[pct-l] Southern California in December

[Amanda L Silvestri]

Amanda
 
During December in Southern California in the mountains can get very cold and there can be snow.  Lower altitudes can be okay as long as you can camp warm at night. 
 
 Section A is good although Mt. Lagona and even the San Felipe Hills can be quite windy.  In Section B from HWY 74 north into the San Jacinto Mt's you will be climbing into possible snow. San Gorgonio Pass at the start of Section C will be cold but doable until you get beyond the half way point up into the San Gorgonios where you can possibly run into snow again or at least cold weather.  This will be the story until you get to another short corridor at the start of Section D, the Cajon Pass.  Here you rise again as you head to and past Writewood which is a good place to stop as you are entering the San Gabriel MT'S and will not descend again for another hundred miles when you reach HWY 14  and approach Agua Dlce in Section E.  The next 60 miles will be up and down and up and down until you reach the Mojave and Section F and 46 miles of desert, cold and windy.   
 
December is a wonderful time to day hike, but is you are going to backpack be prepared for cold nights.
 
Amanda (Shepherd)