[pct-l] Weather conditions August/Sept Oregon & Washington

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

> Great time to be hiking in Oregon and Washington. But, expect the
unexpected
> and bring gear for heat, sun, cold, rain, and snow - and maybe even
> mosquitoes if the snow melt is late. You can almost be guaranteed of rain
> (sometimes for 3 days back to back). It could also dip to freezing. Very
> often the brush is wet with dew soaking you from the legs down.
>
> In 2000 we had a very rainy and cold spell in Oregon that obscured some of
> the best scenery and then more of the same in Washington with some
freezing
> weather. But, in other years, it has been so hot and sunny that only
> shorts/T-shirt were needed.
>
> Chances are that Oregon will be warmer and drier than Washington, but
don't
> bet on it.
>
> Marshall Karon
> Portland, OR
> m.karon@comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hocking, Matt" <matt.hocking@eds.com>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:57 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Weather conditions August/Sept Oregon & Washington
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm going to be hiking the Oregon and Washington sections of the PCT in
> > August & Sept this year.  As I'm from London I'd appreciate any local
> > knowledge on what kind of weather conditions to expect. Obviously this
is
> > going to have a major impact on the sort of gear I bring along!
> >
> > Many thanks for any help
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Matt
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