On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 04:12:09PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Patty Langasek wrote: > > I earnestly don't think people have been warned about this enough. :) > Thanks for the info. Since it's a loop and has the hardest part > apparently right at the beginning, I hope anyone who has over-estimated > their ability to do it in the 3 hours available could turn back well > before the half-way point, still see the top of the falls and > "many outstanding waterfalls" and make it back to the bus in time. :) The best of the waterfall views are past the halfway point. ;) But there are at least some things to be seen before then, and yes, there is certainly the option to turn back. We are aiming to split the four hiking groups at least roughly by hiking speed, which should help for reaching consensus within the group about such things. > By the way, is the Multnomah falls bridge re-opened? Wikipedia has it > still closed. Yes, it reopened before the Memorial Day weekend as scheduled. On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 11:11:11PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Patty Langasek <harmoney@dodds.net> [2014-08-17 06:08 +0200]: > > The Hike is expected to be an intense hike. It's described by people who > > hike regularly as "moderately difficult", 3 hour, 7.7km hike with a rise of > > 470m. It is recommended for hikes of this length and intensity to have at > > least a liter of water with you, so please be sure you're prepared. This > > hike will also require hiking shoes. > Can you please define "hiking shoes"? What terrain are we dealing > with? Unpaved roads? Stones, rocks, mud, glaciers? ;) Terrain includes paved paths, gravel trails, and natural stone. It's steep both going up and coming down (note that the entire loop /averages/ a 12% grade), and I would not attempt it without good hiking shoes/boots. If you don't know what "good hiking shoes/boots" means, then you are welcome to check out REI while you're in Portland - they have a store in downtown just a short MAX ride away from PSU, and there is no sales tax (AKA VAT) in Oregon. ;-) -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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