[pct-l] San jacinto alternate route

[annieguion at comcast.net]

On Thursday of last week, my partner and I chose to go up over San Jacinto. We lost the trail, due to snow, from the east side just below the BIG switchback, but a local showed up and led us through. Going down the west side, we lost it again in Little Round Valley. With Giggles help we managed to buswhack down a stream course, but it was not fun, and would have been an easy, and a bad, place to get hurt. Just FYI if you choose the alternate course. But then, the snow is probably melting fast.

Sherpa Girl

----- Original Message -----

From: Len Glassner 

To: PCT 

Sent: Mon, 11 May 2009 20:14:18 +0000 (UTC)

Subject: [pct-l] Fwd:  Conditions between Hway 74 and Saddle Junction



I did it yesterday and there's essentially no snow.  A couple of

piles to walk over between Tahquitz peak trail and Saddle Junction.

Thank goodness, the hike up left me feeling drained as it is.



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> I trust that there are thrus and others who have walked this section of trail recently. I am interested in snow conditions between Pine-to-Palms Highway (74) and Saddle Junction. Is there still snow left? How much? If I walk up Devil's Slide and then head south from the junction, are there any adverse trail conditions that I will encounter?

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> Thanks for your help,

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