[pct-l] PCT via dog sled

[Mtnned at aol.com (Mtnned@aol.com)]

Mouse,
 
I missed your suggestion of dog sledding the winter JMT...
 
I've tried that and the "sierra cement" we get coupled with the steepness  of 
some of the passes made it too exhausting and impractical.  If you want  to 
break trail for them all day with snowshoes and only get a few miles, then go  
for it.  In the spring it is far easier as the pack has settled and is more  
stable, but still tough in the afternoons (dogs posthole, too!).  And for  the 
most part, dogs can't pull up the steep passes and sure don't like the icy  
descents (say of Glenn or Forrester Passes, for instance).  
 
We still have one who goes with us on all of our trips, a wonderful Samoyed  
with tons of personality, loyalty, and snow-smarts of his own.
 
Mtnned