[pct-l] From Campo, San Jacinto

[Bill Batchelor]

Careful not to be fooled about snow levels on San Jacinto with the view from
the south.  The east flank between Apache and the top of South Peak can be
very hairy.  Lot's of 1,000' snow chutes with un-friendly landings.  Carry
an ice axe this time of year on that section of trail.  Also, the rangers
can be very wrong on their judgment of the trail on the back-side.   Get the
sense I've been through that?!

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Freiman, Paul
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:18 PM
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Subject: [pct-l] From Campo, right away

The hike in the Lagunas today was under perfect weather.  I saw no snow on
the PCT, but a very tiny bit on the drive up.  The faucets are turned on at
Boulder Oaks (campground is open) and the G.A.T.R. faucet is turned on at
the head of Noble Canyon.  The faucet is on at Pioneer Mail.
The ground was soft and wet, but not really muddy.  We could see a long way
and it doesn't look like there is much snow at all on the San Jacintos, but
San Gorgonio has a lot of snow (of course the trail doesn't go there).
Great hiking weather during the day.
Capt Bivy



Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:04:12 -0800 (PST)
From: mark v <allemande6 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [pct-l] From Campo, right away
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All psyched to start hiking in a couple days, whether this turns out to be a
section hike, or the beginning of a thru-hike (with 70 or 80 zero days to
wait out the snow)!

Are the early campgrounds sure to have their water running?  (Morena,
Boulder Oaks especially)

markv