[pct-l] Note to WS Monty and what I know about the southbounders

[bodhisattvavow at hotmail.com (Hotmail)]

Monty,
        You were really the only one who ever used the name Wafflecone.  It
was a pretty good one though.  I made it all the way down to Castella.  It
was on my first day in Section O that my body just wouldn't stop hurting.  I
guess I just pushed too hard.  It has taken me until now to get my knees to
stop hurting all the time.
    How was the rest of Oregon for you?  Congratulations of finishing your
hike.  I don't know if you've been in touch with anyone but here is an
update from what I know.  Bubbles quit at Seiad Valley, completing her
fundraiser hike.  I think that she just missed he husband too much.  Eric
Lehman fractured his foot somewhere in Northern California or Sounthern
Oregon.  He and April spent the rest of their summer on other travels
including a trip to Iceland.  The Boat People continued to travel fast and
they finished at Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road on Sept. 28th.  They were at
Kennedy Meadows at the same time as Little Bump and Stick Girl.  Now they
are planning their next adventure in volving a motorhome.  After quitting at
Cascade Locks Strawberry and Bionic Dave, went to Bend for a while.  Dave
was spotted hiking a section northbound in the Diamond Peak Widerness around
the time I was passing through at the end of July.  I think that is
everything I know.  What have you heard?
Peace and Love,
Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Monty Tam" <metam01@earthlink.net>
To: "Hotmail" <bodhisattvavow@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] when to hang food in WA


> Hey Matt
> Lost the Wafflecone?
>
> Where Did you end up?
>
> Warner Springs Monty
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Hotmail <bodhisattvavow@hotmail.com>
> > To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> > Date: 10/29/2005 5:57:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] when to hang food in WA
> >
> > With regard to bears, that is largely a personal decision.  When I hiked
> > Washington I didn't hang my food or use a bear canister.  I did see
three
> > bears just outside of Stehekin.  The bears there are not habituated to
> > eating human food and therefore are not really a problem.  If you
believe
> > that not hanging your food is likely to habituate the bears then I would
> > reccomend hanging it all the time.
> >        As for bug protection I have found that even a Montane
featherlite
> > smock (unlined 3 oz. windshirt) was enough to protect my torso from
> > mosquitoes when worn over my normal hiking shirt.
> > Peace and Love,
> > Matt
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David Plotnikoff" <david@emeraldlake.com>
> > To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 12:22 PM
> > Subject: [pct-l] when to hang food in WA
> >
> >
> > > Hello from a longtime list-lurker and section hiker.
> > >
> > > I had a quick question to insert between the
gun/bike/dog/charity/misc.
> > > flame thread:
> > >
> > > After reading about three dozen journals, I'm still unable to find any
> > > consensus call on when to begin routinely hanging food in Washington.
> > > Stehekin to the border is a known and posted bear area. Yet many
journal
> > > writers said their worst rodent problems were from Snoqualmie to
> Stehekin.
> > > And others reported the mice began to be a nocturnal nuisance right
out
> of
> > > Cascade Locks. Two reported bear sightings (but not bear problems)
south
> > of
> > > Cascade Locks.
> > >
> > > Is there any consensus on when to start routinely hanging food in WA?
I
> > > added a rope and stuff sack at Big Bear this past year and carried
them
> > all
> > > the way through to KM (where I picked up a Garcia can) and only used
> them
> > > once -- at Spanish Needle Creek, just prior to KM.
> > >
> > > While I'm at it, what's the collective wisdom on carrying a Marmot
> > DriClime
> > > windshirt through Oregon in July? My previous worst mosquito
experiences
> > > (Desolation Wilderness through Plumas) taught me the little demons can
> > bite
> > > through even two layers of snug shirt. I'm thinking the windshirt may
be
> > > just loose enough and thick enough to work as a mosquito barrier in
> camp.
> > > My alternative is to go to raingear in the evenings.
> > >
> > > In a perfect world, I'd add a windshirt at Cascade Locks and a hang
> rope +
> > > bag at Snoqualmie. But I'd like to hear some other perspectives on
this.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your consideration,
> > >
> > > DP
> > >
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