I'm going for another long hike

[Andrew Breecher]

In two and a half weeks I fly out to San Diego to begin my hike of the Pacific Crest Trail: over 2,600 miles from the Mexican border to the Canadia border, through the mountains of California, Oregon, and Washington.

I begin in the desert, but this is a huge snow year, so when I go over the mountains (the San Jacintos, Fuller Ridge, Baden Powell) I'll likely see two to six feet of snow.

Then I'll get to the Sierra Nevadas, and may have two or three weeks of walking through very difficult snow fields over the high (12-14,000 feet) passes.

After that it'll be a walk in the park through the Cascades until I get to Washington, where I'll be racing the early autumn snowfall, before I come out in Manning Provicial Park, British Columbia.

The whole trip should take me around five months, and I'll be updating my web page as I go, with words and photos.

Of course, I'll be doing the entire thing in a kilt (once finished, this will bring the miles on this little Bear Kilt to around 5,000).

Andrew.

[possingk]

Have a great and safe trip I will look forward to your updates.

[Colin]

Good luck to you Andrew, I look forward to reading the updates of your adventure.

[Freelander Sporrano]

Don't pack that sporran too full Andrew.
I'll look forward to following you on your website

[cessna152towser]

Have a great trip. Looking forward to reading about your progress on your website.

[GMan]

Andrew,

Just wish time contraints could allow me to go with you, I am soooo jealous.

Good Luck and enjoy yourself, as I know you will.

[cavscout]

Great web site Andrew.

God's speed and enjoy the "stroll" .

[bjcustard]

I hope you get the chance to run up and claim the summit of Mt Whitney. I think the PCT passes very near, and it is quite the experience.

Good Luck, God Speed, and watch those bears... ;)

[Alan H]

South to North is definitely the way to go. The snow shouldn't be too bad until you get into...if I rembmer rightly, the Dome Lands wilderness. It's been a heavy snow year, but you should be OK. You'll love the section from Bioshop, north, thought eh desert passes will be stunning with flowers at this time of year.

I'm jealous. have a GREAT trip.

[way2fractious]

I sure envy you the opportunity to do the entire PCT on a through-hike. I've done parts of the Tahoe-Yosemite Trail, and hiked the John Muir Trail twice(once a couple years ago and once thirty years earlier.)

I'll check in on your progress periodically and determine the feasibility of meeting up with you, however briefly, somewhere between Yosemite and Lake Tahoe. Of course, that's only if it can be before June 10th or after June 25th, because those two weeks I'll be cycling solo from Lexington, KY to Baltimore, MD via Virginia.