[pct-l] Superfeet RE: pct-l-digest V1 #819

[Barbara Ann Rudlich <rhubarb@dwp.net>]

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So true, Karen. I would like to add that whatever insert or any other piece of gear you choose should be *tried* and true. Give it as good a workout as you can without wearing it out! ;-) And be ready in your resupply parcels or something with an alternate if you possibly can.       barb


"Karen Elder" <wild_mind@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] One more on Super Feet
>Clearly, the exact choice of insole / orthotic depends on the >foot involved, however, the real point that seems to be being >made by everyone is that using the right insole can have an >enormous effect and even make the
>difference between finishing your hike or not. Foot pain and >damage (and
>also effects on ankles, knees, hips, back) seems to be a >leading cause of
>people having to leave the trail. Hikers, take care of your >feet!  :-)
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>Karen
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>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:55:44 -0700
>From: laurelm@evs-eco.com (Laurel J. Menoche)
>Subject: [pct-l] Superfeet
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>FWIW, I've had great luck with Superfeet.  I also have custom footbeds and
>I like them both equally!  The Superfeet helped me with sore toes  (They
>seem to keep my feet stable and prevents my feet from sliding forward when
>going downhill).  They also helped tremendously with arch ache that I was
>experiencing from hiking boots without the inserts. I have very narrow,
>skinny feet and they also seem to take up space in my boots.  It's
>probably the best rewarding $20 I've ever spent. I bought mine at REI 2
>years ago but I noticed that REI now carries a different brand (at least
>here in Seattle). I think they have a webpage that lists where they sell
>them.  
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>Laurel
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>Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 20:28:52 -0600
>From: "Karen Elder" <wild_mind@earthlink.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] News from the Trail: Goforth
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>July 16, 1999
>Friday
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>Dear List Members --
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>        Well, it has been a while -- I mailed Karen's address home with my
>journal so that Tuolumne, Sonora, + Echo Lake passed before I was able to
>get the address again.
>
>        The journey north of Tuolumne was challenging -- more demanding, I
>think, than the High Sierras south of there. Crossing the Kerrick Canyon
>Dreek was for me the most challenging river crossing. The rocks were slick
>(south of there the rocks have more friction) & at the deepest place there
>was a standing wave mounding up in front of my belly + every time I took
>another step I felt I was going to lose it. I do not think I could have done
>it without trekking poles.
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>        I loved Vermillion Valley & after leaving wondered if there would
>ever be another resupply stop which I would look forward to as much. Butch +
>Peggy have the hearts of Trail Angels, and the conflicts that come with
>trying to manage and financially survive having a resort. I think that if
>anyone drives the road from Shaver Lake to Vermillion, they will understand
>the expense of running Vermillion.
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>        I resupplied at Kennedy Meadows, 11 miles west from Sonora Pass. I
>hitched with a Russian couple (very interesting) + arrived on the night of
>the 4th of July -- surprised to find about a thousand people there + a very
>festive atmosphere, but too late for a dinner at the hotel (jammed to the
>gills). We celebrated Troubador's birthday the next morning, when he + 2
>other thruhikers arrived.
>
>        North of Sonora, I began to feel like something was missing -- my
>legs just seemed to have no energy / power at all. It continues through Echo
>Lake, where I met my sister who reported to my husband that I look "just
>terrible". Upon leaving S. Lake Tahoe to resume hiking, I met Tom Thompson +
>we stayed together for 6 days -- coming together at night to camp. Nice to
>have company after 2 months alone.
>
>        Still, I think I have the trailwise, blisterfree, snowfree, sexfree,
>hot day *Sierra City Blues*. I've lost 20 pounds and think I need to eat
>more on rest stops, more protein, + maybe am missing an essential fatty acid
>(flax seed oil - linoleic acid).
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>        The fact remains however that I am still hiking. It is curious that
>as slow as I am, I am not really being passed by other thruhikers. There are
>about 15 thruhikers that I have been leapfrogging with. I see them at
>resupplies, they pass me on the trail, but it seems I must spend less time
>in town. Can't say, but it seems nobody is passing us. From the registers we
>know who is in front of us -- we don't always know if someone "leaves" the
>trail.
>
>        Notes are left on the trail -- pinned to trees, under rocks, on
>signs. Such notes are often addressed + then folded for privacy. I counted
>10 pin holes on one such note. I have seen a "Dear John" note, a jilted
>relationship note, and the desperateness of a slower companion somehow
>bypassing a faster one (the slow one in front is going faster + faster to
>try to catch up + the faster person in back has slowed to a stop to try to
>find the companion -- & their efforts are getting them farther + farther
>apart).
>
>        This is a different world -- I am not sure you can really know it
>until you have done it. I will be more surprised than anybody if I make it
>to Manning.
>
>        Best of summer + health to you all.
>
>                Goforth
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>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:21:10 -0400 (EDT)
>From: suebee@cybergrrl.com
>Subject: [pct-l] re: pct-l V1 #818
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>>Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:01:48 -0700
>>From: Greg Hummel 
>>Subject: [pct-l] Re: A long, tiring backpack . . . 
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>An observation: I don't know ANYBODY personally on this list and I give a ** about its politics, but I just can't imagine Birgette calling people "ignorant" or "Ass" or writing mean posts like the ones you two guys send about her. I hope she's just being a class act and not being FORCED not to defend herself by the old boyz network I got told off in private mail about.
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>That lady has sent me more help so far than any of the posts fanny-patting about free beer and water jugs or some 25 year old hike. I like her post information too, and I don't know why she puts up with this crap. My brother even asked me for a copy of her trip report. He's a climber and he knows real from fake for sure.
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>I think you couple of guys just feel threatened by neat women. The other posters don't act that way. GET A LIFE.          
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> sue beyers    FREE but not "Anonymous"
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