[pct-l] Advice on Doing N. California Later

[marmot marmot]

In 94  I left South Lake Tahoe about the 17th of July. Made it to Canada Oct 1st--- that is including 6 zeros or neros. Marmot

> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:20:42 -0700
> From: sean.nordeen at gmail.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Advice on Doing N. California Later
> 
> Just for your reference, in 2009, I left S. Lake Tahoe on July 21 and still
> finished on Oct.2.  So you aren't necessarily too far behind to finish
> before winter comes to the Cascades.  To give you an idea of pacing, I left
> Kennedy Meadows on June 24.  I pretty much did 27-28miles/day after Sierra
> City until Washington when it dropped some due to shorter days in mid to
> late September.
> 
> As a general rule, Nor California can be hiked even after snow comes to the
> Northern Cascades and hiking through most of October should be pretty safe
> and with nice scenery with some fall color.  It may be wet from rain and
> the later you are in October, the more likely you'll see snow.  I wouldn't
> count on November though it is possible.
> 
> -Miner
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