Fw: [pct-l] PCT,,!

[goforth at cio.net (Joanne Lennox)]

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> From: Joanne Lennox <goforth@cio.net>
> To: Norma <n.ruiz@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT,,!
> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:13 AM
> 
> Beyond the fact that wheeled vehicles are not permitted on the PCT, I
doubt
> that the trail would accomodate a cart.  there are some areas where the
> trail is wide enough and not too downsloping, but these are few and
> definitely not common in Washington.  If I were starting a venture like
> this, I would do Oregon first; it is a little flatter and more areas of
> good and well maintained trail, and Washington has some piece of trail
that
> are difficult for horses (scree or rock, steep, soughing in places). I
have
> riden in a two wheeled cart and it can get pretty rough, and the trail is
> maintained without a berm (that means that it is sloped outward so that
it
> drains), and I can't imagine riding in a cart on the PCT - I do not think
> that it would be stable enough even if the trail is wide enough. the
trail
> through Washington is not 2 feet wide, it may be closer to 1 foot wide,
but
> there are plenty of places along the way that are narrower still.
> 
> A couple of months ago, I was at a Ken McNabb clinic with my horse, and
at
> the end we were teaching Hopi Horse to lay down on cue.  (after two
times,
> Hopi decided he was going to take over, but we had kind of pushed the
> envelope a bit ,especially with this horse).  At any rate, Ken developed
> the training for a friend that used to ride, had had a stroke and was
> paralysed on one side.  Ken taught his horse to lay down, so he could get
> on, then he would simply cue the horse to stand.
> 
> I pack and ride my horse also, and have done the whole trail.  I do not
> know what your disability is, but if you can ride at all, it sure would
> make it a lot easier and simpler and actually feasible. 
> 
> Joanne 
> 
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> > From: Norma <n.ruiz@verizon.net>
> > To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] PCT,,!
> > Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:06 PM
> > 
> > HI, I wrote several time with no answer, My original question is, being
> disabled could I make a small cart to be pulled by a pack mule,this is a
> solo first trip from the Canadian to the oregon border ,covering
washington
> state,,,the cart would be no larger than 2' 1/2 x 6'   thanks , Howard L
> Ruiz
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