[pct-l] Eyewear and South bounders

[moosemunch_7 at hotmail.com (Tom Kowalik)]

Marra wrote:

>>On a totally unrelated note.  The longer I wait to get my permit and 
>>decide when to start (lots of family forces at work are making me miss the 
>>KO and start in June instead) the more a southbound hike looks like the 
>>best option for me.  The recent snow in the Washington Cascades may affect 
>>WHEN in June I plan to start.  I was wondering if anyone else had solid 
>>plans to start SOBO in June on the 1st or 15th or 30th (late, I know).  It 
>>would be nice to start out with a few kindred souls.  I also know a lot of 
>>Seattle folks since I just moved from there to Berkeley, CA and can 
>>probably arrange a ride to Manning for a few folks wanting to drive up 
>>together from Seattle

I was initially planning a northbound hike, but work and snow conditions 
have given rise to thoughts of a southbound hike.  Most likely, I won't be 
able to start any earlier than the last week in May.  First I thought of 
hiking north from Agua Dulce and coming back to finish the desert later in 
the year.  But with the snow situation, the cost of delaying in purchasing a 
plane ticket, and the possiblity that after hiking from Agua Dulce to KM 
I'll have to hitch, bus, plane, ect to Manning to flip, Im leaning more and 
more toward a SB hike!  My biggest concerns are the lack of other 
southbounders (I prefer talking to myself for no more than 4 days straight), 
and hiking 1600 miles to the Sierras in 3 mos to get to the Sierras by Spet. 
  It would be nice to start on May 25 or so; snow permitting.  I plan to 
take a look at the logistics over the next week and hopefully will make a 
decision by then.

With that said, it would great to get a rough idea of how many southbounders 
there are this year.
I'll look in the archives, and see what I can find out.  I know Roni posted 
something simalar, Mara, and one other...but I can't remember any more.

If you plan on hiking southbound, why not post your tenative departure date, 
so all of us considering a sobo have a better idea on the numbers!

I imagine we'll have a better an idea of who's flipped and when via the 
Green Turtle or othersie from Donna as well.

Hmmmm,
Munch