[pct-l] Section for three weeks starting mid-August

[Jeffrey Olson]

What's nice about the "backtracking" part of this plan is that you will 
have a better chance of one of the two incredibly scenic legs being in 
clear weather.  When I hiked SOBO in 2005,I was in clouds all the way to 
Stehekin.  I have no idea what this country looks like.  Just glimpses 
of craggy, big views. It was a "small world" hike.

Jeffrey Olson
RapidCity, SD

On 5/13/2013 7:16 PM, Bob Bankhead wrote:
> WA sections K and L would be perfect and you don't necessarily need a car.
> You'll be ahead of all but the fastest thruhikers. You'll also experience
> the wildest and arguably most scenic part of the PCT.
>
> Fly to Seattle. Take the Trailways bus to Wenatchee, but ask to be let off
> at Stevens Pass summit (this is a flag stop for the bus and the PCT crosses
> the highway there). Hike north to the border, touch the monument, and
> retrace your route back to Stehekin, because you probably won't have a
> Permit to Enter Canada from the PCT. If you do, you can continue the 7 miles
> to Manning Park and work your way home via Vancouver, BC, thus saving
> yourself about 70 miles of backtracking.
>
> Do not try to cross the border back into the USA. The Border Patrol is
> reportedly watching this crossing now and there's no legal way to re-enter
> the USA there.
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> Stevens Pass to Stehekin = 103 miles. Resupply here
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> Stehekin to Rainy Pass (hwy 20) = 15 miles
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> Rainy Pass to Harts Pass = 31 miles
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> Harts Pass to the border = 32 miles
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> Border back to Stehekin = 78 miles
>
> Take the Lady of the Lake Express boat from Stehekin to Chelan. Ride the
> free county bus from Chelan to Wenatchee. Take the Trailways bus to Seattle
> and on home or just fly home from Wenatchee (via Seattle).
>
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> Total miles with the reverse = about 260 miles
> At 15 mpd, that's 17.3 days without any layovers.
> Travel will take at least 2 days total, more likely 3 (2 x 1.5).
> You have 21 to burn.
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> If you want to hike slower and enjoy the views, and you have a good friend
> in the Seattle area, you could arrange for them to meet you when you get
> back to either Harts Pass or Rainy Pass. Rainy would be easier for them as
> it is paved highway all the way and a lot closer to Seattle than is Rainy
> Pass over by Winthrop. There is no public transportation at either Winthrop
> or Rainy Pass.
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