[pct-l] 2012 prep strategy

[Melanie Clarke]

Dear Greg,

Hey, I live close to Big Basin.  You can also hike from Big Basin to Skyline
at the Saratoga Gap.  AND you can hike from Big Basin to Portola State
Park.  Big Basin to the Saratoga Gap will be, I'll have to look it up but
maybe 4,000 ft. or more of climbing.

Melanie

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 9:05 AM, greg mushial <gmushial at gmdr.com> wrote:

> > To: "Tow, Doug" <DTow at americanriverbank.com>
> > Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> > Seems like a reasonable plan.
> >
> > Apparently you live in the SF Bay area so suggest you explore some of the
> > other hiking opportunities around.
> >
> > On some of your hikes, especially as you get closer to your big hike
> > start,
> > I suggest you each carry your pack with weight equivalent to what you
> > anticipate you'll be carrying on your trip. I will train with my pack
> > loaded with several gallons of water to simulate a full pack load and do
> > some long upgrades. Great for conditioning all of your body.
> >
> > Tortoise
> >
> > <> Because truth matters! <>
>
> When I was down in that area, the BigBasin to the Ocean and back trail,
> with
> a 25lb bag of rice in my pack was a worthwhile grinder - start in the early
> morning and be back home by evening. I found the rice was more conformal to
> my back than water bottles; also it didn't have the shifting mass effect.
>
> TheDuck
>
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