Tomorrow I leave for my first big solo backpacking trip. I've gone out alone for 3 days (as you can see from the earlier post from the LT Murray Wilderness), but this week I'll be out for six and a half days. At my dad's request, I'll post some details here that he and search and rescue team can use in case I get lost/killed/abducted/eaten/stranded.
Here is a description of the trail from the WTA...
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/pacific-crest-trail-section-j-snoqualmie-pass-to-stevens-pass-east
Note: I'm doing this trail in the opposite direction as PCT hikers would, so I'm hiking from Steven's Pass to Snoqualmie Pass.
My contact person is my friend Heidi. She will be dropping me off at the trail, picking me up, and she knows this area about as well as I do.
Drop off: Tuesday (8/27) at Steven's Pass Ski Resort at approximately 4:00pm
Pick up: Monday (9/2) at Snoqualmie Pass at 2:00pm. I have a 9-mile hike out on Monday, so I should be at the car between 2 and 4pm.
Here is a link to maps of this hike (in PCT terms it's considered section J in Washington)
http://www.pctmap.net/iphone/wa_section_j_map.pdf
Don't forget that I'm hiking this backwards. It can make it a little confusing when looking at these maps.
I'll also include a visual map that I found and edited.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. See the link below for more info.
ReplyDelete#direction
www.ufgop.org