19:39:28 From  EvanM  to  Everyone : what type of footwear did you bring/wear?
EILEEN:	Boots!  For traction on ladders, rough beach rock, mud.  Also recommend high gaiters!
19:39:48 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : was it easy to get fresh water, or areas of no access?
EILEEN: Fresh water is available regularly.  Will be tea colored because of tannins and will need to be treated.
19:43:51 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : do you know if Covid has limited the ferry or pub?
EILEEN:	Literally everything is limited by covid - you can't get into the country from the US or other Canadian provinces and the trail was closed until June 1 of this year
19:45:17 From  Cody  to  Everyone : WCT *is* open this summer. (Cody in BC)
19:45:31 From  Cody  to  Everyone : But border closed now. Sorry.
19:45:49 From  Cheryl Talbert (moderator)  to  Everyone : Thanks Cody!
19:48:20 From  Cody  to  Everyone : We can travel all over BC again (as of the 15th)! Yay!
19:49:52 From  EvanM  to  Everyone : bathroom stops along the trail?  work out OK? :)
EILEEN:	Toilets at all the campgrounds.  No place to dig a cathole along the trail so recommend using the toilets when you pass the CGs.
19:51:54 From  EvanM  to  Everyone : hang your food or bear bin?
EILEEN:	Bear lockers at all the camps. Use a bright colored food sack because bins get full!
19:54:36 From  Mearl  to  Everyone : Monique’s place was an unexpected treat!  Hiked the WCT in 2006!  Fantastic adventure!
20:08:54 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : how/where to pay for WCT express?
EILEEN:	Book and pay online
20:09:01 From  Gabby Fraley  to  Everyone : Prices in Canadian dollars?
EILEEN:	Permit price for WCT is in Canadian dollars, all other prices in USD.
20:09:06 From  Cody  to  Everyone : The pricy permit fee was instituted to subsidize rescues that occur.
20:11:34 From  Mearl  to  Everyone : how did the story end of the person who rounded the bend with the tide coming in?
EILEEN: He was reported missing but turned up later, having been rescued by a zodiac after losing his pack and getting lost trying to climb up the headland to find the trail
20:19:06 From  Kal Brauner  to  Everyone : What does LNT mean?
20:19:15 From  Cheryl Talbert (moderator)  to  Everyone : Leave No Trace
20:19:19 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : Leave no trace
20:25:09 From  Cody  to  Everyone : Excellent presentation — BC approves! 😂 Thank you! Welcome back soon.
20:25:30 From  Randy Lee  to  Everyone : Great presentation.  Thanks, Eileen (and Cheryl).
20:25:39 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : Let us in! Please!!!
20:25:40 From  Kal Brauner  to  Everyone : Yes indeed!
20:26:03 From  Sherry Me  to  Everyone : Broken Group Islands are fantastic
20:26:45 From  Charles Grant  to  Everyone : Thanks so much!
20:27:00 From  isabel ragland  to  Everyone : Great presentation, thanks!
20:27:01 From  Selena  to  Everyone : great talk and the logistics details were very helpful!
20:27:02 From  Niki F  to  Everyone : Thanks a million!
20:27:54 From  Sheila  to  Everyone : This was a very entertaining and organized talk.  Thanks!!
20:28:15 From  Gabby Fraley  to  Everyone : Thank you so much! This has been a bucket list hike for me, maybe if the border opens this summer we can swoop in for a permit...thank you for the tips!
20:29:34 From  Joan Miller  to  Everyone : I'm interested in person events, but in West Seattle it's a nightmare to get there!!
20:30:04 From  Clayton  to  Everyone : Watching from Canada.  Would like this option to continue.
20:31:11 From  Cody  to  Cheryl Talbert (moderator)(Direct Message) : Thank you! I used to be a Mountaineer member, pre-9/11. Border takes a lot longer nowadays.
20:32:04 From  Bill Adams  to  Everyone : Thank You!!
20:32:21 From  Cody  to  Cheryl Talbert (moderator)(Direct Message) : Thank you, Cheryl! Enjoyed it!