[pct-l] Fwd: a couple questions: section WA-J in mid-September

[marmot marmot]

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From: marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com<mailto:marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>>
Date: July 17, 2018 at 4:37:14 PM PDT
To: Peer Böhm <pmb379 at gmail.com<mailto:pmb379 at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] a couple questions: section WA-J in mid-September

I hiked that section twice. Once in Sept ---hitting Manning Park Oct 1st. It rained once. In late Aug it never rained. It really depends on the year. Honestly. Look at closer forecasts. I had no high winds. Did 25-29 mile days.
There were no mosquitoes. It depends on when the melt happened. So pay attention to melt in Aug or early Sept. If there is snow. Then there will be mosquitoes --if not---probably not. Loved that section.
You go up high and stay up there a lot. Beautiful meadows. Mtn sheep--goats.  Pretty comfortable elevation gain and loss
My experience is that AT&T means no service ever anywhere. Ever!!! People who I've talked to are happier with Verizon. Maybe someone else has direct experience with it.
Hit the Goat Rocks early in the day because you do not want to kill yourself getting through the fog, ice,old snow impending dark etc to a place to set up your tent   I've made that mistake twice. I think it is in that section.  Hope I did not transpose it. It's that Glacier near where Dana Yellverton died of hyperthermia. Just remembered the name. --Packwood Glacier.
Have a great hike
Marmot




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On Jul 17, 2018, at 4:01 PM, Peer Böhm <pmb379 at gmail.com<mailto:pmb379 at gmail.com>> wrote:

Hello all, Meister Grimbart here, with a couple of questions:

I am going to hike (if all goes well) the section in the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness from Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass in mid-September, this
year.

I have not done this (not in that kind of area) before in the past
couple of decades, so I have a few questions, which you guys might be
able to help me with:

How likely is it, to have snow and frost in that area, in the second
half of September? How about storms, with sideways driving rain and
sleet? I am asking, because I have to make a choice between a
lightweight, smaller and a heavier, more robust and bigger tarp.

Is mosquito season still on at that time? I am contemplating leaving
the full bug net behind and using only a head- or half-net for the
nights. Would that be likely to work out?

I am going to have to buy a SIM card for my phone. I hear, the choices
come down to AT&T and Verizon - which provider would be more likely to
call in my pick-up with at Stevens Pass?

I know, of course, that I am not going to get any guaranties, and I am
not looking for any. I would just be thankful, and appreciate, some
hints or pointers.

TiA.

Regards,
Meister Grimbart
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