Good luck SOBO's....this is such an extreme year for snow, but if a thru
hike is what you want, it is worth every struggling step. (I'm in
Silverton now resting after the last 5 days navigating across snowfields
of the San Juan NF that stretch beyond eyesight, snowfields and snowy
peaks that seem to go on for an eternity. They are stunning in there
mightiness and it is worth every posthole, frozen boot morning and
navigational error. Fortunately the first half of the San Juans we were
in a group of five with skilled navigators. Tomato and myself have split
off and will be on our own, with two GPS's, Brown's waypoints and much
improved map reading skills. Hoping for a bit less snow on the route,
but nature can only do her best to wash away a heavy snow year.<br>
Have fun!<br>
speedsitck, CDT NOBO 2011<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br>On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 4:17 PM, <a href="mailto:doug.the.lizard.of.helsinki@juno.com">doug.the.lizard.of.helsinki@juno.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:doug.the.lizard.of.helsinki@juno.com">doug.the.lizard.of.helsinki@juno.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">i'm hoping to be on trail july 1st. there's been a lot of discussion about start times on the CDT 2011 facebook group page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_127933000607024&ap=1" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_127933000607024&ap=1</a><br>
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