[pct-l] PCT-L

[Scott Williams]

Hey Yellowstone,

In the drought years people were entering the High Sierra as early as mid
May and doing just fine.  When you and I hiked in 2010, it was deep snow
for much of the trail from Cottonwood all the way to Canada as late as late
June.  That year, I had to get off trail for several weeks in May and
toward the end of the month I drove to several of the northern passes, and
from Stevens south, found deep snow everywhere I went.  I was hoping on
something other than the High Sierra for a return point on the trail, and
couldn't find it.  I just slogged through the stuff for 4+ weeks with
Mango, Plain Slice, Little Engine and Smiles, which was wonderful, if hard
as hell!  Many people we know jumped north to Shasta and attempted to hike
south, but were turned around by the impassible trail after several days of
snow and blowdowns.  So much simply depends on the winter weather, which
hasn't happened yet.

If you've got an open schedule, and want pleasant hiking, I'd shoot for
late June, early July as a usual time for basically clear sailing and I'd
start from Tuolumne Meadows as the blow downs in a typical year are not as
bad north of Tuolumne, and can be awful in the Southern Cascades.  It'll
give the trail crews time to clear those northern trails before you get
there.

How exciting that you're finishing the trail!  Let me know when you get to
the Tahoe Region just in case I'm around.  I'm hoping for the GDT this
summer, but if I'm in town, I'd love to catch up.

Shroomer

l

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 3:06 PM Julianne Baker <rangergirl02 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ok. Here’s a question: I want to finish the PCT this summer. Ive got from
> tuolomne meadows to the Oregon border to finish. What do you all think
> would be the earliest I could start if I hike nobo? Would sobo allow me to
> start earlier? Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 28, 2018, at 22:40, Ron Graybill <rgraybill44 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I watch the list regularly--soon will be continuing my section hikes
> > northward.  Have finished everything south of Mile 568, now struggling to
> > go northward from Highway 58.
> >
> > Ron "Slow Charger" Graybill, Age 74
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 9:24 PM Douglas Tow <douglastow at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Still reading the list here.  Perhaps more traffic as the season
> >> approaches.  Chipmunk
> >>
> >> On Sunday, October 28, 2018, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Say Switchback,
> >>> Just got back from extended vacation in Hawaii and noticed just 1 post
> >> for
> >>> all of October, so far, on the PCT-L.
> >>> It looks like the list is dying a slow death since you and I stopped
> >>> sharing our many years of hard earned  hiking experiences during a time
> >>> when "Hard Core Mountain Men" like Switchback & Reinhold dared to roam
> >>> around in the wilderness and bears were nervous.
> >>> Yes, a time when Switchback & Reinhold tamed the wilderness caring
> >>> everything they needed to survive in the wilderness in "steel frame
> >> packs"
> >>> to make the wilderness safe for the current crop of hikers strolling
> >> around
> >>> on trails in UL Packs eating things like dehydrated food and Tootsy
> >> Rolls.
> >>> We needed to eat heavier things with more "horse power" like Grits &
> >> Beans
> >>> & Grizzly Bears.
> >>> Yes, thinks have really changed since Switchback & Reinhold roamed the
> >>> trails...and the list, especially the women, really seemed to to be
> >>> interested in what hard core mountain men had to say, enjoyed listening
> >> to
> >>> your words of wisdom and hiking humor and responded accordingly and
> keep
> >>> the list interesting & entertaining.
> >>> Now with you gone, the list is dull and dead........The list needs you
> >>> Switchback
> >>>
> >>>                              COME  BACK  SWITCHBACK  & RESURRECT  THE
> >>> LIST  TO  IT'S  FORMER  GLORY!!!!
> >>>
> >>> JMT Reinhold
> >>>
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