I’m packed, I have Halfmile’s maps all printed out and all his waypoints loaded onto my GPS.
I have my map drops figured out—–Carry with me maps from Ashland to Drakesbad, send box to Drakesbad Ranch with 2 days of food and maps of Drakesbad to Echo Lake. Send to Echo Lake, box with Bear Canister, maps from Echo Lake to Kennedy Meadows, stove, vapor barrier. Send box on at Echo Lake to Kennedy Meadows with maps from Kennedy Meadows to Campo. Send bear canister home from Kennedy Meadows.
I found someone on Craig’s list looking to do a ride share from Portland to Ashland tomorrow so I may have a ride. But if anyone knows anyone that is going to Southern Oregon in the next few days let me know— will pay for gas.
What footwear to bring has been a hard one for me. I bought some hiking shoes and microspikes because I was worried about snow south of Ashland… but the hiking shoes hurt my feet and put a big bruise on the top of my foot. So I guess what I will be wearing is, bare feet, neoprene socks or Chacos. I bought a big pair of neoprene socks that fit over my Chacos and tried the Microspikes on while wearing Chacos— they seem to work but I’m thinking the snow has got to be melted by August so I’m still debating whether to bring the Microspikes.
I hate logistics… can’t wait to hit the trail… I’ve been away to long.
good luck crow i’ll be with you in sprit. I just had surgery so I won’t be hitting any trails soon.
Sorry to hear that, Lisa, perhaps next year. Get well soon.
I wish I would have seen your posts before you left. Have a great time. Good luck with the Chacos and microspikes! I’m going to be hiking a portion of PCT and JMT in Chacos, too. I hope to do it barefoot in chacos at least some of the time.