[pct-l] Introduction-Looking for advise

[m.karon at attbi.com (Marshall Karon)]

Just head over to any of the Cascade passes and start hiking. I'd go to
McKenzie Pass and go either South around the Sisters or North to Jefferson
Park area. You also could start at Santiam Pass. You may need permits in
advance because of the heavy use in the Jefferson Park and Obsidian areas.
If you want to bag some peaks, try South and Middle Sister. You can make
loops out of either hike.

I found the East side of the Sisters not be as interesting as the West -
more streams and more forests, fewer views - after Green Lakes going North.
But, it is a great hike, especially if you go up one of the Sisters. From
Santiam going North, if you stay low you go through the lakes (not on the
PCT). The ridge where Three Fingered Jack sits is outstanding.

The scenery is outstanding and the hiking not too bad. Watch your timing,
though. If you are early, you will have too much snow; if you hit it wrong,
you will have tons of mosquitoes. No way to tell right now. I would guess
anytime past July 15th would be OK, maybe Aug 1 even better. But, I've been
out over the 4th of July and have had no problems.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@attbi.com
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From: "Barf Fartfigneugen" <sandman_e_mail@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Introduction-Looking for advise


> Hello all,
> My name is Gabe. I am 21 and live in Eugene, OR. I'm a rather
inexperienced backpacker but the PCT has peaked my interest. I would like to
attempt it possibly in 2005 but probably 2006. For this summer though, I
think I may end up with about a week off of work and was wondering where a
good place to do a "3 day in 3 day out" trip would be. I want to try and
cover 75 miles one way to see exactly what it takes to do that. I was
thinking maybe a section of the PCT that runs through the Mt. Jefferson
wilderness area. Any suggestions or general advise is welcome. Thanks.
> -Gabe
>
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