[pct-l] 2014 or 2015

[Scott Williams]

Karen,

Great attitude!  Prep for a hike to Canada but forget the goal and just go
camping.  Start early so you can enjoy the hiking without worrying about
the schedule so much.  With the flexibility to wait till snows melt to your
comfort level, you can enjoy a relatively leisurely hike across the deserts
and don't attempt the Sierra till you're ready and the snows are where you
feel comfortable. Set out to see every part of the PCT and love however
long it takes.  If the drought holds, you'll be glad to have done the
deserts early and be able to enter the Sierra early as well.  I started way
overweight and lost 35 lbs on the hike, getting faster and stronger and
lighter everyday I walked north.  Wonderful to see you back on the trail!!!

Shroomer


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com> wrote:

> Karen,
> It is truly wonderful you will soon be moving forward again on the trail
> and for yourself.
> Today is the perfect day to get started and being you have already hiked
> parts  of the trail, I have a feeling you are smiling, just knowing you are
> going back to hike it again.
>
> Terry
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 15, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Karen Keller <karen.kellerford at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thank you to all who took the time to reply to my query. I am so moved,
> > motivated and inspired by each of you! I have decided  to stop dreaming
> and
> > start doing NOW. I will work hard here in Ohio and plan to hike this year
> > but will make my final decision based on the weather on the PCT at the
> end
> > of March. For now I will shoot for and early to mid April start where I
> > left off in 2011. By the time I hit Kennedy Meadows I will have hiked 350
> > miles and I should know if I am ready for the Sierras.I figure most of
> you
> > will have caught me and passed me by then. My goal is to walk every step
> of
> > the PCT in my lifetime. I want to see it all. I would be thrilled to get
> to
> > Canada in 2014, but happy enough to have the privilege just to be out
> there
> > every day for five months making progress north. Ned, I will never forget
> > how kind and patient you were with me on that snow course in 2011. I
> > learned so much. Your input means a lot. Thanks again, all of you fellow
> > lovers of the trail. I value your advise!
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