Re: [Re: [pct-l] 1999 Day Zero Planning]

[Rebecca Williams <rebecca_pct@usa.net>]

I'm happy either way. I know I will get enough wilderness experience in
the 2600 miles I plan to hike, that I don't mind being helped out with
water during the begining sections. (Especially since it does seem like
it's going to be a very dry year.) If others object & there is no
water help ... I'll deal. I'm going out there for the experience & I'll
make whatever is to be made of it.

I will agree that water jugs lying about is not something I look
forward to. However, last yr while doing an outward bound course in
Joshua Tree National Park, CA, we had a water cache. It was put in 
such a way that if you looked for it you could find it. But it didn't
stick out like a sore thumb either. They were very large blue (a bit 
darker than sky blue) 10 - 20 gallon (just guessing) jugs. They were
sort of hidden in a bush or between couple of bushes. I guess if the 
people who plan to use that "helping out" water know where to look for it
it might not need to be an "eye - sore" on the trail.

Rebecca Williams
Boston, MA
PCT 99 hopeful
rebecca_pct@usa.net

owner-pct-l@edina.hack.net wrote:
Just curious - who is asking for these water conveniences? Who would rather
simply take what the trail provides, and carry extra water where need be?
Who that want a wilderness experience prefer to find plastic jugs and such
lying obviously about the trail corridor?



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