[pct-l] My first post since 2003

[Jim L Banks]

You might want to look at Altra trail runners.  They have become very popular the last few years.  Their toe box is actually shaped like your foot and allows your toes to splay out when you walk, like they naturally want to do.  They also have what is called a zero drop heal.  Read the information on their website to see what that is all about.  Most PCT hikers wear the Lone Peak model.  There is also a model that has more cushioning - the Olympus.  I wear the Lone Peaks when hiking and the Olympus when walking my dog because when I walk my dog I am mainly on concrete sidewalks and I need a little more cushioning.  I love these trail runners.  They also have a built in gaiter trap.  The only down side is that I really can't wear any other kind of shoes now that I have become accustomed to the wide toe box and the zero drop heal.  

I-Beam      
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Sabrina Harrison <troopharrison at gmail.com>
To: Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>
Cc: pct l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sun, Jan 15, 2017 4:38 pm
Subject: Re: [pct-l] My first post since 2003

Right now I'm trying out different trail runners to find one I like. I know it's a personal choice, but I'm looking for recommendations on ones to try out. 

I've tried Brooks Cascadias - they were just okay. 

I'm ordering some La Sportiva Wildcats next. 

Thanks!

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> On Jan 15, 2017, at 1:46 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Sabrina,
> Pick a subject that you are unsure of, and we'll try to elaborate on it.  Water treatment?  Maps?  Water availability in mid-May? Physical conditioning?
> Mango
> 
> From: "Sabrina Harrison" <troopharrison at gmail.com>
> To: "Jim & Jane Moody" <moodyjj at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Pct-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 2:27:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] My first post since 2003
> 
> I'm a newbie, and I'm not a certified geezer, but I'm a pre-geezer perhaps, as a 42yo. 
> 
> I am going on my first section hike mid May. I plan to take on Campo to Warner Springs, or I have set a secondary destination of Idyllwild if I surprise myself and crush miles. 
> 
> I love hearing the stories on here, and have secret crushes on JMT Reinhold and Switchback. 
> 
> I'd love any stories or advice you want to send my way. in the spirit of disclosure, I must admit that I have been accused of having a "crap load of questions," so just know that before you open up a can of worms!
> 
> Sabrina :)
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Jan 15, 2017, at 6:45 AM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > When I first joined this list in 2009 there was lots of discussion about useful topics - water treatment, shoes, navigation, physical training, waste disposal & sanitation, etc. Plus, a lot of opinionated people got into arguments, and a few told some funny jokes that offended the thin-skinned among us. We newbies would ask questions and receive numerous, often conflicting answers. But I learned a lot. Maybe somebody could start a thread on one of these topics. I would, but I'm hungry and I need to go fix breakfast. Maybe later today. 
> > 
> > Mango 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 
> > From: "Jeffrey Olson" <jjolson58 at gmail.com> 
> > To: "Pct-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
> > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:08:19 AM 
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] My first post since 2003 
> > 
> > I belong to the facebook groups focusing on hiking the PCT, and I enjoy 
> > the enthusiasm and naivety there. Perhaps there is another use for this 
> > forum, now pretty dead for a couple years. 
> > 
> > Maybe Shroomer is on to something - "I just keep hiking at whatever pace 
> > I can do and it's all good." The other one makes me cringe a bit - 
> > "Geezers Rock." 
> > 
> > What use is this forum? Right now it's dead. I'd love to hear stories 
> > of situations others can learn from, without being told what they should 
> > do. Maybe young people would join and participate. I love stories... 
> > 
> > Jeff... Laramie, WY (Santa Rosa, CA) 
> > 
> > 
> >> On 1/14/2017 8:39 PM, Scott Williams wrote: 
> >> Yeah, welcome back is right! Geezers rock! I just keep hiking at whatever 
> >> pace I can do and it's all good. And, because I can't afford a Nepalese 
> >> Sherpa, (although, one trains with us out here in CA during the winter, and 
> >> man can that dude hike!) I can't afford the heavy packs of my youth. I 
> >> have to go UL or not go at all at this point. 
> >> 
> >> Glad to have you back. 
> >> 
> >> Shroomer 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
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