[pct-l] Late Start 2014

[Michael Slusser]

Thanks, all, for the advice and encouragement; it is enormously appreciated.


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Andrea Dinsmore <
andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Andrea Dinsmore <
> andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com> wrote:
>
> > Just make sure and get up to Washington/Oregon border by the end of
> > August. We have at least 50 hikers waiting out terrible winter conditions
> > up here in the White Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens Pass, Stehekin and
> > Winthrop areas. SAR is searching for 3 hikers near Mt Adams. Be off the
> > trail by the 2-3 week in September. I've been the main trail angel up
> here
> > in Skykomish for 11 yrs. Every year we get a few who dink around and take
> > too many zero days. The pay for it by not being able to finish their hike
> > because of 3-4' of snow.
> >
> > Andrea Dinsmore
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Rob Flynn <rob.flynn at live.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Starting two weeks late is well within the realm of possibility.  Plenty
> >> of
> >> hikers start that late and finish up every year.  We just had 2 people
> >> finish the trail in 2 months; doing it in twice the time is quite
> feasible
> >> for most people.  You will have a little less time to enjoy things off
> the
> >> trail, like towns and trail angels, but if you focus on your mileage per
> >> day
> >> it's no big deal.  Of course, like any year, the weather is variable,
> and
> >> it
> >> would behoove you to get as far north as fast as you can, etc etc, but
> you
> >> can certainly thru-hike the PCT without flip-flopping in that timeframe.
> >> Caveat emptor.
> >>
> >> Inspector Gadget
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