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<div> </div><div>Liv and I hiked the Cumbres to Wolf Creek Pass section thru the South San Juans starting Monday the 13th and finishing Friday the 17th. We met three other thru hikers, so there should be at least 5 sets of footprints in the snow this week, though those tracks may be melted out by July 3rd. I'm sure at least a few other hikers will go through between our finish and your start, so watch for footprints.</div>
<div> </div><div>For the most part, the navigation is fairly easy but there are a few places where there is snow in the trees and it is hard to see really far. Try to keep track of yourself on the maps at all times and use your compass in the trees. Watch out for icy slopes above big cliffs.</div>
<div> </div><div>We did not have a GPS so it is definitely not a necessity, but some of our fellow hikers had one and it seemed to help a lot in trees. Be careful out there and if you do get a GPS I would advise still using your own navigation most of the time so that you don't become complacent.</div>
<div> </div><div>I just wanted to let you know that people have come through that section this year and that it isn't that tough. By July 3rd you should be in even better shape, but there will still be lots of snow.</div>
<div> </div><div>Travis (and Liv), flip-flop flapping CDT 2011. </div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" class="gmail_quote">
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