On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 05:05:31PM -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: > For those of us that aren't hiking experts, would this hike [1] be a > reasonable alternative considering time available? (My thought is just > keep an eye on the time, and head back at the half way mark even if we > don't make it to the viewpoint. (We'd plan to take the bus both ways with > the extreme hikers.) > It starts at the same point, but is about half the distance. (2.6 miles > round- trip vs a 4.9 mile loop.) I /expect/ (but am awaiting confirmation) that the stop at Multnomah Falls for those not doing the extreme hike will be long enough to allow people to do this more moderate hike. > P.S. - Why are hats required for hike? (As per wiki) Because contrary to the expectations of many, it gets warm and sunny in Portland in the summer[1], and you are likely going to want your head covered so you don't get a sunburn. This is merely a reminder, to help people pack appropriately... I don't believe we will actually turn people away for not wearing hats. (And in fact, most of this hike is fairly well shaded by the trees. But the recommendation stands.) -- 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 [1] The hike is currently 11 days away so it's hard to get anyone to commit to a weather forecast yet for the day trip, but the 10 day weather forecast for Multnomah Falls says the high will be 91°F (33°C) on Tuesday. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/97010
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