[pct-l] Looking for a companion 4 2011

Fri Aug 6 11:49:18 CDT 2010

Hi, My name is Sherri and I am new to the forum. I am planning a thru hike for 2011. It's something I've wanted to do for years. At this point I am going alone with my dog. (I don't need criticism about the dog. I am very educated about animals and promise to do right by my boy.) I don't know a sole with the will or means to join me so I'm wondering if anyone else is looking for a trail mate.  I have most of my gear and would be willing to share what I can. I also have someone committed to sending resupply boxes and several resources in the so-cal sections and a few by lake Tahoe. Any and all suggestions would be great. Sherri 

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> 1. Stehekin fire update........ (Andrea Dinsmore)
> 2. Section L anyone? (Lucy Jayne)
> 3. ADZPCTKO 2011 (Kate Hoch)
> 4. weather considerations anytime (Joshua Hill)
> 5. Section N (jomike at cot.net)
> 6. Hiker's half way photos (jomike at cot.net)
> 7. water in Section N (jomike at cot.net)
> 8. Lost and Found (Meridith Rosendahl)
> 9. Re: Lost and Found (Melissa Rexilius)
> 10. Pct-L Digest, Vol 32, Issue 4 (Wes Rose)
> 11. Rash Guard/ Sun Shirts as Base Layer? (Jesse Opie)
> 12. Found - Pocketknife on section P. (Timothy Nye)
> 13. Re: Found - Pocketknife on section P. (Ernie Castillo)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 10:57:54 -0700
> From: Andrea Dinsmore <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Stehekin fire update........
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> Got this reply from the folks in Stehekin about the fires and the condition
> of the PCT in the area.
> 
> PCT MOM
> 
> Hello Andrea!
> Have been told by our manager uplake that the forest service says there
> are no problems at all with the PCT. All of Stehekin is doing well, and
> running at full operation.
> Please go the www.stehekin.biz for updates, and contact the North Cascades
> National Park visitor center at Stehekin, 360-854-7365 ext 14, for
> information on the trails.
> Thank you for asking!
> Linda
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:15:42 -0400
> From: Lucy Jayne <lalenyajayne at aim.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Section L anyone?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Bailed after short solo between Manning Park and Hart's Pass. Halfway through hike, encountered bear near Rocky Pass. Northern third of section covered in bear scat and treks with a night time visit at Castle Pass camp. Looking for fellow sobo to join after bear scare. Wishing to continue south with another heading through soon. Thanks for updates ahead too. Lucy
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:52:35 -0400
> From: Kate Hoch <klh340 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] ADZPCTKO 2011
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Have the dates of 2011 kickoff been decided yet?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kate
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:38:23 -0700
> From: Joshua Hill <jdhill82 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] weather considerations anytime
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
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> as if i dont think about it enough
> all the bad weather talk has me wanting more of Ned's snow courses this
> winter
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:56:41 -0700
> From: <jomike at cot.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Section N
> To: <david at emeraldlake.com>
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> 
> Thanks to a break in my kid's rockclimbing trip schedule, I find 
> myself with a windfall three days next week. Having had to skip 
> Quincy-LaPorte Road to Chester due to the fire closure two or three 
> years ago, I'd like to get back to it. At least Quincy-LaPorte Road 
> to Belden.
> 
> Three calls to Plumas NF asking for conditions info (ie: has the 
> trail been brushed? blowdowns? burn areas?) and no calls back.
> 
> Anyone been through there recently? Hope water's not in too short 
> supply after the middle fork of the Feather. It's going to be hotter 
> than Hades down in those river canyons. (I'm toying with going w/o a 
> sleeping bag this time, for the three-day fastpack.)
> 
> Thanks for your consideration,
> 
> DP
> ***************************************************
> 
> I am just now reading your post for I was out there in that exact area to finish Section N. I'll have to qualify that, I went from Humboldt Summit to Domingo Springs Camp Ground. Just returned yesterday. I have only the word of two people I don't know (met in passing) who said it was all but waterless during the hike from Beldon to Cold Springs. I do know for certain the following have tons of water. At one of these springs the pressure blew my water bottle out of my hand! If you go down Carter Meadows Trail just a half mile you'll find running water on the right and camping; Soldier Creek has plenty also; Piper's Mom has a stash of goodies right after crossing Hwy. 36; Stover Camp also has a running forcefully water out of a pipe. And, if you need to, do the .3 mile walk to Domingo Springs camp ground. There is piped spring water on the left side of the road.
> 
> I've only been home less than 24 hrs. but Plumas RS may not have answered their messages due to a fire in and around Beldon. Maybe I said this in the wrong order. Fires might again be a problem. I am sorry. Hope you get to do your hike and enjoy it.
> 
> 
> ...going to the mountains is going home.
> 
> John Muir
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:12:07 -0700
> From: <jomike at cot.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiker's half way photos
> To: <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
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> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:03:12 -0700
> From: Meridith Rosendahl <>
> Subject: [pct-l] Hikers' photos at the halfway point
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Here are more hiker photos who've reached the halfway point near 
> Chester, CA. The herd seems to have passed, but hikers continue to 
> come through.
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/Meridith59/2010PacificCrestTrailHikersNearChesterCA#
> 
> Piper's mom
> 
> ************************************************
> 
> As I just said, I too came through that area. A difficult situation: I forgot my camera. When I saw the half way post I died a thousand deaths wishing I had my camera (then and many other times). I am delighted to say I met Lo and passed two other thru hikers on Sunday the 1st. No other people till the Domingo Springs camp ground on the afternoon of the 3rd.
> 
> are we there yet
> 
> P.S. Piper's Mom, please contact me on line or phone whenever you're not too busy. 530-905-0507.
> 
> 
> 
> ...going to the mountains is going home.
> 
> John Muir
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:18:57 -0700
> From: <jomike at cot.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] water in Section N
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> No water between 
> Cold Spring and Soldier Spring. 
> ************************************ 
> 
> Take the 1/2 mile hike down the Carter Meadows Trail and there is plenty, plus camping galore.
> 
> are we there yet
> 
> 
> ...going to the mountains is going home.
> 
> John Muir
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:22:55 -0700
> From: Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Lost and Found
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> On July 20 and 21 I had 6 hikers in my van, Smiles, Motor, Neon, Red 
> Head, Shroomer, and Max Chill. One of them left an item behind that I 
> believe has some value. I've given up trying to find a way to contact 
> them directly. If someone out there knows them, or if one of you 6 has 
> lost something and subscribes to the list please contact me for a way to 
> return the item (correctly identified). 
> 
> Piper's Mom
> 
> > 
> 
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 22:28:28 +0000
> From: Melissa Rexilius <melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lost and Found
> To: <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> 
> I know a couple who were hiking with Shroomer, so I'll ask them for you. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> TRex
> 
> > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:22:55 -0700
> > From: meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] Lost and Found
> > 
> > On July 20 and 21 I had 6 hikers in my van, Smiles, Motor, Neon, Red 
> > Head, Shroomer, and Max Chill. One of them left an item behind that I 
> > believe has some value. I've given up trying to find a way to contact 
> > them directly. If someone out there knows them, or if one of you 6 has 
> > lost something and subscribes to the list please contact me for a way to 
> > return the item (correctly identified). 
> > 
> > Piper's Mom
> > 
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> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 23:18:10 -0700
> From: "Wes Rose" <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 32, Issue 4
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> Thanks Day-Late. Waiting for a reply from ULA on the pack repair. I'm not ready at 
> this point to condemn the entire hip belt and am holding out for a zipper repair.
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> If it is beyond duct tape then you can call ULA and order a new hip belt.
> 
> They just come right out and are very easy to replace. I ordered a second
> belt for my ULA pack cause I have lost enough waist size thru hiking that I
> needed to swap to a smaller belt after about 4 months on the trail - and I'm
> not over-weight to start.
> 
> I wish I could maintain that high school weight (physique) I have when
> leaving a long trail but at age 50 it just doesn't happen without hiking 10+
> hours a day.
> 
> Day-Late
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:45:41 -0400
> From: Jesse Opie <sweetwaterhag at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Rash Guard/ Sun Shirts as Base Layer?
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> Hi all-
> Has anyone ever tried using the rash guards or sun shirts like surfers wear as a base layer while thru-hiking? Being a scuba-diver, i have a ton of these things, and i'm wondering if they'd work...they all seem to dry really fast, and they're all nylon/spandex material.
> Thanks!!!
> 
> Jesse
> 
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:44:45 -0700
> From: Timothy Nye <timpnye at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Found - Pocketknife on section P.
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> Describe to claim
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> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:51:14 -0400
> From: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Found - Pocketknife on section P.
> To: <timpnye at gmail.com>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> 
> Pocket knife: A knife that folds such that when it is placed in a pocket it won't cut the person carrying it.
> ;)
> I thought I would beat Switchback (not to be confused with Switchblade) to the bad pun punch.
> Ernie Castillo
> erniec01 at hotmail.com
> 248 884 5201
> 
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> > Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:44:45 -0700
> > From: timpnye at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] Found - Pocketknife on section P.
> > 
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