[pct-l] deyhydrated beans?

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I was at Pioneer Mail today, April 18. Same 3 gallons still there.  
Met tons of hikers. Not many are relying on the caches. I even tried  
to give some water away and the hikers didn't want/need it.

By the way, I hiked Campo to Lake Morena on Friday, April 16. I think  
for at least the next week, if the temperatures stay reasonable, a  
strong hiker could do this distance carrying no water at all. I  
carried only one liter at a time and never ran out.

Water seemed plentiful to me all the way up to the Lagunas. With  
adequate planning and reasonable temperatures, for at least the next  
week, a strong hiker could hike to the Lagunas carrying no more than  
a liter of water at a time.

This strong hiker would also preferably be somewhat acclimated to our  
dry conditions. I suppose some back-easters or PNW-ers might die of  
dehydration just from looking at the scrub brush lining the trail.  
So, YMMV and all that. Seriously though, there were a lot of little  
creeklets and everything was beautiful.

Diane

On Apr 17, 2010, at 9:24 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> A8 52.7    Pioneer Mail Picnic Area    The trough was full. The  
> water tank was about half full. There was 3+ gallons of water in  
> plastic jugs at the trough.
>