[pct-l] Southbound WA section hiker

[jake]

The weather on the wonderland can be hit or miss later in the year,
but it's still very hikable into mid september.  I hiked it from sept
10-15 of last year and had 4 clear days (one of which was very windy),
1 rainy and one snowy.  One thing to consider is that the Sunrise
ranger station / visitor center closes down in early september (i
think on the 12th last year) which could make getting a ride to the
part of the wonderland closest to the PCT more difficult.

Jake

On 3/10/07, Brad Evergreen <bradevergreendvm at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I hiked that route in doing a loop in late aug and got rain every day.  I did not get to see anything but clouds.  That made for high miles days since there was not anything to see.  I would try a little earlier in aug.  Brad
>
> hikerguy599 at aol.com wrote:   Hi all.
>
> As much as I would love to thru-hike this year, work and family obligations are keeping me close to home,
> for now. I'm hoping to thru-hike in 2009 or 2010. Meanwhile, I'd love to meet up with some of you on
> the trail. I'm thinking of southbounding Hwy 2 (Stevens Pass) to I-90 (Snoqualmie Pass) with my son
> this Summer and time it so as to meet as many northbounders as possible. I'd like feedback from the class of
> 2007 (and others if you're so inclined) on when would be a good week to do this. I'm thinking maybe late
> August?
>
> My son is 8 1/2, and ever since watching Squatch's wonderful films he has been "jonesing" to thru hike the
> PCT himself (with me of course). He's a bit young for that now but I'm hoping he'll still want to do it in 2009
> or 2010 when I'm most likely to be able to break away for a thru-hike myself. Meanwhile I'm "training him up,"
> so to speak: we go for a 2-mile walk through the neighborhood every day, and I'm planning to take him on
> several hikes this Spring, Summer and Autumn, including the section mentioned above, Seven Lakes Basin in
> the Olympics, and if the trails are mostly intact at Mount Rainier (after November's devastating flooding), the
> Wonderland Trail. My son and I did a 15 mile weekend trek on this trail when he was only 5 years old
> (bursting with fatherly pride). ;^)
>
> 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? Another one is the Timberline trail around Mt. Hood, which I haven't done yet. That
> one is about 45 miles. Anyone interested in joining us for either of these, or even Seven Lakes Basin, please
> PM me.
>
> See you at Trail Fest.
> Mark Shank--Still working on a trail name. Just don't call me "Pending."
>
>
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