[pct-l] Advise needed for yo-yo hike

[Andrea Dinsmore]

$5000 fine for crossing the US border from Manning Park. Plus a year in
jail. They are watching.
On Apr 4, 2014 7:43 PM, "Rob L" <sdscpcts at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So Doublecross,
>
>       Do you plan to use snowshoes or skis to cross Washington?
>
> Daniel Giddings <backofthebarnbikes at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Hey all,
> >Due to outside life issues I'm considering a yo-yo this year instead of a
> straight thru-hike.
> >The plan would be to start at Warner Springs with a few others, hike
> South to the Kick Off, get back to WS, hike to Kennedy Meadows, then get up
> to Manning Park to start Southbound. Following is an abridged,
> estimated timeline using Craig's PCT planner:
> >Manning Park 5/30; Snoqualmie 6/12; Bend 6/30; Crater Lake 7/8;
> >Etna 7/18; Truckee 8/8; Bridgeport 8/15; KM 8/31.
> >Theoretically I would be missing the worst of the bloodsuckers in WA
> (while getting more rain?), missing the snow in the Sierras (but enduring
> peak backpacker season) and simplifying gear swap-out between So-Cal, the
> rest of the trail and later bear canister areas.
> >Specific questions: are trail angels and trail services operating that
> early in WA and that late in Central CA? Are there any serious difficulties
> using NoBo oriented data for a SoBo hike? Any info/comments at all would be
> helpful.
> >-Doublecross
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