[pct-l] Rattlesnakes at night, resupply goods getting stale?

["Joanne Lennox" <goforth@cio.net>]

For those of you who traveled at night on the PCT south of the Sierras, did
you run into any rattlesnakes at night? Did they rattle?  I am sure it is
hard enough to see all the things that stick, stab, and stink at night
without getting nailed by a rattler.

I am pondering what I can put in my resupply boxes.  Some of these are
going to sit around for more than 5 months.  Did any items go stale or
rancid in your resupply boxes?.  Are there some things you wouldn't box up
again? Did crackers and cereals keep okay?  What about meat and fish
products, even if they are dried?

The complexity of the resupply boxes just boggles my mind.  It would
probably be okay if I was completely set on my itinery, but Iam not.  There
is the possibility that I will go North to Ashland from near Kennedy
meadows.The resupply days change depending if you are going North or South.
 What did the people do last year, when they got to Kenedy Meadows, and
then bused to Manning to continue South?.  Their resupply boxes to the same
location would have to have a different number of days of food.

Peace
Goforth
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