[pct-l] Plan B

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

If it were me, I would stick to your original plans and hike north. Yes, you
will feel the altitude, but probably only the first week. So, you go slow.
Stay an extra day at Kennedy Meadows. Stay an extra day at Crabtree Meadows
before going up Mt. Whitney.  You should be fine. You will then be with the
other thru hikers, experience the snow on the passes, and the streams. Kind
of exciting.

When we did the PCT in 2000, we got off and went to Portland for a week. We
definitely felt it until Forrester. But, much depends on age and recovery
time. There were many younger folks heading off trail for 1-2 weeks and then
charging right back on with no problems.

If you still want to go south in June, I hope others have answers. My guess
would be: start at Castella (Castle Craig, not too far from Ashland) and go
south.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Murdock" <dorothea@onemain.com>
To: "Pct-L@Mailman. Backcountry. Net" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 3:32 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Plan B


> We have been planning to start at Walker Pass sometime in the first half
of
> June and hike to Hwy 138 in Oregon, then skip to Stevens Pass and hike to
> Manning.  (or hike straight through if the knees, etc. agree to it).  I am
> worried about my ability to go from 500 ft here in Portland to the high
> Sierra in only one or two weeks of hiking.  Mostly because of aerobic
> capacity.   For this reason, a second plan was to start at Hwy 138 and go
> south, but in June of a normal snow year, there are about 4 feet of snow
on
> the lowest pct alternative in Crater Lake.  My question is, where could we
> start south and not have too much snow in June?  I'm not the best at snow
> travel.
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
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