance hike, so I've been monitoring this list for
> several months now to pick up as many pointers as I can.
>
> I've got some basic questions, though, and hope you'll be willing to share
> some tips.
>
> 1. What is the best time of year to do the Washington portion of the
trail?
> I've tentatively been planning to leave early to mid-August, and I'm a
> fairly slow hiker (I'm 62), so am thinking it will take about 5 weeks.
>
> 2. Given that I only plan to walk through Washington, would it make more
> sense (in terms of weather) to walk north to south instead of south to
> north?
>
> 3. My weakest skill is river crossings. I plan to carry hiking poles to
> help with stability. I haven't seen much information about Washington
> stream crossings (except prior to the new bridge). Are the WA stream
> crossing not a big deal by August? Which crossings are the most
challenging?
>
> Any other suggestions for this portion of the trail would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Nancy Ging
> Lummi Island, WA
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