[pct-l] Southbound Thruhike Considerations...HELP

[kevin.ragan at hotpop.com (Kevin Ragan)]

On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 09:52:52AM -0400, Josh Keefe wrote:
> 
> An unforseen event in my life this past march has caused my much planned 
> and anticipated northbound thruhike originally set for 29 April to be 
> postponed/delayed.  I now cannot leave for the trail until the middle of 
> June, around the 15th.
> 
>      I still, however, would like to thruhike the trail if at all possible 
> (or at least set myself up with an tentitive itinary that would be best 
> suited for a successful thruhike considering my 'late start').
> 
> I now am entertaining two possible itinaries in my head:
> 
> 1. Southbound Hike-- leave Manning Park around 15th June
> 2. Northbound flip- leave Kennedy Meadows around 15th June, flip back and 
> hike the last leg from KM to Campo southbound after hiking KM to MP.

With the distribution of snow this year it looks like option 1 will be a lot
easier.  Plus no flip flopping.  That's what I'm doing, just leaving a week
earlier.

-Kevin Ragan