[pct-l] starting late. . . hiking alone?

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

No, definitely not. I started May 9 and on day one ran into several hikers, one of which (Glory) I hiked with, on and off, until around Dunsmuir.  By Idyllwild I had hooked up with another two (Will and Birdie) that I ran with, again on and off, for a long, long time.  By Big Bear I was getting iinto the back end of the main pack. It took me about a month to get to KM and I don't think I was rushing it at all.  But, you could easily delay getting into KM until around June 20 by starting on, say, May 14.

Suge

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Christopher Willett
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Pierce College
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> Hi everyone,
> 
> Obviously, I'm concerned about snow this year.  I can only add so many
> zero days between Campo and Kennedy Meadows before the hike becomes
> more resting than hiking.  Consequently, I am thinking about starting
> a week or two after the ADZ.  If I start "late" will I be hiking
> alone?
> 
> Thanks for any advice,
> Victor
> PCT 2005
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