[pct-l] Pine Canyon to Hwy 58 3.5 days

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"How's Your Trail?"   Hi Bill  We started at Pine Canyon on the 17th and 
went to hiker town, That first little creek you come to about a mile or so 
out had water but I doubt that it will be there in May. I had marked every 
thing with my gps the mistakenly deleted every thing. I would sent Pics but 
me PC sucks right now. Got to Hiker Town and met Bob, Very Nice Guy. Bed 
were soft and we were out in about twenty minutes, my friend and I had 
gotten up the day before at 4pm and worked all night, so we were shot. Left 
the next morning and headed for the aquaduct. It was a nice day not to hot. 
As we were walking along the "cement" a guy pulls up and hands out a couple 
of cold sodas and says "Now remember Moter Cycle riders and Good People 
too".  I wanted to say yes but they break the law. We finally got to 
Cottonwood creek. There was a 5 gallon bottle half full of "yellow Green sum 
and a lot of bugs. There was no top on it, I wouldn't even try filtering 
that  "YUCK". There was not other water at cottonwood. We spent the night 
there and slept the night while two large Owls sang to us. We were just 
about out of water when we looked down and saw "Tyler" creek running fast 
about 18" wide and 3-4" deep, that should be there for a while. We tanked up 
and went on our way. When we got to the "Sahar of the west"  the trail was 
hard to find. Motor cycle tracks every where, You know. those good people. 
LOL  The real bed Decomposed Granite hills were very hard to get thru. One 
step forward and two down and then back up. There were parts of the hike 
that the signage was Great and then there were parts where we were bush 
wacking because of down trees and or Motor Cycle ditches. We met Sandy and 
Barb going up as we were coming down, I hope they knew there was a storm 
coming in. They were going to Cotton wood creek. We got to Tehachapi Willow 
springs and resupplied more water, green yellow scum but still filterable. 
That will be there a while too but not shure how long. Got to hwy 58 at 6:30 
on the 20th and drove home last night. My nephew picked us up. Over all it 
was a challenge and now it is very hard to walk. My right knee is big as a 
house, I popped Vicodin and Naproxen like there was no tomorrow. It was good 
and now I have hiked from the Border in 03' to Bird Spring Pass. Wow 7 years 
how time flies.  Any Questions feel free to ask but
Remember  "Be Prepared"  Ground Pounder Bill     "Semper Fi"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AsABat" <AsABat at 4Jeffrey.Net>
To: "'Scott Bryce'" <sbryce at scottbryce.com>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Everything I need?


>I admit I am a map addict, but IMO you do need something more than just
> the data book. Hikers have gotten lost even in just the first 20 miles!
> The trail down into Hauser Canyon where it leaves the dirt road is a
> common error, even though it is (at least was) signed, as plodding down
> the dirt road looking at the view hikers have walked right past it, then
> wondered what happened when they hit a series of dirt road junctions at
> the bottom. A topo map will tell you what the terrain looks like in the
> area.
>
> As to the water report, it is designed to be used WITH the guidebook. I
> don't repeat everything in the guidebook as to how to find the water as
> the guidebook usually does that in a fine (and copyrighted) way. What
> directions I have to water are to supplement those in cases where people
> have reported difficulty finding the water once on site, or who to find
> water that is NOT in the guidebook. When I'm on the trail I copy it onto
> my guidebook maps before I head out for the day.
>
> AsABAt
>
>
>
>> I can only speak about the first 150 miles of the trail, but I would
> say
>> you don't NEED any of them. The trail is well marked. Too well in some
>> areas.
>>
>> You SHOULD have maps, and there are probably times when you do NEED
>> them. I would not hike without them.
>>
>> The easiest way to determine where you are on the trail is with the
> Data
>> Book.
>>
>> I found the water report difficult to read, so I transfered the
>> information to Yogi's guide, then used that in place of the water
>> report. I carried both, but only consulted my hand written notes in
>> Yogi's guide while hiking.
>
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