[pct-l] North out of Kennedy Meadows

[Phil Baily]

I don't remember too much about exposure. It is not heavily shaded. 
However, there are not a lot of water sources. Read the guidebook 
carefully. In a year like this, there may very well be some of the 
sources that are dry. My first time in that area (a number of years 
ago), we headed north from Kennedy on a July 4th weekend and turned 
around shortly after the trail east to Olancha Pass because it was 
hot and some of the sources were dry. People coming south were not 
encouraging. On my next trip, it was actually later in a wetter year 
and I walked from Trail Pass south to Kennedy and the sources in the 
book were all in good shape, but there were no others. Bottom line is 
to plan well. Find out what you can find advance and from hikers that 
you meet and carry enough to get to the next known source. I know it 
sounds like motherhood and apple pie, but it is important in this 
stretch and this does not get much publicity because it is not desert 
like further south.

Pieces



At 08:47 PM 6/25/07, you wrote:
>I'm planning on Hiking north out of Kennedy Medows to Horseshoe 
>Meadow and back in early July.  My question is what is the ratio of 
>shade vs. sun exposed trail?  This will help me to determin how much 
>water I will need as well as my rate of travel.  Thanks for your help.
>
>   Mountain Girl
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