[pct-l] your experiences with fear on the trail

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Dec 30, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Actually, Sonora Pass was pretty scary as a whole. Truly the last
> "pass." Don't underestimate it, and don't be a ******* idiot like moi!

I forgot about Sonora Pass. I still have not done it. When I went  
through, I got lost and went over Emigrant pass instead. I was a  
little worried about that at first, but I was following a trail for a  
while and some footsteps and I was going north so no matter what I  
figured I ought to run into the highway eventually. Sure enough, it  
all worked out, plus I got some ice cream at Kennedy Meadows north.  
So all-in-all, not scary, but maybe scary is what happens when you  
have time to build the fears up beforehand.