[pct-l] The Conversation Ends -- The Hiking Begins

[Ernie Castillo]

I am in Michigan, a long, long way from the PCT and 3 decades since I hike the PCT. But I have enjoyed reading all of your messages these past few months.

 

By the way: I am flying into Southern California to visit family in the High Desert and will keep an eye out for any wayward PCTers. I might take the long way around from Cajon Pass to Hesperia just for kicks.

 

Good luck to all and may God Bless.

Ernie Castillo
erniec01 at hotmail.com
248 884 5201



 
> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:13:50 -0700
> From: steeleye at wildblue.net
> To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] The Conversation Ends -- The Hiking Begins
> 
> Good morning, all,
> 
> 
> 
> For those of us PCT-L participants who this year are unfortunate in not
> being able to attend the Kick-Off and/or are not beginning a substantial
> hike, not only are we still home but now begins the annual dip in posting
> rate on the List.
> 
> 
> 
> December through March usually have the highest volumes. The April rate is
> high for the first two weeks, but the rate drops off greatly as hikers face
> last-minute chores and depart for a late-April start at the border. By May
> the posting rate is off about 50%, staying there until interest renews in
> the autumn for the next year’s season.
> 
> 
> 
> >From autumn into winter we begin to see many new names appear as the next
> year’s section and thru-hikers post their questions; some of which are
> excellent while others are real yawners. Unfortunately, we rarely hear from
> those names again after the following hiking season. That’s typical: “Been
> there, done that, got the tee-shirt -- now let’s get on to the next
> challenge.”
> 
> 
> 
> I guess I should have written, “Been there, done that, got the bandanna”
> but, whatever hiking experience they come away with, it’s a good bet that
> it’ll be different – hopefully better – than what they expected.
> 
> 
> 
> Good luck to them all in ’10.
> 
> 
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
> 
> 
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