Hey.
Because I have a great deal on organic food here at home, it is turning out to be more financially sound for me to use maildrops this summer on the PCT. So, to give to my support person, I made up a spreadsheet consisting of 24 maildrop points along the PCT. Info includes: total mileage, miles from last drop, addresses, miles from trail, and miscellaneous notes. If this sounds useful to you, feel free to email me and I will send it to you.
Blessings, Nightfever
Nightfever
Craig Giffens’ PCT Planner can be a lot of help in figuring out your itinerary. You check off the places you want to stop and it will spit out the schedule. I haven’t used the newer version, but the old one worked, except that it didn’t include taking multiple days off at a rest stop. On the PCTA home page there is a good article on doing the trail without maildrops and/or with limited maildrops.
Ginny
If you use Craig’s PCT Planner, be sure to double check the output of the mailing labels. I’m not sure if it’s still this way, but the default mailing address for Burney used to be the TOWN of Burney. Many hikers in 2002 and 2003 who were expecting to pick up boxes at Burney Falls STATE PARK were surprised to find out they had sent their boxes to the town instead. You have to hitch to the town. The park is on the PCT.
yogi
yogi
It was just reported on PCT-L that the Pink Motel (approximately PCT mile 213) has been sold. This was the Middleton’s place, and the address is in the SoCal guidebook on page 131 as a place that has water and accepts maildrops. This closing is a good example of why it is always a good idea to double check with private homes and businesses before sending resupply boxes there.
Post Offices usually don’t close (Snoqualmie is an exception), but PO hours do sometimes change.
yogi
yogi