[pct-l] Rain

[Donna Saufley]

Recenty there have been inquiries about hiking the nearby sections (D & E)
this time of year.  We had a section hiker arrive last Friday, and he
enjoyed perfectly glorious weather Saturday and Sunday for the start of his
hike.  Sunday night the relentless winds began , and temps dropped to the
low 40s where we reside at 2,900 ft., less wind chill.  We had gusts of 60
to 70 MPH until this morning, blowing dust and debris everywhere.. It was
undoubtedly less pleasant at higher elevations.  The winds are thankfully
calmer this a.m.  Now the hiker will have rain and snow to finish his
section at Hwy. 58.  Hopefully he will have dropped to the Mojave floor
before the snow piles up in the Liebre mountains.

 

So, that’s a sampler of winter weather in the high desert.  

 

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of ed faubert
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6:18 AM
To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Rain

 

Looks like LA will be wet for 4/5 days starting tomorrow. This will bring
snow up to the Baden Powell area as well as Big Bear. This rain is good news
as we need it but bad news if it causes mud slides in the burn areas. For
the folks who were thinking of some early desert hiking check the weather
map before heading out. We have doubled the amount of rain fall from last
year already so the ground is pretty dry and will absorb a lot of this. 

Meadow Ed

  

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