From: Tom Corrigan (thomas.corrigan@jhuapl.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 08:32:08 CST
I can't let that pass without comment. I think I would have died
without sunglasses on our trek, and yes, I did have a wide brimmed
hat. Definitely depends on how sensitive your eyes are to the sun, but
don't leave them behind because someone on the list says you don't
need them !!
Thursday, December 5, 2002, 9:47:14 PM, you wrote:
Jac> Chair: definately.
Jac> Trekking poles: Absolutely!!
Jac> Sunglasses: I took them last summer, didn't even use them, and only 2 rainy
Jac> days. My regular glasses with UV coating worked fine. I found that once I
Jac> returned to the urban jungle I needed my sunglasses more than I ever did at
Jac> Philmont. It was the glare that is bothersome. At Philmont, even at
Jac> altitude, the light is scattered, so no glare. Having a brimmed cap on most
Jac> of the time was plenty to keep my eyes in the shade. I suppose if I didn't
Jac> wear a brimmed cap, then the sunglasses might have been more needed.
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