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[pct-l] Geezers
Mike,
Maybe there's something about being 60 (I'll be 60 in February, and I
have a yen to thru-walk the PCT in 1999 or 2000, despite formidable
barriers, not the least of which is I have Parkinson's), and perhaps we
should band together, at least in spirit. Keep us informed of your
plans.
Peter "Powerful Tiger" Haskell
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>Mike --
>
>If there's another 60-year-old who wants to see what the PCT is all
about, he
>sure gets my support! Please let me know if I can help. I hiked from
Campo
>to Donner Summit last year with my son (about 1200 miles) and plan to
complete
>the trek in 1999. He went on and completed the PCT (2640 miles) on
September
>20th. If you want more details about that, check our web site at
>"www.accesscom.com/~kkbunya/pct/index.html".
>
>Here's the information you asked for about twilight times. (And, I
might add,
>your question is more complicated than is seems since the start of
morning
>light or the end of evening depends not only on the time of year but on
your
>latitude. There's also the complication of daylight saving time, which
is in
>effect during the normal hiking season.) The times given here are for
>astronomical twilight, i.e., when the sun is 18 degrees below the
horizon.
>That's the first hint of light in the morning or essentially complete
darkness
>in the evening.
>
>For 40 degrees north latitude:
>
> April 1 9:00 PM 5:15 AM
> May 1 9:40 PM 4:15 AM
> June 1 10:20 PM 3:35 AM
> July 1 10:35 PM 3:35 AM
> Aug. 1 10:00 PM 4:15 AM
> Sept. 1 9:10 PM 4:55 AM
> Oct. 1 8:15 PM 5:25 AM
>
>You should add a correction for latitude: In Campo on May 1, sunset
occurs
>about 12 minutes earlier and sunrise about 12 minutes later. At the
Canadian
>border on Sept. 1, sunset is about 14 minutes later and sunrise the
same
>amount earlier.
>
>Yes, there are also corrections for longitude: The differences between
>"standard" (in this case "Daylight") time and local mean time
regardless of
>the time of year are: At Campo, subtract 8 minutes from the times
given. At
>the Canadian border, add 9 minutes.
>
>Obviously there is a lot more to this. The times given, with these
>corrections, are probably good within two minutes, at sea level, no
clouds,
>smooth horizon, ... in other words, not exactly true, ever, on the PCT!
An
>interesting side note: In midsummer at 50 degrees north latitude,
i.e., in
>mid-Canada or southern England, the sun doesn't GET 18 degrees below
the
>horizon for about six weeks! It doesn't really get dark then, as you
probably
>know.
>
>OK. Enough of that. What really happens is, you stop hiking when it
gets
>dark or before if you want some daylight to set up camp and cook. We
always
>woke up at first light and were on the trail before sunrise. If we got
>sleepy, we took a siesta at midday. This, I must add, is a
particularly good
>regimen while hiking in the desert. Do not feel you must follow
Kipling's (?)
>admonishment regarding mad dogs, etc. to hike in the noonday sun!
>
>I like the trail name, "Tea Machine" and would not turn down a good cup
if we
>ever meet on the trail. While trail names seem to be the thing on the
AT,
>most do not use them on the
>PCT. However, we started out from the Mexican border last year with
Edward,
>from York, who answered to the trail name, "Duke of Gorp". We lost
track of
>him along the way; I don't think he finished, but do hope he was able
to
>experience the high Sierra before he got off the trail.
>
>Hope others have answered your questions about PCTA membership.
They're very
>helpful, particularly in the permit area. Good luck, and please let me
know
>if we can be of further assistance. Roy Robinson aka "TrailDad"
>
>>My name is Mike Scawen, I am 60 and completed the AT in 1997. My
trail
>>name is The Tea Machine on account of the fact that I make tea for
>>anybody I meet on the trail.
>>Most of my questions have been answered and like a lot of '99ers we
hope
>>that El Nino takes a hike too, however a very fundemental question
from
>>a foreigner. During the normal hiking season of May thru September
what
>>time in the morning do you have gray light sufficient to start hiking
>>and what time should you plan on stopping because of failing light in
>>the evening?
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