FB posts - Jan 9, 2012

Ode to Al McGee By Alan Young (former PCTA President)
There are strange things done under the western sun
where the mountains heave and fold.
Communicator - Ode to Al McGee

- Greg Poirier

 

http://www.pctnews.com/2012/warner-springs-ranch-closed-pending-sale-402/
Warner Springs Ranch closed pending sale | PCT | Pacific Crest Trail News

- Lon Cooper

 

Hi all .. Gonna gibe it a shot a again thisy ear ... 3rd times a charm, right? Knee injury in '08 after postholing coming over Silver Pass into Touloumne. Last year SOOO much snow I wouldn't have been able finish in my time frame (and being abducted by the Anderson's .. Hi Terri :) This year looks promising but water in the desert will probably be an issue .. Treat ASABAT's water guide as your bible. Hope to see you out there.

I will start on the 25th of April and hike into the Kick- 0ff.

- Richard Cuppa Joe Ahlf

 

What tent/shelter are you guys planning on using?
I love my Hubba, but I'm looking for something a lot lighter.

- Andrew Wade Berger

 

It occured to me last year that the only weight benefit freeze dried and other similarly concentrated foods provide are where water is plentiful, and that, of course, isn't the desert. That is, you still need water with them and unless you're actually camping or eating where there is water, which is problematic, you're just carrying it in your water bottles instead of in the food itself. You're still carrying the same amount of water that you require. It seemed to me that I might as well carry "real" food. If that's the case, the Sierra would be most dehydrator friendly. Am I missing something here?

- Timothy Nye

 

I'm getting excited! Anyone else?

- Scott Sprenger

 

Food situation. Dietary need to minimize fats and exclude all dairy.
Some staples won't be available at some resupply points.
I'm gonna need to carry a ridiculous pile of sacks of grain.
Anybody use quinoa or tabouleh? Or other... Hippiesque accouterments?
How many days in a row can I hike stupid milage eating oats, trail mix and mashed potatoes with agarlic flavoured bullion cube?

- Patrick Wilson

 

Ok - Best hidden gem resupply point and worst if I only knew resupply points!

- Charles Kennedy

 

What about low water year scooping tools/techniques for getting water from tiny dribbles and other gross desert water situations? I rarely have to work hard for water here in the northeast so any veteran advice would be appreciated

- Jason Phelps

 

Craigs PCT Planner - I haven't seen anything mentioned about this (or did I miss it?) Wired suggested it, I've been procrastinating doing it since Feb. Not knowing my hiking pace as I really get into this, it's difficult to plug my numbers in and finish before Jan of 2013 ( kidding about that last bit of course) Anyone else doing it?

- Ron Ulrich