<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#3dffff"><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Use two walking sticks - much more support than one. My wife has bad knees and we never walked on the road where we had a choice. However, we walked in Sept - Oct and it was dry. If wet, take the road on steep sections.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #3dffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Palatino Linotype" LANG="0">Ralph Alcorn<BR>
www.backpack45.com<BR>
Shepherd Canyon Books<BR>
Publisher of We're in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers</FONT></HTML>