[pct-l] SOBO Planning

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Since you want to start in mid-June why not start at Kennedy Meadows  
and hike NOBO with the herd. Then go back to Kennedy Meadows and hike  
SOBO. So Cal is nice in the fall. Or if the snow isn't too bad in Nor  
Cal, start in Sierra City and go north, then flip back and go south.

Diane

On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Due to the responses I received after asking about starting SOBO  
> June 19th
> this year, I have decided to push back my start date a week and  
> flip flop
> Washington and Oregon. I was wondering if anyone could give me  
> advice on
> whether or not this will hopefully solve some of the problems I  
> would face
> this year heading southbound with the large amount of snow still in  
> the
> Cascades.
>
> My plan is to possibly hike from Ashland northbound to Manning  
> Park, then
> fly from Vancouver back to Ashland and make my way south through  
> California
> to Mexico. Is this a viable alternative to a strict southbound thru- 
> hike in
> this time frame? I would reach Manning Park in mid August. After  
> starting
> again in California, I would be through Kennedy Meadows by mid-October
> which is pushing it in terms of when I would need to be out of the  
> Sierras.
>
> Any advice on how I could accomplish my thru-hike with my timetable of
> starting mid-June at the earliest would be very welcome and helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> Court