[pct-l] My first post since 2003

[Sabrina Harrison]

Right now I'm trying out different trail runners to find one I like. I know it's a personal choice, but I'm looking for recommendations on ones to try out. 

I've tried Brooks Cascadias - they were just okay. 

I'm ordering some La Sportiva Wildcats next. 

Thanks!

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> On Jan 15, 2017, at 1:46 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Sabrina,
> Pick a subject that you are unsure of, and we'll try to elaborate on it.  Water treatment?  Maps?  Water availability in mid-May? Physical conditioning?
> Mango
> 
> From: "Sabrina Harrison" <troopharrison at gmail.com>
> To: "Jim & Jane Moody" <moodyjj at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Pct-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 2:27:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] My first post since 2003
> 
> I'm a newbie, and I'm not a certified geezer, but I'm a pre-geezer perhaps, as a 42yo. 
> 
> I am going on my first section hike mid May. I plan to take on Campo to Warner Springs, or I have set a secondary destination of Idyllwild if I surprise myself and crush miles. 
> 
> I love hearing the stories on here, and have secret crushes on JMT Reinhold and Switchback. 
> 
> I'd love any stories or advice you want to send my way. in the spirit of disclosure, I must admit that I have been accused of having a "crap load of questions," so just know that before you open up a can of worms!
> 
> Sabrina :)
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Jan 15, 2017, at 6:45 AM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > When I first joined this list in 2009 there was lots of discussion about useful topics - water treatment, shoes, navigation, physical training, waste disposal & sanitation, etc. Plus, a lot of opinionated people got into arguments, and a few told some funny jokes that offended the thin-skinned among us. We newbies would ask questions and receive numerous, often conflicting answers. But I learned a lot. Maybe somebody could start a thread on one of these topics. I would, but I'm hungry and I need to go fix breakfast. Maybe later today. 
> > 
> > Mango 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 
> > From: "Jeffrey Olson" <jjolson58 at gmail.com> 
> > To: "Pct-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
> > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:08:19 AM 
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] My first post since 2003 
> > 
> > I belong to the facebook groups focusing on hiking the PCT, and I enjoy 
> > the enthusiasm and naivety there. Perhaps there is another use for this 
> > forum, now pretty dead for a couple years. 
> > 
> > Maybe Shroomer is on to something - "I just keep hiking at whatever pace 
> > I can do and it's all good." The other one makes me cringe a bit - 
> > "Geezers Rock." 
> > 
> > What use is this forum? Right now it's dead. I'd love to hear stories 
> > of situations others can learn from, without being told what they should 
> > do. Maybe young people would join and participate. I love stories... 
> > 
> > Jeff... Laramie, WY (Santa Rosa, CA) 
> > 
> > 
> >> On 1/14/2017 8:39 PM, Scott Williams wrote: 
> >> Yeah, welcome back is right! Geezers rock! I just keep hiking at whatever 
> >> pace I can do and it's all good. And, because I can't afford a Nepalese 
> >> Sherpa, (although, one trains with us out here in CA during the winter, and 
> >> man can that dude hike!) I can't afford the heavy packs of my youth. I 
> >> have to go UL or not go at all at this point. 
> >> 
> >> Glad to have you back. 
> >> 
> >> Shroomer 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
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