kiwi stu
05-11-2015, 11:33
I am an Expat Kiwi or lives in Brisbane,Australia.
Myself and a Kiwi mate who lives in Auckland,NZ are intending to Hike from Echo Lake to The Bridge of the Gods in 2017.
I have read Yogis Guide,countless forums, and watched 100s of you Tube Vids, so planning and knowledge of the requirements
for this hike are clear.
A couple of important questions though..if some of you people could offer your advice please.
When is a good time to start at Echo lake ??
I have read all about the mosquitos in early August in Oregon..and the heat factor.
We would like to hike at a time when there are other thru hikers passing thru the area.
So I am thinking starting at Echo Lake in early June sometime ?..would this be about right ?....early or late June ?
I have used the PCT Planner and have worked out a time span of approx 2 and a 1/2 months on the trail.
Any thoughts on all above much appreciated.
Also..as I live in Aussie and my mate in NZ,we obviously have some logistical challenges.
Our plan at this stage is to fly into San Fran from Aussie/NZ and hole up for a few days..make up 3 or 4 resupply boxes and post them off.
Then fly into Lake Tahoe and join the trail at Echo Lake.
We will buy our food as we go, as the logistics of making up countless food boxes in either Aussie/NZ or SFO is just not practical for us to do.
Any thoughts on this plan are also much appreciated also.
Look forward to your replies.
Cheers
Kiwi Stu
Myself and a Kiwi mate who lives in Auckland,NZ are intending to Hike from Echo Lake to The Bridge of the Gods in 2017.
I have read Yogis Guide,countless forums, and watched 100s of you Tube Vids, so planning and knowledge of the requirements
for this hike are clear.
A couple of important questions though..if some of you people could offer your advice please.
When is a good time to start at Echo lake ??
I have read all about the mosquitos in early August in Oregon..and the heat factor.
We would like to hike at a time when there are other thru hikers passing thru the area.
So I am thinking starting at Echo Lake in early June sometime ?..would this be about right ?....early or late June ?
I have used the PCT Planner and have worked out a time span of approx 2 and a 1/2 months on the trail.
Any thoughts on all above much appreciated.
Also..as I live in Aussie and my mate in NZ,we obviously have some logistical challenges.
Our plan at this stage is to fly into San Fran from Aussie/NZ and hole up for a few days..make up 3 or 4 resupply boxes and post them off.
Then fly into Lake Tahoe and join the trail at Echo Lake.
We will buy our food as we go, as the logistics of making up countless food boxes in either Aussie/NZ or SFO is just not practical for us to do.
Any thoughts on this plan are also much appreciated also.
Look forward to your replies.
Cheers
Kiwi Stu