[pct-l] Umbrella or not?

[Diane Soini]

Ha ha so true. The only place I was dry was about a half-dollar sized  
spot on the top of my head under my umbrella. I swear rain come from  
the ground up except for that which slaps you in the face by wet leaves.

I attached mine with cord locks and shock cord.

On Feb 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:54:29 -0800
> From: Luce Cruz <lucecruz13 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Umbrella or not?
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Jake Handy <jakers329 at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Am I making a mistake?
>> I'm sure everyone's got an opinion here...
>> Thanks all!
>> Jake
>
>
> No, you're not making a mistake. You *will* get wet on trail. It's  
> called
> "Washington", if not before you get here. That's not an opinion.  
> It's wet
> here. It can be downright miserable sometimes We have a rain forest  
> (to be
> clear, it's no where near the PCT, but we have one). The PCT traces  
> along
> the edge of the border between the what many call  "Wet side" and  
> the "Dry
> side". This isn't just for fun or to scare away prospective residents.
>
> I still love it here.
>
> Luce Cruz