Pacific Crest Trail

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Plan Description
#	Resupply Location	Distance	Days	Zero Days	Notes/Mailing Info
1	San Diego May 9-10	0	0	0
2	Campo/ MEXICO border	0	0	0	5-11.
3	Warner Springs	109.6	6	0	5-17 STORE: Resupply from store or hitch on Highway 79 to Sunshine Summit Store. Snacks can be had at Mt Laguna (43.0+.4)
4	Paradise Cafe via Pines-to-Palms Highway	41.7	2	0	5-19 BOX-UPS: 1 mile hike on road for delicious burgers,
5	Big Bear City	122.8	6	1	5-23 STORE: Coming off at 274.1 via van Dusen Canyon(4 mi), trail angel works in cafe. MEETINGS
6	Wrightwood	89.5	4	0	5-27 STORE: 4.5 miles on the acorn trail into supermarket land. Get in and out in 1 day. Snacks can be had at Cajon Pass (342.1)
7	Agua Dulce + Saufley's	90.8	4	0	6-1 STORE: Hiker heaven, resupply in town. MEETINGS
8	Tehachapi via Tehachapi-Willow Springs Rd	103.9	5	0	6-7 BOX: trail angel will pick up? and deliver! hikers from trail head.
9	Kennedy Meadows	144.5	6	1	6-13 BEAR Canister: pick up snacks, once canister is packed, don't open until bear country.
10	Independence via Kearsarge Pass	87.4	6	0	6-19 Box: Stop here to resupply. Includes Whitney (1 day) plus 9 miles one way over Kearsarge Pass
11	Mammoth via Red's Meadow	116.4	7	0	6-25 STORE: if only as an excuse to go to meetings. Waitress at cafe at Red's will give ride into town when she gets off of work.
12	Tuolumne PO/Store	36.1	2	0	6-27 BOX:
13	Echo Lake	151.8	9	1	7-5 STORE: south lake for resupply and MEETINGS
14	Truckee/Pooh Corner	61.3	3	1	7-9 STORE: Meetings in Truckee, and full resupply.
15	Belden/The Braatens of Little Haven	133.5	7	0	7-15 BOX- big priority: nothing in town
16	Old Station Fill Up/Georgie and Dennis Heitmann	0	0	0	Spend the night, pizza on Fridays. This is where the hat creek rim is. Slackpack option is a possibility.
17	Burney Falls TOWN	126.6	6	0	7-21 BOX-sm priority: Stop at Drakesbad Guest Ranch (Mile 1353.3) for food, shower, soak. Make sure to send mail to TOWN (but don't send mail, just shop in town). ALTERNATE STRATEGY: mail box to STATE PARK
18	Castella-Dunsmuir-Mt Shasta	90.6	4	0	7-25 STORE: store and health food place. Bus runs M-F from Dunsmuir into Shasta. Brett is ranger at Castle Cragg SP at Castella, friend of Bill W. and Ross.
19	Etna	99.8	4	1	7-29 STORE: Resupply in town, take a zero.
20	Ashland OREGON!	120.3	6	2	8-6 STORE/BOX big (some variety see if JS can take it) : Possible stop in Seiad Valley (PCT goes through it at mile 1662). Mail a box of special deliciousness to Ashland for further resupplies. Should arrive after hiking 56 days with 3 zeros on August 8 Assuming start on June 15. True North and JS are trail angels (sign at interstate, JS is friend of Bill)
21	Crater Lake- Mazama Village (Camp Store)	103.8	4	0	8-11 Box-priority: to Camp Store, possible resupply, depends on if they restocked recently or not
22	Shelter Cove	81.8	4	0	8-15 BOX- priority: very limited supplies
23	Sisters via Santiam Pass	94.7	4	0	8-19 STORE: If the hitching looks better at McKenzie do it up. Meetings in town.Resupply at Ray's Food Place. May want to send some mail anyway because its a long way
24	Big Lake Youth Camp	0	0	0
25	Cascade Locks (ENTERING WASHINGTON)	148.1	7	2	8-27 Goodie Box: "First real trail town since Ashland"Resupply at the Columbia Market. Get Ride to Portland at Closing time at the Along the Trail outfitter.
26	Stabler Country Store	34.1	2	0	Could mail a box here to avoid packing the food out of the columbia river to this elevation.
27	White Pass	113.7	4	0	9-3 BOX-priority
28	Snoqualmie Pass	98.9	4	0	9-7 BOX-priority: Chevron-PO, make sure ETA is accurate.
29	Skykomish/The Dinsmore's	74.6	3	1	9-11 BOX-UPS: to the Dinsmore's.
30	Stehekin	97.8	4	1	9- 16 BOX-Priority: don't stay at the ranch, unless everyone else, it is way better to stay at the bakery/restaurant in town and eat that food. Camp for free/cheap
31	Manning Park CANADA!	89.4	4	1	9-20 The end. This date will probably actually be delayed until 9-25 by multiple unexpected delays. I just don't know where to insert those anymore. But I will update this section as I go along, so you'll know when I'm really getting close to somewheres.
32	Seattle, Portland then who knows	0	0	0
	Totals:	2663.5	127