[pct-l] Washington re-route(s)

[Halfmile]

PCT MOM,
I noticed Gadget's PCT-L posting from 8/29/09
(http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2009-August/029579.html)
about the alternate route he describes. Were hikers taking this route
in 2009 because of the Lemah fire or is this an alternate route hikers
may want to consider in the future? Did this section of the PCT open
back up after the fire? I noticed the last PCTA update about the area
is from 9/1/09 when the trail was closed because of fire.
-Halfmile

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Andrea Dinsmore
<zaqueltooocool at gmail.com> wrote:
> Last couple of years 99% of all hikers used the original PCT from Steven's
> Pass to Stehekin. The "reroute has not been worked on for years. It is over
> grown and unrepaired after all the major storms. A new route (Gadget's
> route) opened up between Snoqualmie Pass and Steven's Pass. This got
> everyone away from the burned out areas. If you are north bound you need to
> question the south bounders. SOBO usually start showing up at Steven's in
> July. NOBO start arriving in early August. End of season here depends on
> recent snow fall. Last two years we had early heavy snow. Hikers were cut
> off in late September. Good years you can get through to the border as late
> as the end of October. 8-10 good weather days from Steven's Pass to Manning
> Park. You can't tell at your start of your hike how the north Cascades
> weather is going to be. If you take too many zeros or what ever you may end
> up in deep snow by the time you get here. Your miles per day are lower than
> down south. It is not a cake walk up here. Especially in the snow.
>
> PCT MOM
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