[pct-l] Wrightwood and Holcombe creek questions

[Carl Siechert]

Even though the highway is open (once the snow has cleared) where the trail
crosses at Grassy Hollow and Vincent Gap, I think the issue with the closure
west of Vincent Gap from a hitching perspective is that there just isn't
much traffic there any more, since it's now a little-used dead end.

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Donna Saufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com> wrote:

> Can't help with Holcombe Creek, but the highway closure Yogi references
> should not be an issue unless you are trying to get to/from Los Angeles
> through the San Gabriel Mountains OR you to get off the trail on Hwy 2
> before they get the snow plows (if needed) up there and open the road that
> goes down toward Wrightwood.  If the road is not open and you pop out at
> Grassy Hollow or Vincent Gap to try to get a hitch back down toward
> Wrightwood, you'd have to walk the highway down.  Many hikers use the
> Acorn
> Trail to get to Wrightwood; it's steep, but it's direct.
>