[pct-l] weather from the trail

[Diane Soini]

I've been stuck in Wrightwood because of the weather. Tonight will be  
my third night here. I hiked a small section of PCT from Inspiration  
Point to Vincent Gap. The snow is deep, slushy and wet. I do not want  
to climb to 9000 ft.

I do not foresee the snow melting any time soon because the  
temperatures at elevation are very cold and the snow is pretty thick.  
I plan to head out tomorrow despite the snow and probably skip the  
trail completely and stay on Highway 2 which is slightly lower in  
elevation than the trail. One thing I have noticed is that all the  
campgrounds around here seem to be in cold, windy places and for this  
wimpy Santa Barbara girl, cold, wet and snow are no fun. Especially  
since I have mesh shoes and no rain gear to speak of.

I have been staying with a local family. Last night they had 13 hikers  
staying with them, the most ever for them. All but 4 left today to  
hike in the snow anyway. It's the only way to get out of the snow.  
Let's hope there's no more precipitation so we can get out and back to  
the nice warm desert!

Happy Memorial Day. Welcome to summer.