[pct-l] pct

[waynekraft at verizon.net (Wayne Kraft)]

Kraig,
Nobody's going to laugh at you and you can learn all about the PCT just from 
reading the emails on this list.  The PCT runs over 2500 miles from the 
Mexican border through California, Oregon and Washington to Canada.  Some 
people walk the whole trial in one summer.  One guy even walked from Mexico 
to Canada and back again. On the other hand, there's no reason you need to 
hike the whole trail all at once.  Lots of peole hike the trail one section 
at a time and spend years on the project.  If you tell us about where you 
live we can give you a better idea of how to access the trail. You can get 
on the trail by hiking from the top of the tram in Palms Springs and there 
are lots of other ways to do it. There are some maps and guide books that 
will help a lot and some of the guidebooks may be availabled at your local 
library.

Good luck with your hiking,
Wayne Kraft


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kraig Mottar" <kraig.mottar@verizon.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:10 PM
Subject: [pct-l] pct


> Where is the Pacific Crest trail?  I know where it is, general.  But I may 
> expand my physical fitness plan to the PCT.  In town, well a bit outside 
> of town, up hwy 38 and back down, I started a few weeks ago walking one 
> day 15 minutes, increasing 1 minute every day, I've gotten up to 1 hour or 
> 30 minutes up, so I figure, that's 30 minutes down, if I do the round trip 
> non-stop.  I don't alway increase the next hike 1 minute, I vary is among 
> 1-5 minutes.  My knee was hurting scaring me because of my dad's arthritis 
> which I hear is hereditary, but that's just paranoia.  I'm told, by my PE 
> teacher, a phd is health and fitness, that it may be due to sudenn 
> increase in activity.  I run a few miles 2 days a week, then started the 
> walking.
>
> I want to start this system of increasing each following time, to the PCT, 
> where I'll start with an hour 1 way or maybe 2 if it's not something I do 
> on a daily or weekly basis.  Where can I access the PCT though?  I don't 
> drive currently.  I know I can take an RTA bus to Palm Desert and Palm 
> Springs, and I know that the PCT passes the tram, so, once I get to either 
> of thos cities, how might I get to the PCT? Or where does it go through 
> Big Bear?
>
> I probably need a map of it.
> Please don't laugh, I don't have the 100s of miles of experience you do, 
> but I have to start somewhere.
> All help will be greatly appreciated?
>
> Kraig
>
>
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