[pct-l] hiking speed vs packweight

[chelin at teleport.com (Sharon & Chuck Chelin)]

Good evening, David,

Your comment is good, and reminds me of the old saying, "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy."  However, for a PCT thru-hiker, it could also
be said that, "All play and no work makes Jack a cross-country skier",  at
least north of Snoqualmie Pass.

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Frederck" <mt2mt@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: [pct-l] hiking speed vs packweight


> If you put on a lightweight jetpack,
> you can travel so fast you can do the PCT
> in a couple hours!!
>
> Doesn't anyone realize that hiking at "high
> speeds" negates the purpose of being out there
> in the first place? I realize that for some
> hiking far and fast is a challenge.
> As for me and many others we're out to smell
> the wildflowers, not leave a cloud of dust.
>
> I have found that when my speed goes over 3mph,
> I mostly have to watch my feet. Under that speed
> and I can look up from the trail, notice my
> surroundings, etc.
>
> As far as going faster and faster, I want to slow
> down and never have my hikes end. When I go too
> fast the trip ends sooner.
>
>
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