[pct-l] ADZPCTKO, to go or not to go?

[kimber at boalthall.berkeley.edu (Kimber Rodgers)]

What's the dilemma? :)  Start at the kick-off with the crowd and take 
more zeros!  You'll never regret it -- I can almost guarantee it.  Go 
slow if you don't want to get to KM too early and/or spend lots of 
time hanging out at KM. Like some other thru-hiker said -- The first 
one to Canada loses. :)

At the end of your hike, you most likely won't care how many days you 
did it in, or what your pre-planned schedule said you'd do. However, 
even if you start w/ the kick-off and go slow to get to KM and then 
pick up the pace, you can still easily do the hike in 4 1/2 to 5 
months.  You'll pick up the miles a lot more later, like in Oregon.

Omigod -- you don't know *how* jealous I am of you right now!  If 
only I could go again...

Frency Fry
PCT 2003

>I'm debating whether or not to go to the kick-off this year and start my
>thru-hike from there. But, I'm curious as to what the rest of the 2004 class
>is planning on doing as far as an itinerary and Kennedy meadows arrival day?
>
>The problem I have in deciding, (as I'm sure many do) is that I'm planning
>on a 4-1/2 month thru-hike, and if I attend the kick-off on the 23-24 April
>and then head north with the group on the 25th, then I will arrive at
>Kennedy Meadows on June 1st, (which is too early to enter the Sierra most
>years). Even if I slow my pace to the 5 month itinerary until I reach K.M.,
>and take 6 zero days before reaching K.M., I still arrive on the 6th of
>June!
>
>So, I'd like to hear what the rest of you plan on doing to solve this
>problem, and what day are you arriving/leaving K.M.? With the current snow
>levels, it's looking to be a slightly above average year for snow
>accumulation. Of course that can change...
>
>I'd really like to attend the Kick-off and begin my journey there, but the
>logistics are making it difficult to decide.
>
>BTW: My itinerary info is taken directly out of the PCT hiker's
>handbook,(Ray Jardine) and my target day for leaving K.M. is June 15th.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Brian Bowlsby
>PCT'04
>
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