Penguin and Hydro off trail

imported
#1

With much sadness Hydro and I left the trail Sept. 27th and are now back in Tucson. Both of us are completely fine, but left due to the increasing reports of foul weather forecast in the Cascades. It was a very hard decision to make, but Hydro put it very simply when she asked me, if I would hike into the Sierra Nevadas (where we live) if any snow at all was forecast. I said hell no, so that sealed are decision. As Tough Guy said when he left the trail, continuing any further would only be nescesary to please his ego. We felt the same way we hiked pretty darn far 2300 miles to Whites Pass, some Yellow Blazing some blue mostly like 2200plus official PCT so were happy, no need to sacrafice getting into serious weather to please are own egos. Best of LUck to every one out there. I hope it stays sunny and warm for everyone and the weather forecasts were wrong. But to ere on the part of safety is always the best. We will probably due the trail again next year. Since we both work at ski areas and have the summer to hike. RIght now I see the Santa Catalina Mtns. of Tucson out the window in front of me and plan to use those good PCT skills to due some multi week hikes in them before returning to Mammoth Lakes for the winter ski season. See you all on the slopes/ trails.
Penguin

Penguin

#2

Sounds like a wonderful hike. Give me a holler sometime to hike…i’m in Tucson part-time this year, and as a matter of fact am planning on heading up into Sabino for the first time tomorrow morning, and a big climb to the top of Lemmon next week. I could probably listen to your PCT stories all day. :cheers

markv

#3

hey there penguin and hydro!!

i am sorry to hear that you guys stopped for the year. babs and i had a really great time visiting with everybody at white pass! you both are very friendly people and fun to be around. you were almost there though, only 2 more weeks of cold misery and then the finish. have a great winter and hopefully babs and i can see you next summer on the trail, or if we get down to california in the winter we will come visit you at the ski resort!

TYVEK

TYVEK

#4

I think I met you guys in the PO in Mammoth. I was the guy who had just spent a week being sick there :slight_smile: Congrats on a long walk. The trail isn’t goin’ anywhere. The N. Cascades are awesome and worth being there in good weather. I got snowed on the last 2 days before the border

A-Train

#5

With the storms we have had the last week or 10 days, it was really smart to pull out. Lots of snow/rain/wind and even though in the daytime it gets above freezing, when you are wet and it’s 40 degrees out is a lot worse than dry and zero/

Rick