[pct-l] Start date for '05 thru hike...

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

I started on May 9 in 2003 and got to KM on June 9 at what I thought was a fairly moderate pace.  Starting 2 weeks behind the main pack meant that I had quite a bit of solitude and space and it is something that I would probably do again.  There were a few other thruhikers around me at the time,but not until reaching I-15 did I really start to meet larger numbers.

Suge

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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> From: 	pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net on behalf of SD Ghost
> Sent: 	Sunday, November 14, 2004 6:35 PM
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> Subject: 	[pct-l] Start date for '05 thru hike...
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> This is my first posting to this board and I have a few questions 
> concerning my start date for a thru hike of the PCT in '05. I had 
> originally planned a start date of May 1, with the idea to hit KM in 
> the middle of June. After reading about the ADZPCTKO, I was thinking of 
> hiking into it on Friday night, and staying Saturday, and continuing on 
> to the Laguna's on Sunday morning. However, I have read that it may be 
> best to avoid "the wave" of hikers leaving the ADZPCTKO at the same 
> time. I was even considering leaving the Tuesday before the ADZPCTKO 
> reach the Laguna's on Friday, and go to the ADZPCTKO on Saturday, and 
> then getting a ride back to the Laguna's and continuing from there on 
> Sunday to avoid the mass exodus from the ADZPCTKO. Since I live in San 
> Diego, it will not be a problem for me to arrange a pick up and return 
> ride. Does anybody have any thoughts on this? I thought the ADZPCTKO 
> would be fun to attend, meet other hikers, get the latest information 
> on trail conditions, and get pumped up about the next 5 months. Since I 
> am finalizing my schedule for my 2005 thru hike, any advice you could 
> give me would be most appreciated.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Terry Thompson
> 
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