[pct-l] PCT South Bound Hikes.

[montedodge at msn.com (Monte Dodge)]

 If there was ever a year to do a SB hike THIS is the year!!. No snow at White Pass which is a record. YOu can start at Canadian Monument 78 JUne 15th with no trouble. If you start on a NB trip this year, be prepared for some ugly passes in the Sierras and a host of fires up north as Washington will be dry as a bone. This the lowest snow year in recent times in Washington as California is getting all our weather. I can't remember hiking in winter in the Olympics without setting up a tent. It is just like May in our mountain now. A June start is great for college students as they can finish school and still have time to do a thru-hike. Don't forget to register for the PCTA meeting in Portland April 9th weekend....Good Luck AND beware OF THE PASSES this year....