[BULK] - [pct-l] Pre-training

[at2002 at mac.com (Gary Wright)]

On Oct 27, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Paul Magnanti wrote:
> For hiking the PCT, doing the John Muir Trail may not
> be a bad way to go.

This is just my opinion, but having never hiked in the
Sierra before, I thoroughly enjoyed the "1st time" feeling
of hiking the high Sierra during my PCT hike last year.

Similarly, I avoided visiting Baxter State Park
so I could enjoy the same sort of feeling as I finished at Katahdin
on my AT thru-hike.

It may sound crazy, but for *me*, doing the JMT or Katahdin
before a thru-hike would be like sneaking a peek at your
presents before Christmas morning.

Obviously I wouldn't suggest putting off these sorts of trips if you 
don't
see a thru-hike in your future but if you are planning a thru in
the next couple of years, then why not wait?

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