[pct-l] Start Date

[Will Hiltz]

Just to build on this... for the international traveler this will be a good
spot for you to start as there is Amtrak (train) access to Bakersfield, so
you could fly into SFO or LAX rather than Reno.  From Bakersfield you can
get a bus up through Lake Isabella to Onyx, which is about 20 miles west of
Walker Pass.


Easy

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Postholer <public at postholer.com> wrote:

>  You could probably start from Walker Pass at Hwy 178, about 3 days south
> of
> Kennedy Meadows. This is well south of Tuolumne, but you'll get to see ALL
> of the Sierra.
>
> If you average 17+ miles a day, including zero days, you'll make it to
> Canada in less than 4 months. 17 miles a day average is quite doable,
> especially for someone is in shape and ready.
>
> Depending on the Sierra snow conditions, the first 2 weeks in June would be
> an excellent starting window.
>
> -postholer
>
> >>>>
> a.. a suitable start date from Tuolumne from 1st June onwards, and
>  b.. anything specifically I should take into account as a consequence of
> starting at this point rather than from Campo?
> c.. whether there are better sections of the trail and places to start and
> end which could be accomplished within the four months I have, bearing in
> mind I need to have reasonably accessible starting and finishing points?
>
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