[pct-l] Hopeful hiker

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Nov 10, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> I intend visiting the US next year and would like to hike parts of  
> the PCT.
> I am not attempting a thru walk but rather my idea is to 'cherry  
> pick' a few
> Trail areas, one or more in each of the three Pacific States. I  
> expect I
> would walk for up to 3 or 4 days at any location and perhaps day  
> walk at
> others.
>

I highly recommend doing the first section in Washington State, from  
the Bridge of the Gods to White Pass. It has everything that is  
wonderful about Washington plus what I thought was the absolute  
highlight of the whole trail: the Goat Rocks. If you do it in August  
you stand a chance of having great weather for your Goat Rocks  
passage. The views are absolutely stunning.