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<DIV>Honestly, this year, the later the better (and I'm and early-season start
promoter, too)! </DIV>
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<DIV>When I did the CDT in 1980, I started March 1st and hit a wall of snow out
of Chama. We almost made it to Wolf Creek Pass, but turned around and waited a
month for some of it to melt. Around mid-June we tried to leave Chama again,
only to find too much snow, still, in the San Juans, so we took a low route to
Lake City. Never did see what the San Juans really look like!</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"</DIV>
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<DIV>Ned Tibbits, Director<BR>Mountain Education<BR>South Lake Tahoe, Ca.
96150<BR> P: 888-996-8333<BR> F:
530-541-1456<BR> C: 530-721-1551<BR> <A
href="http://www.mountaineducation.org">http://www.mountaineducation.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=homelessontherange@yahoo.com
href="mailto:homelessontherange@yahoo.com">'Gary Swing'</A> ; <A
title=cdt-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 06, 2011 4:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cdt-l] NOBO Start Date from
Silver City</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">NM
is usually nice in May and you’ve already done the hottest part.
It is 640 miles from Silver City to the Colorado line. Snow is
usually an issue in the San Juans until early July so I would time my
departure to get to Colorado no earlier than mid June. The San Juans are
one of the best parts of the entire CDT so it would be nice to be able to do
them. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The
Pintlers and Bitterroots routinely hold snow into July so I’m not sure
flipping to Butte would help that much.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">best
wishes,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Jerry
Brown (bearcreek)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Gary Swing<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 05, 2011 12:06
PM<BR><B>To:</B> cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Cdt-l] NOBO Start
Date from Silver City<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>In 2009 and 2010, I hiked about 900 miles of the CDT
and alternate routes, including the sections from Antelope Wells to
Silver City, New Mexico, Squaw Pass to Silverthorne, Colorado, and
Butte, Montana to the Canadian border.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I'm thinking about section hiking part or all of the
rest of the CDT in 2012, probably starting at Silver City, and either
skipping the parts I've already walked, or taking a higher route through
Colorado. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I'm considering a start date from Silver City
sometime between April 15 and May 1. Any opnions about how late is too
late to head northbound from Silver City for the heat in New Mexico? Or
the optimal time to balance out heat in the south with snowmelt in
Colorado? <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Also, if I flipped from hiking northbound to southern
Colorado to hiking southbound from Butte, Montana what would be the
optimal time to head southbound from Butte in terms of
snowmelt?<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Gary Swing<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 12/3/11, Bob
Bankhead <I><<A
href="mailto:wandering_bob@comcast.net">wandering_bob@comcast.net</A>></I></B>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><BR>From: Bob Bankhead
<<A
href="mailto:wandering_bob@comcast.net">wandering_bob@comcast.net</A>><BR>Subject:
Re: [Cdt-l] resupply<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:rockmarkstar@aol.com">rockmarkstar@aol.com</A>, <A
href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A><BR>Date:
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 2:47 PM<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=yiv358144956msonormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Anything is possible, but
some places just lend themselves more to local purchases than do
others. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=yiv358144956msonormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I’d suggest that you also
post this query on the CDT forum at trailforums.com and on the White
Blaze (AT) forum in their CDT sub-forum.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=yiv358144956msonormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Also, read carefully these two
CDT Guides: Paul Magnanti at <A
href="http://www.pmags.com/a-quick-and-dirty-cdt-guide"
target=_blank>http://www.pmags.com/a-quick-and-dirty-cdt-guide</A> and
Spirit Eagle at <A href="http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/cdt.html"
target=_blank>http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/cdt.html</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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