At 10:07 PM 2/6/2004 -0600, Paul Morgan wrote: >Unless you want to wear a bandana over your head you'll need a baseball >cap or some other floppy hat. Basically it's for sun protection. Early >in the hike with no leaves on the trees you get a lot of sun and can >easily sunburn on your ears and neck. Or even the top of your head if you (like me) are among the "hair challenged".