[pct-l] Ashland North Dates

[judson at jeffnet.org (Judson)]

Monte Dodge wrote:

> If hiking North out of Ashland,, July 4th was the " Rule of Thumb" 
> even in the 70's, if you could hike that fast . ( This would allow you 
> to hit the Shakespear Fest.) With this year's snow , you can cheat up 
> a Month to June 1st for a trip north.. Better yet though is a June 
> 10ish start from Manning for a true thru-hike with no flipping. ( Not 
> that it matters, its all in what you want in your hike)  Of course , 
> anyone who is caught flipping , will be charged double if we attend 
> next year's Kick Off.... TIC
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IMHO, etc., etc., anyone starting from Ashland in June will be fine for 
the first 60 mi., but will start to encounter significant snow in the 
Sky Lakes.  Then again, I freakin' DISLIKE hiking on snow, so I might 
have a different standard...

Judson
Ashland, where I'll be leading a field trip on the PCT tomorrow near 
Hyatt Lake =)