[pct-l] LD hikers in Seattle and nearby?

[ageibel@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Geibel)]

Hey Jen,
I live in Portland, and have been thinking about this too.  Some kind of
social community would be fantastic - I do most of my LD hiking alone, which
was great at first but is bumming me out now!  I don't have any trouble
finding people who *want* to do it, I have trouble finding people who *can*.
Those pesky jobs/families always seem to interfere...hrmph.

I thought about starting a community in Portland, but worried it would be
too small a niche.  If there was a club in Seattle, an alliance would be
handy.  Our destinations are the same (OR/WA PCT, Olympics, Wonderland
Trail, etc) so why not pool potential hiking partners together?

Anyone from Portland/Seattle/nearby interested?

I will be at the PCTA meeting, too, if you want to chat.

I don't have a trailname, and I've done only half of the Oregon PCT (sounds
so puny amongst all of you), but I'm planning on spending July/Aug./Sept. on
the PCT somewhere.  So...

Andrew PCT (sortof) '03

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jen Schaeffer" <sprout896@hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 6:56 PM
Subject: [pct-l] LD hikers in Seattle and nearby?


Okay Seattle and other nearby '03 PCT thru-hikers (or AT or CDT or just
plain long distance hikers). I am wondering what people think about getting
together live for training/gear test hikes/get togethers/etc.

My experience is that for the die-hard long distance hiker types - you have
to look pretty hard for people who WANT to hike more than 6 miles in a day
and who want to do something other than peak bag all the time (and which may
require climbing skills, etc.). I find that mountain climbing and LD hiking
are two different activities with two different mind sets - as they should
be. I've done all sorts of hiking related activities - glacier climbing,
snow camping, etc., etc., but plain old backpacking for many hours and miles
is still my favorite and I'm interested in finding some like-minded folks
for the occasional sharing of info and actual hiking.

Any thoughts? Any such formal or informal group in existence in the Seattle
or near area? I've eyed the ALDHA membership list many times wondering if I
should just start calling people up to see if they are interested in the
occasional get together for outdoor activities or gear talk over coffee or
the like.

I'll be at the PCTA meeting this Sat if anyone wants to talk live or we can
all chat over the list serve or offline.

Sprout AT '96 PCT '03 (getting close!!)

aka Jen Schaeffer







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