[pct-l] Some WA- questions: mosquitos, transport and resuplly

[marmot marmot]

I only thing I know about is the hitch from trail to Trout Lake is no longer difficult. I didn't even get my pack off to wash my face before a car picked me up. Great B&B just before you hit main part of town. Super cheap rooms above the market. Campground near town. Plus there's a motel just east of town. There's a phone list at the market for rides back to trail.  Local people want you in town and try to make it easy. And if since 2012 the yahoos/drunks/stoners haven't wrecked it for the other hikers it should still be a great stop. Good food at the Gas station turned into restaurant. A stop there makes that section easy. Use either PO or market for mail drop. Marmot

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> On Jul 21, 2014, at 5:03 PM, "Sabine Schroll" <vet at schroll.at> wrote:
> 
> hi folks
> 
> first email didn't get through ... do again:
> 
> I am planning my hike on the WA-PCT starting in about 2 weeks from Cascade
> Locks:
> 
> 1 - mosquito situation
> 
> in a few weeks I will be back on the trail doing the section from Cascade
> Locks to Canada.
> In order to keep my packweight low - are there still mosquitos around in WA
> in august?
> 
> Last year in OR I was quite happy to have my Skyscape and set it up even for
> my long lunch break and the nights as the mosquitos came with their full
> army. In CA in 2012 I had only a bug canopy for some nights. While hiking I
> never used any deet or bugnet so far.
> So - I can tolerate them most of the time, but not when they come in
> thousands to sleep with me.
> 
> What is the situation with mosquitos usually in august in WA - possible to
> predict? Would I risk to be really unhappy without a bug protection for the
> night?
> 
> 2- how the get to the trail from Portland > Cascade Locks
> 
> I heard there is a public transport from Portland to Cascade Locks - but
> couldn't find any information on the Internet?
> Hitching from CL to PDX last year was a matter of minutes - where would be a
> good place in Portland to hitch a ride back to CL? I will arrive in PDX on
> 8/6 - doing all shopping and packing on 8/7, going to CL either thursday
> (7th) evening or friday (8th) early morning.
> If someone could give me a ride I would pay my share for the gas, off
> course.
> 
> 
> 3- Resupply - Trout Lake isn't recommended because of diffult hitch?
> As I need to get my trail legs I would like to have a resupply in Trout
> Lake, but if it is overall not recommended I would carry the food til White
> Pass.
> 
> 
> thanks and see you out there!
> WaSabi 
> 
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