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[cdt-l] starting the process
- Subject: [cdt-l] starting the process
- From: chwillet at indiana.edu (Christopher Willett)
- Date: Tue Sep 16 08:13:39 2003
Hi all,
This is my first post to the list. I hiked the PCT this summer and,
having been back for a few weeks now, am now feeling the bug to get
out of town again. Among several options is the CDT. The CDT is
something I've wanted to do for a few years
and this upcoming summer may be my opportunity. However, I can only
scrape together about 110 days over the summer to spend hiking. I
finished the PCT in 105 days, but...A little birdie told
me that the CDT is generally a tougher trail to hike than the PCT, both
in terms of route finding and route difficulty. Average miles should be
lower, and the total distance would probably be longer. Although I
averaged around 25 miles a day on the PCT, from Tahoe on (the last
1500 miles), it was more like 30 a day. I enjoyed just about everyday
of hiking and never felt rushed or beaten down by the pace. I just walked
all day long.
In terms of trail difficulty (elevation gain/loss, route finding, etc),
how do the CDT and PCT compare? I've thought about just hiking north
to, say, Yellowstone. But, I'd really like to see Montana and Idaho.
Chris
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Christopher Willett
Department of Mathematics
Indiana University
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