While I agree that scooters have no place on the PCT, there are sections that are not even in a national forest, let alone national wilderness.
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While I agree that scooters have no place on the PCT, there are sections that are not even in a national forest, let alone national wilderness.
There are a lot of options for camping hammocks. I have several. I like the Warbonnet Blackbird best, myself.
In Oregon, the mosquitoes will be bad until August, and even then...
The Three Sisters area isn't doable without snowshoes until July, and then it is a mosquito hell until August. August -October is the best for the PCT in this area.
In the middle-Oregon sections Verizon has the best coverage by far, based on my Verizon/Galaxy S6 vs. my brother's ATT/iPhone6. The phones themselves may play into that some, but my friends report...
A smartphone is not necessary, but a light flip-phone is handy. Just be sure to charge it before you go. I did a section hike (OR E) 1 1/2 years ago that had me out for a week, and I forgot to charge...
You carry stuff you won't use. I would ditch the shampoo, the bivvy, and the umbrella, but if you're happy to carry them, go right ahead. Have you determined the all-up weight? That's the best...
As someone who does a lot of hiking in Oregon, I second burger's advice for that part. The mosquitoes are numerous and ravenous in July. Wait until early August if you can. Unless you enjoy living in...
Yes. All of the non-hiking women in my life loved this movie but wished they spent more time on her personal issues and less on the hiking part. <shrug>
I thought I would chime in with the snow situation here in Oregon, specifically at Willamette Pass (PCT mile 1914, about halfway through the state). I went hiking up there on April 4th. It's dismal....
That's a great map, but it is at least a little inaccurate. It doesn't show the Two Bulls fire or the Deception Creek fire, each of which burned over 6,000 acres and are were closer to the trail than...
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-imposes-unprecedented-statewide-water-restrictions-n334096
In the Oregon Cascades, the snow doesn't clear until July. Even then there will be patches.
Plus mosquitos. Come with a head net and loose long sleeves. They don't abate until mid August.
I...
I do the same with Google Earth. I think a lot of people do one or the other. It's a good tip.
This.
Clearly those who are arguing that HH was causing a bottleneck have never worked with the FIFO concept. If you think the Saufleys are causing a bottleneck I challenge you to demonstrate...
Seems to me that it's the KO that needs to be discontinued.
In early August the PCT in Oregon still has sections where the mosquitoes are bad, but by late August they are pretty much gone. In early August there are little streams everywhere and water is not a...
When I started backpacking in '78 nobody I knew had a hipbelt (or an internal frame pack for that matter). We just reached down behind our butts, grabbed the crossbar at the bottom of the frame. and...
http://www.pctmap.net/maps/
I'm not interested in arguing and I'm certainly not going to compare the size of my... mileage, but at this point in the conversation you should acknowledge that the majority of backpackers eat where...
In Oregon Section E the trail is marked by blazes cut into the trees. If you have hiked through that part and didn't see them you weren't looking. Many of these old blazes are healing over, and many...
Well, I was hoping to say HI to you somewhere on OR Section E, but I'll be doing that section SOBO from July 29 - Aug 5, so it looks like you'll already be north of McKenzie Pass by then.
You're...
You're doing great!
It would definitely be an epic trip. In the Oregon Cascades, not only are all the good resupply places closed, but the roads leading to the PCT are all closed for miles. For instance it is 20 miles...
That grip would be safer if you can let go as you fall. I instinctively cling. There is no safety advantage for me.
Although I lengthen my poles on downhill, I do not shorten them on uphill. When...