[pct-l] Idyllwild Enter/Exit

[jason moores]

Thanks Gary,

Good points about the reality of our food needs. Sometimes after a long day of work and snowshoeing I don't think these things all the way through before posting my questions.

Len,

You're right, I'm basing this on conversations and trailjournals from '06 and '08. A high snow year and a forest fire closure. Thank you for pointing that out. 

Does anyone have recent information on the quality of the trail from Pines-to-Palms through the burn. How has the water sources been affected if at all?

jason 

> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:30:07 -0800
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Idyllwild Enter/Exit
> From: len5742 at gmail.com
> To: gwtmp01 at mac.com
> CC: jmmoores at hotmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> 
> On 2/27/09, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Feb 28, 2009, at 12:55 AM, jason moores wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> The Harrison map says 6480' at the bottom, 8100' at Saddle Junction,
> 2.5 miles (I'd say it's more like 2). Then two more miles to downtown.
> 
> BTW, I don't think it's SOP for folks to skip from 74 to Idyllwild.
> Last year a fire closed 74->Saddle Junction.  Maybe other years snow
> was a problem for some.

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