[pct-l] bailing out

[Jeffrey Olson]

I was just informed Ray Day is the middle of June.  I guess what i was 
thinking was that it was the day you started hiking at the border, not 
the day you enter the Sierra.  Thanks!!!  My memory concresces - it 
takes approximately six weeks to get to the Sierra...

Jeff...
> On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:48 AM, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson58 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Didn't some of you guess at "Ray Day" start dates? If i remember 
> correctly, a normal year's snow has May 1 be the "Ray Day."
>
> In 2005 I did a two state section hike starting at Manning on June 7. 
> The Sierra was near 200%, similar to what it is this year, and while a 
> few made it through, most either bailed or flipped to Canada where the 
> snowpack was almost nil. That really doesn't seem to be an option this 
> year as the snowpack in Washington is pretty normal.
>
> https://www.postholer.com/postholer/cache/1_swe_current.png
>
> This doesn't directly address Neil's question, but it's peripherally 
> related. I too am curious what big snow years hikers did, and what 
> your experience was like - STORY TIME!!! Piggybacking on Neil's 
> questions, I'm particularly curious what hikers in their 50s and 60s 
> did, and how they dealt with the slogging...
>
> Jeff
> Laramie, WY
>
>
>
>> On 3/29/2019 9:28 AM, Neil Lacey wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I'm trying to think/brainstorm about options for this year.
>>
>> I've committed to an April 8 start date, of course I'd love to finish 
>> but I've seen some insane snowmelt in my time, makes me hesitate.
>>
>> Plus I'm 64, in great shape for 64, but pushing straight through 
>> seems pretty risky.
>>
>> I just retired so I don't have many constraints, here are a few 
>> thoughts, I know a lot can happen between now & June.
>>
>> 1) Hike North to Tehachapi, take a break somewhere til the melt is 
>> mostly over & then head into the Sierra
>>
>> 2) Take a longer break after the desert & head southbound from the 
>> northern border
>>
>> 3) Flip North then head South depending on snow.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Neil
>
>


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