[pct-l] Re: What are your hiking goals?

[tahoe.cat at verizon.net (Bill & Cathy)]

Hi Rob   This is how I want to do the trail. I started at the Border, in
2003, Feb., I'm doing it in sections in order from where I left off the last
time I hiked. I don't want to skip around, jumping back and forth. My
grandkids go with me when they can. I drop my truck where I will be ending
for that particular trip. If I can get a ride to my start like Dan helping
us this last time that's great, if not I have to have my wife follow me to
take me to my start. I have Friday, Saturday and Sundays off and some time I
can take a holiday with my weekend to go longer. My plan is to make KM by
the end of the year. Next year I will take three weeks of vacation and go
from KM to Tuolumne M. Unless of I retire the end of this year and then I
will be able to do a little more. If I retire the end of this year I want to
thru hike in 07'. This also all depends of the $$$ BUCKS.     remember
"Be Prepared" Ground Pounder Bill     "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Langsdorf" <mctrob@yahoo.com>
To: "Bill & Cathy" <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: What are your hiking goals?


> Hi Bill,
>
>     One question I have for you: Are you wanting to do
> the whole PCT as a series of BACKPACK trips or are you
> willing to do portions of it as a dayhikes? Also do
> you want to have your grandkids do as much of it with
> you as possible or only occasional sections? Your
> answers to these would greatly affect what I would
> recommend as to hiking plans for the trail up to
> Kennedy Meadows.
>
>       Rob
>
> --- Bill & Cathy <tahoe.cat@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Hi Rob I might make a five day trip in June to get
> > me to the I-15. My
> > Grandson Bryan won't be able to go with me but his
> > 14yr old sister wants to.
> > My Grand daughter has been with us on our hike from
> > humber park to the I-10
> > so she knows what to expect. After that I want to do
> > a weekend in July to go
> > up to Wrightwood and hoping to get to hwy 2. Then in
> > August go over Baden
> > Powell and on to little Jimmy. From there take two
> > weeks in the beginning of
> > October and make it to KM. I hope I can manage all
> > of this to set myself up
> > for next year to take three weeks from KM to
> > Yosemite. That's all I have
> > planned for now? What do you think?
> > Remember "Be Prepared" Ground Pounder Bill  "Semper
> > Fi"
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rob Langsdorf" <mctrob@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Bill & Cathy" <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>; "Daniel
> > Braunstein"
> > <dpbraunstein@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 4:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [so_california_backpackers] Thanks for
> > the ride and here is my
> > report
> >
> >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > >     It sounds like another 2-3 days of travel
> > should
> > > get you down to the desert floor just in time for
> > > summer. What are your plans for the next 70 miles
> > or
> > > so to get you into the San Gabriels?
> > >
> > >       Rob
> > >
> > > --- Bill & Cathy <tahoe.cat@verizon.net> wrote:
> > > > BlankHi Dan  finished today at little bear
> > springs.
> > > > We had a great time and thanks to you we could
> > do
> > > > the hike. I really appreciate the help in taking
> > us
> > > > from little bear springs to hwy 18 and to the
> > > > Discovery center. The first day we did 5hrs and
> > got
> > > > to 3n09, Van Dusen rd. Today we did 6.5hrs and
> > made
> > > > it to my truck. We thought we would hit a lot of
> > > > snow, that's why we had planned for a third day.
> > We
> > > > averaged 1.75 miles an hour. I think that was
> > pretty
> > > > good seeing that we were carrying 55 plus lbs.
> > We
> > > > stopped in at the Discovery Center after the
> > hike
> > > > today. We let them know about the 15 trees
> > across
> > > > the trail from the dump rd. to van dusen rd and
> > that
> > > > there is "NO WATER" between hwy18 and the creek
> > at
> > > > van dusen rd. From van dusen rd to little bear
> > > > springs there were 17 trees down and across the
> > > > trail. The trees ranged from 6" across to 3'
> > across.
> > > > That will be a lot of work. There were a couple
> > of
> > > > trash piles that we forgot to tell them about 5
> > > > miles back from little bear springs trail camp.
> > The
> > > > horse trough at the trail camp is bone dry.
> > Small
> > > > creeks start to appear about 4 miles back from
> > the
> > > > trail camp but not before, not a drop except for
> > the
> > > > snow piles  that you have to cross on the trail.
> > If
> > > > you put all the snow together you might have a
> > half
> > > > mile but the longest stretch was maybe 150'.
> > There
> > > > was nothing dangerous at all.  Thanks again for
> > your
> > > > help. We had a good time  and    Remember
> > > > "Be Prepared"  Ground Pounder Bill    "Semper
> > Fi"
> > >
> > >
> > >
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