[pct-l] Completed PCT 8-23-2007

[Linda Bakkar]

Jim, congratulations on finishing the PCT!  I am sure you have many 
cherished memories from your many years on the trail.  May you always 
remember those memories with fondness, and I hope you can get out on the 
trail for years to come.

Lindy
(from North of Seattle)



Jim Batdorff said:

>Just to let you know that after 26 years I completed the PCT this month.  I
>started in 1981, doing a piece of the trail in Oregon with a friend and my
>two sons.  I never had in mind that year, of doing anymore hiking, but as I
>continued in subsequent years of 'section hiking', I got 'hooked' on the
>trail.  My goal became to section hike 100 miles a year.
>
>During those 26 years I hiked with over 50 different people, and in some
>years hiked with as many as 8 people at one time.
>
>This month (August 23) I completed the entire trail, hiking the JMT/PCT
>section from Bishop Pass Jct. north to Duck Lake Jct.; and then Red's 
>Meadow
>north to Tuolumne Meadows, the later with my two sons who are now in their
>late 30's.  What a joy that was.
>
>I want to thank many of you who gave me information and support on the 
>list,
>and many who gave me support 'on the trail'; and some PCT coordinators who
>are no longer with us.
>
>Now at the age of 65, and having hiked 126 miles in the last two weeks (9
>hiking days) in the high Sierra's, I feel great about what I physically 
>have
>accomplished, and about the future.
>
>May God be with you all.
>
>Jim Batdorff
>
>Coos Bay, OR