[pct-l] I commend you all

[Ty <ty@vr6.com>]

This past weekend I went on a hiking trip to Desolation Wilderness. 
This was my first real overnight hiking trip so I knew it was going 
to be tough.  But to make it even more exciting it was going to be 
snow hiking.

We hiked Friday evening from the sno-park right off of Highway 50 to 
about half away between Lower and Upper Echo Lake.  Then the next 
morning hiked to Lake Aloha and spent the cold evening there. 
Getting back down to the sno-park was a breeze since it was mostly 
down hill.

When it was all said and done, I was hiking in snowshoes and about 50 
lbs in the pack.  I figure if I continue training in these types of 
conditions I should be in great shape for non-snow hiking with 30 lbs 
in the pack.

	http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.8552&lon=-120.0862&size=m&s=50


I am sure you all didn't want to hear about this trip so the real 
point of this posting was to acknowledge all those that have hiked 
before.  As many day hikes that I have done, nothing compares to a 
real overnighter when you are carrying a full load in your pack.  And 
throw in those snowshoes and it makes it that more difficult.

Ty
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