[pct-l] What is a "Thru Hike?"

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Eric,



That's correct:  Above, i.e. north of, the road to Panther Creek.  It's easy
for me to get confused though. Last year I worked on various trail projects
from Willamette Pass in C. Oregon all the way up to White Pass in C.
Washington.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the PCT since before it was the PCT -- 1965



http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Steel-Eye wrote:
> >
> Last year above Panther Creek, between Crest Camp and Indian
> Race Track, we finished an entirely new section of trail that was rerouted
> to avoid some waist-deep washouts.
> >
>
> That would be north of Panther Creek, correct?  The roadwalk from the
> Bridge
> of the Gods to Panther Creek doesn't skip that part.
>
> I've hiked the trail between those two points and while it's not nearly as
> bad as the guidebook paints it, it's not particularly exciting, either.
>  For
> the most part it's just a trail.  There are a few views here and there but
> nothing you haven't seen a hundred times already by that point.
>  Personally,
> I'll probably take the trail again on my thru-hike but to each his own.
>
> Eric
>
>