It was opened at the end of summer once again <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> There was though a little road walking though due to damage (on Steve Canyons Rd).

Btw, my friend Drew runs http://www.eyehike.com/ . He has done the WT many times, and his site has a lot of information on elevation, mileage, camps, photos, etc.

It is worth doing, and you won't forget it. In 2004 I didn't find it hard to get a permit. we faxed our "order" in on the day it opened and actually got our first choices. A good bet is start mid week if you can and be flexible. We did it in too few days and I paid for it with bad blisters that sent me off the trail <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> (This was a good lesson learned!)

If I were to do it again, I would take a lot longer to do it. Give myself 10 days at least. We were doing 11+ miles a day, which doesn't seem like a lot...except for that trail is NEVER flat! I have done hard sections of the PCT, and they were all easier than those stupid never ending stairs from hell coming out of Indian Bar!

The nice thing though about the permit system is that you know you will have a campsite every night. You just have to walk to it <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> And they all have privies and bear poles as well.