[pct-l] PCT in the Los Angeles National Forest

[dsaufley]

Joel,

There is an "official" alternate right now, unfortunately it includes a very
long (45+ mile) road walk. It is doable, however (Sage did it this fall),
and there is some great trail angel support blossoming along this route.
Better alternatives are actively being researched and proposed. It is
difficult to give an official alternative at the present time, as unknown
amounts of damage will be sustained this winter.  It has been forecast to be
a heavy rain year for us, and we often get most of our precipitation in
March and April. So, from what I'd heard early on, "they" (US Forest
Service) were going to wait to see what condition alternate trails are in
before making any premature announcement. 

Keep your eye on the Sierra snow, and stay tuned.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Joel Fisler
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:08 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] PCT in the Los Angeles National Forest

Hi everyone
It looks like the Los Angeles National forest will be closed until at least
summer 2010 due to last years station fire. So I was wondering where the PCT
will pass around Los Angeles this year. Does the PCTA work on an alternate
route or is it up to the hikers to look for the best routes (or do people
anyway go on the PCT even if its closed)??

Being from Europe (Switzerland) I have no idea how this is handled and was
wondering if anyone could share some information.

Bye
Joel

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