[pct-l] Southbound WA section hiker

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Thanks for this info.  I'm interested in any additonal information you can provide; I was hoping to hike the Wonderland Trail this year, in August or September.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Lewis <brianle at nwlink.com>
>Sent: Mar 8, 2007 11:32 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Southbound WA section hiker
>
>"... and if the trails are mostly intact at Mount Rainier (after November's
>devastating flooding), the Wonderland Trail ...
>... Speaking of the Wonderland Trail, I'd like to invite any thru-hiker or
>PCT-L member so inclined to take a side trip from the PCT to hike it with
>us.  It would add about 93 totally amazing, premium miles to your hike.
>About 5 days, right?"
>
>I did the Wonderland trail in August right after about a 150 mile stretch of
>the PCT, and can't resist a couple of comments.
>
>>From what I've read about the last 2006 storms, there's no way anyone will
>be able to do the whole Wonderland trail in 2007.  I'd be delighted to be
>proven wrong, but it was indeed a devastating event.  You can likely google
>up some data on this, or I can find details if you can't.
>
>Adding the Wonderland trail on the spur of the moment isn't recommended
>either; one can only camp in designated sites, which are reserved ahead of
>time; I had planned to go in 2005 but started planning too late, couldn't
>reserve all the needed sites (glad I made it last year ...).
>
>"About five days".  For some thru-hikers, no doubt, but I would plan on
>below-average hiking mileage around the Wonderland trail; it's steeper on
>average, it seems like you're always climbing up to some high point or down
>to some water crossing, and it's not graded for horses as the PCT is.
>
>It IS fantastic, turned out to be better than my already-high expectations,
>even after having good weather and views for Goat Rocks and the Mt. Adams
>wilderness area on the PCT just a week or two before.  I highly highly
>recommend this, once it's open for round-tripping again.   Just get your
>requested campsites sent in as soon as they open for that in whatever year
>you plan to do it.
>
>
>	Brian Lewis
>
>
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