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

[Andrea Dinsmore]

Daniel.........whatever you do up in Washington in the snow.......don't be
out there by your self. Carry a PLB. Let someone (like me) follow you. If
you are planning to go play in the snow (when no one else is out
there).....double the food your carry. 5 days turned in to 19 days for one
of our pass hikers. Last year were came close to loosing another one in the
snow. It's hard on those who are missing you (emotionally). I know you are
probably indestructible and the best, toughest hiker that may have walked
this earth......if the snow is deep and you get lost.......what would you
like us to do ??  Listen to your "other"  Mom.

Unless we hit 80 degrees in Washington in May.......you are going to be
knee deep in $hit (snow).

PCT MOM
Andrea Dinsmore


On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 6:59 AM, Barry Teschlog <tokencivilian at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Daniel / Doublecross wrote:
>
> 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
> Response:
>
> Slight correction in terms - what is described is a flip flop, not a yo-yo.
>
> As Mango pointed out, you'll likely be wallowing in snow here in
> Washington.  Despite the on going drought in California, the month of
> February has gone a long way toward making for a semi-normal snow pack in
> Washington.  The snotel sensors at Stevens Pass (Hwy 2), Olallie Meadows
> (~3 miles south of Snoqualmie Pass / I-90) and Stampede Pass (~18 trail
> miles south of I-90) as of yesterday were reading between 85% to 111% of
> average for this time of year.
>
> Look for yourself at:
> http://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/Washington/washington.html
>
> North to south, the sensors to check that approximately follow the trail
> are:  Harts Pass, Rainy Pass, Lyman Lake, Stevens Pass, Olallie Meadow,
> Stampede Pass, Sawmill Ridge, Morse Lake, White Pass, and Potato Hill.
>
> These last few years of doing trail crew in the Snoqualmie Pass and
> Stevens Pass area indicate that IF this year melts out like previous,
> you'll have lots of snow around Stevens and Snoqualmie on June 12.  Expect
> to be in significant snow from the border to at least Chinook Pass (Hwy
> 410), with more up in the Goat Rocks.
>
> As to the questions posed:  With a bit of practice, the Wilderness Press
> guide books can be read "backwards" for a SoBo hiker.  Other data sources
> can be read in a similar manner.  Andrea would have to answer if she's
> available at Stevens Pass in early June.
>
> All in all, I'd suggest you reconsider the plan - going straight NoBo this
> year is highly likely to be pretty much a no worse than average cruise
> through the Sierra even with a late May KM date.
>
> YMMV.  HYOH.  2 cents, free advice being worth what you paid, etc.
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