[pct-l] hiking through the sierras - do PCT folks switch to hiking boots from running shoes?

[Ned Tibbits]

Hey, Mango and everyone else,

Regarding your unfortunate fall in Miller Creek in 2011, I want to let 
everyone know that this creek nearly did the same to us that year!

Although the Tahoe creeks are shorter upstream and therefore less huge at 
the trail crossing points, don't let this one fool you into expecting it to 
be "mellow." In 2010 and 2011 it was full, deep, and moving fast!

Based on our experiences with this one over the years, we have gone out of 
our way to cross Miller upstream at the Richardson Lake road's concrete 
"bridge." We crossed Miller at this location a few days ago just to save us 
the dunking!

The snow is melting out fast, now, and the flowers and bugs are showing up 
bug-time! Miller wasn't as high as the previous years, but better to go out 
of our way and cross it safely than to be sorry!



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim & Jane Moody
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 2:38 PM
To: linda bily
Cc: Pct-L at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] hiking through the sierras - do PCT folks switch to 
hiking boots from running shoes?

I did, in 2010, which was a higher than normal snow year, plus we left KM 
around the 1st of June. The microspikes seemed to do better on my boots, and 
the boots were more rugged and gave more of a feeling of protection, 
especially on stream crossings. In 2011 (a REALLY high snow year) I wore 
trail runners nobo from Sonora Pass, and they worked out well, except for 
that one time when I lost one while being taken downstream against my will 
by Miller Creek. I found that you can put microspikes on a Croc, but its not 
recommended.


If I were starting over, I would go with trail runners the whole way. TR's 
don't freeze solid at night and require beating and banging to loosen up 
enough to get on. They're lighter, dry more quickly, and are adequate for 
stream crossings, if laced tightly enough. All our 2010 group but me wore 
TR's in the Sierra, and they did fine.
Good luck,
Mango

----- Original Message -----
From: "linda bily" <linda.bily.abc at gmail.com>
To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 5:26:20 PM
Subject: [pct-l] hiking through the sierras - do PCT folks switch to hiking 
boots from running shoes?

For PCT through hikers hiking through the sierras - do folks tend to switch
to hiking boots from running shoes?

Thanks
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