[pct-l] pct

[kraig.mottar at verizon.net (Kraig Mottar)]

Actually, that's why I'm here, to learn from the masters.
Do many people hike it to points, then stay there, maybe in motels for days to a week before resuming again, and take in what that town has to offer, visit with the natives, etc.

Kraig


> 
> From: "Wayne Kraft" <waynekraft@verizon.net>
> Date: 2005/03/13 Sun PM 09:36:46 PST
> To: "Kraig Mottar" <kraig.mottar@verizon.net>, 	<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] pct
> 
> 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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