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[pct-l] RE: Where Are The Nobos Now?



Went on a day hike from the I-80 PCT trailhead south to Roller Pass just
past Mt Judah and back this Monday.  The PCT was still under a little snow
near Roller Pass, but I didn't go farther south.  It's incredible to think
that the pioneers pulled their wagons up Roller Pass in the 1800s.  

I saw several climbers on the cliffs above highway 40 above Donner Lake and
I encountered about a dozen hikers near Mt Judah.  Most of them appeared to
be day hikers, but there was one Nobo that I think could have been a
thru-hiker.  I think he could have been a thru-hiker because he was moving
with a certain economy of motion and had enough environmental matter on his
clothing to indicate he had been out for a while.  He had on khaki zip-offs,
an orange shirt, and what appeared to be a Gossamer Gear pack.  I would have
said more to him, but by the time I turned around and saw his ultra light
pack he was far from me.  If I think a person is a thru-hiker I will stop
and talk to him, if possible.

I was just wondering.  How far north are the Nobos now.  I don't read the
list every day so I may have missed some information, for which I apologize.

John Coyle
Sacramento