Re: [pct-l] Snowpack this year

[mdrury@netscape.com (Mark Drury)]

Ah, the same quandary I suffered the summer of '95.  I
intended to hike from the Donner Summit area south to
Mt. Whitney in July and August, had done all the plan-
ning, most of the provisioning, etc., then convinced
myself there was too much snow that year to do the trip.
I ended up doing a number of shorter trips in the Sierra
and had a wonderful time, but I still regret not having
done the longer trip, snowpack be damned (it would have
been my longest hike to date).  This year is a different
story, of course, but I'd advise trying to do the trip
if at all possible, lest you suffer my fate: skulking
on newsgroups and mailing lists, reading the trip re-
ports of others, daydreaming of what could have been,
knowing I let my best chance at a long hike in at least
a decade slip through my cowardly fingers, flogging
myself nightly, etc.  Have fun, regardless,

-- Mark
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Richard Carlsen wrote:
> 
> I'm planning a hike from Tahoe to Mt. Whitney this summer (July & Aug)
> Should the heavy snowpack this year (150% of normal for entire season
> already) be cause for concern?  Should I reschedule for next year?
> Thanks,
> Richard

-- Mark
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