[pct-l] [pct list] hello and two answers

[KBerger466@aol.com]

Hi, all -- I'm Karen Berger, PCT class of 97. Just joined the list and have 
been lurking for a week, but wanted to say hello and good luck to all this 
year.

2 quick answers to questions I read in today's digest. Re: California 
Guidebook -- you could try to get it drect from the publisher, Wilderness 
Press 800-443 7227. Also Adventurous Traveler bookstore might have it -- you 
can get to their website through wwww.GOPR.com. 

Re: resupplying in the Sierra -- Dan and I have done the Sierra three times 
(actually, he's done it four times). We've always carried straight through 
from Kennedy Meadows to either Vermillion Valley or even Reds Meadow, and 
took the extra day for side trips up Whitney. Very heavy the first four days 
or so, but definitely doable --and those of you who have hiked with me know 
that I'm not exactly Ms Macho. Anyway, I admit, Dan carried more than I did. 
Still, he felt that it was ultimately less work to carry the extra weight for 
a couple of days than to mess with the resupplies/hitches/exta mileage and 
climbs on side-trails, etc. By the time you get to the "real" climbs (the 
high passes), several days have passed and the packs are a little lighter. 

Just a thought.

Karen Berger
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