tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post1745290780136391388..comments2023-11-11T18:06:32.795-08:00Comments on Hiking with Gnarly, Stubby, and Gimpy: Seiad Valley to EtnaBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347670233081879979noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-61014726941727718682017-08-23T01:03:25.809-07:002017-08-23T01:03:25.809-07:00I am so motivated by you!! I cherish perusing your...I am so motivated by you!! I cherish perusing your blog entries! A debt of gratitude is in order for sharing Becky!! Keep it upJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147590439884797469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-76710955959515902942017-08-06T16:27:11.756-07:002017-08-06T16:27:11.756-07:00I am so inspired by you!! I love reading your blo...I am so inspired by you!! I love reading your blog posts! Thanks for sharing Becky!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092949377590358615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-50009993229965988112017-08-06T07:52:58.249-07:002017-08-06T07:52:58.249-07:00A few thoughts:
1. After seeing Dad stop on the ...A few thoughts:<br /><br />1. After seeing Dad stop on the side of the road too many times to count to identify a plant, I'm impressed that he hasn't done much plant identification.<br /><br />2. At least one person Dad met had the Northern California Blues. You can get it either from a let down after the Sierras into much more mundane scenery or from coming out of the Sierras shell-shocked. A lot of people quit in Northern California or at Ashland just after finishing California. By the time you make it to Crater Lake, you don't see anyone who quits willingly.<br /><br />3. Hopefully Dad finally starts eating enough. A doctor/nurse told him they thought it was electrolytes for the first dizzy spell, but now we know it's food. You have to eat an insane amount of food on a long distance hike and because you run out of reserves, your body can't handle not eating enough.<br /><br />4. It's easy to get used to 30+ mile days and think of 20 mile days as light and easy. Every so often you need someone to remind you that 20 miles is still a big day. Dairy Queen did that for me last year as we both came close to completing the Oregon Challenge (requires averaging 33 mpd for Oregon to complete it in less than 14 days).<br /><br />5. There were a lot of different approaches to treating water. Some didn't treat anything. Others would treat unless they could see the source and the source looked good (springs). Some treated only if it wasn't clear and flowing. I fell into the group of treating everything. I know of at least a couple people who got sick and at least one who dropped out because of that. I decided that it wasn't worth the risk to not treat water. Dad should be fine as springs are great sources of water that almost always can be trusted.<br /><br />6. Until last year, nobody had died attempting a thru hike of the PCT until last year (still haven't found the body). If I'm not mistaken, the Japanese lady is the third thru hiker to die on the trail this year. That should give you an idea of how extremely different the trail is this year.Pathfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214257582401880599noreply@blogger.com