[pct-l] JMT in October

[Nicole Fliss]

Thank you, Josh & Bob, for such thorough replies.  Pouring over maps,  
contemplating resupply and weather, I may just do a yo-yo hike on the  
High Sierra Trail to Whitney.  If the weather is too harsh, I can  
easily forego the Whitney climb and bail out at Whitney Portal.  This  
shorter trip in the Sierras would then leave me time to head down to  
Death Valley for another hike.


On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:48 PM, 559Josh wrote:

> Nicole,
> I JUST arrived in Tahoe from a hike from Lone Pine along the PCT,  
> so essentially, I did the whole JMT (xcpt the Yos. Valley portion  
> of course)...the fires made me crave BBQ but weren't an issue as  
> far as hazard or re-route was concerned...I suppose that if one had  
> allergies or Asthma or something like that the smoke in some areas  
> was bad enough that there would have been problems.  The smoke sure  
> made for some BEAUTIFUL Sunsets!!!
>
> Are you planning on doing a NB or SB journey?  If STARTING in Oct,  
> I personally would highly recommend a NB trip because you'll get  
> the higher passes out of the way 1st as opposed to passing them  
> sometime 2-4 weeks later.  Someone mentioned earlier that "they  
> [experts]" are expecting this to be an El Nino Winter which (if  
> true) would mean that there will be some heavy weather patterns as  
> far as percip. goes...this would be something to do some research  
> into as this kind of thing is NOT "common knowledge" even here  
> where El Nino's take place...so I don't personally know whether  
> this previous info is even true or accurate or not.
>
> As far as resupply goes, I think that is HIGHLY dependant on 3  
> primary things:
> 1) How many miles a day will you be hiking
> 2) What YOUR personal daily Caloric intake requirement is
> 3) How much total weig& food weight you plan-on or are able to carry
>
> As far as Resupply LOCATIONS goes:
>
> Independence, CA--OPEN
>
> Road's End Hwy 180--Varies (usually open until Nov: http:// 
> www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/pvfall.htm)
>
> VVR--CLOSED 10/1 or 10/15 (I'm not certain on the date  
> (www.EdisonLake.com     559-259-4000))
>
> MTR--CLOSED (www.MuirTrailRanch.com)
>
> Reds Meadow--Hmm: PACKAGE resupply method is only avail until  
> ~10/1...but I can't find any info as to if and or when the General  
> Store Closes for the year (www.RedsMeadow.com)
>
> Mammoth Lakes, CA--The whole city is OPEN (it's KNOWN as a winter  
> wonderland for snow sports -- http://mammothlakes.com/)
>
> Tuo. Meadows--VARIES: Closes when HWY-120 Closes (http:// 
> www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tiogaopen.htm)
>
> Yosemite Valley--OPEN
>
> I hope this helps you out a little bit & I hope you have as great  
> of a time on your trip as I did on mine!
>
> Josh
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Nicole Fliss <nfliss at mac.com> wrote:
> Have some free time in October and was going to use some frequent
> flyer miles to get out of Alaska when the weather here is amenable to
> neither summer nor winter activities.  If the fire(s) allow, I was
> thinking of the JMT.  The high Sierra weather in October - as an
> Alaskan, mind you - seems pretty nice.  Any thoughts on such a plan?
> Is resupply absolutely necessary?  Doesn't sound like the usual
> resupply spots are open in October.  True?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Nicole
>
>
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