[pct-l] Idyllwild Enter/Exit

[Gary Wright]

On Feb 28, 2009, at 12:55 AM, jason moores wrote:
> So, how do we navigate Idyllwild without loosing the miles. The  
> obvious answer is to just buck up and carry the extra two days of  
> food going in or out.

I don't think it is really a full two-days of food.  Heading into
town you don't need to carry dinner or late afternoon snacks--that
is what a town stop is for!  If you are resupplying at Pine-to-Palms
you're also going to eat breakfast before you hit the trail so you
aren't carrying breakfast for the first day either.

> How bad is Devil's Slide? Does anyone know how much altitude gain/ 
> loss there is per mile? Or the gradient %.

It is a good trail with lots of switchbacks.  I'm working from memory  
but I think it
is a 1500 to 2000' elevation change from Saddle Junction to the  
trailhead at the
bottom on Devil's Slide.  Of course you'll have to hitch from there or  
walk the
road into town.

Gary (Radar) Wright