[pct-l] CA Section C conditions question

[AsABat]

We've gone through this before both there (fire east of Splinter Cabin)
and near Barrel Spring. In the past they've managed to open them faster
than they first say, but lately it seems to be dragging. I wonder how
legit some of these claims are - trees fall all the time anyway even
without fire (I actually see an average of one a year while hiking -
scary but that's wilderness), and with the storms we had this winter
anything loose probably already fell. I've also heard reasons like
wildlife repopulation and let the land heal, but we don't want the land
under the trail tread to heal so much that brush starts growing ON the
trail. I guess we're just low priority.

</end whine mode>

AsABat

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marion Davison [mailto:mardav at charter.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:17 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] CA Section C conditions question
> 
> We are planning a week long hike in section C from Onyx Summit to
Mojave
> Forks "dam" starting Sunday.  We are aware we will have to walk the
dirt
> road in Holcomb Valley from 2N09 to 3N16 because of the trail closure.
> We had a long talk with Audrey at Discovery Center today about the
> closure.  She says the work required is too extreme and dangerous for
> volunteer crews, and she is contracting with pro crews to do it.
> Nonetheless she expects the closure to last TWO YEARS.  She says there
> are hundreds of dead burnt trees on the trail or hanging over the
trail
> in the closed section.  We will be doing deadfall removal on all the
> trail that we are allowed to walk next week.  Lead llama Wicket will
> carry the chain saw.  Good boy!
> So has anyone walked this segment of trail in the last week and can
you
> tell me anything about trail conditions, such as snow on trail, water
> issues, or any trail obstacles you can recall?  We are aware that the
> area got fresh snow last Saturday, but the ranger says it is melted
out
> anywhere the sun shines.  Heck, we got snow at our house last
Saturday.
> Marion