[pct-l] Bringing friends to hike part of the trail - could use some suggestions

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Last year I left the border at 6:15 a.m. and I walked into Lake Morena campground at 2:00.  The whole hype of Morena Butte was way overblown in my opinion.  But, I trained significantly in advance and was walking a 20 mile day at least once a week for 4 months prior to my departure.  I still recall my training partner telling me that the hype of Morena Butte was way overblown.  I'm a huge believer in prep before you depart.  Some will say that you can't train for the PCT, but I disagree.

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From: Phil Baily <pbaily at webuniverse.net> 

> I was not trying to mislead anyone. In 2004, I took the first shuttle 
> to the border and was back before 3 o'clock (Some people were 
> faster.) and I was in no shape to thru-hike 20+ days with a pack on. 
> I went home the next day as planned. I figured that the average 
> thru-hiker would be in much better shape. However, I guess they get 
> in shape as time goes on. As I recall, there is a shady place to rest 
> at the creek before going up Hauser and, in 2004, there was a guy 
> with water at the top of Hauser. Is that an annual occurrence? Maybe 
> this year there will be cloud cover. (Be optimistic.) Even if you 
> don't get to the lake until 6 or 7, so what? Anyway, I guess the 
> alternatives are laid out and people can hike their own hike. 
> 
> Pieces 
> 
> P.S. If someone wants motivation, I was 62 in 2004 when I walked this piece. 
> 
> 
> At 03:02 PM 1/2/07, Paul Mitchell wrote: 
> >Nice try Pieces ... I fell for that last time! 
> > 
> >;-) 
> > 
> >My soft city-boy ass is camping at Hauser creek next time. 
> > 
> > > If you go to ADZPCTKO there is early morning transportation to the 
> >border so you can walk back to Lake Morena with only lunch and water 
> >and be there in mid-afternoon. Without a pack, that is not a bad walk. 
> 
> 
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