[pct-l] closure

[dsaufley]

As things officially stand at this moment, it's a 45 mile road walk around
the closure.  I am very hopeful that your proposals are accepted and
alternates that keep the hikers off the road are found. I fear I'm a bit
jaded by experiences of hikers being denied access through closures in the
past, when there was no fire damage like we now have. 

On the other hand, the kindness, generosity, and dedication that people
bring to make the PCT possible never ceases to amaze me.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: canoeman at qnet.com [mailto:canoeman at qnet.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 8:32 PM
To: dsaufley at sprynet.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] closure

I dont see a 45 miles walk.
The hikers won't have to touch highway until angels national forest and
aliso
canyon. The route from there east is all horse trails and  trails through
juniper hills. Either burkhart or big rock creek trail both come out at the
punch bowl.
My wife and her brother own Cougar Hill Ranch, Wild Animal Compound, by
Littlerock dam, and the 40 acres that cover all four corners of that
intersection. (mt Emma and Cheseboro road) We may open it to hikers to water
up, rest, sleep, maybe even shower up, before they head off  on the last
long
dusty leg to you, or at least allow acces the ANF through there land there.
The horse trails, and  ANF truck dirt roads on mt Emma would dump them
out just west of Aliso canyon rd.
I'm going to be hiking that section from  the outside of the burn area at
Aliso
to  the punch bowl the next few weeks with GPS tracker, getting an exact
idea
of all the possible routes.
The town of juniper hills is prepared to set a pathway through the whole
Area
to
keep hikers off the road, if needed. If the forest service allows transit of
pleasant view ridge, and alimony ridge, they can come through my twenty
acres
that has a trail to the top of alimony ridge at 102nd st east. that would
take
them all the way to Mt. Emma and Cheseboro rd where they would just have to
cross the road and enter the ANF from my wife's property at the
intersection.
I think Its going to work out ok.
I have a meeting arranged  with the Socal pct rep on behalf of the community
of
juniper hills in February.They want to meet us and see our ideas.
hopefully, things should work out. We will cross our fingers.

Canoeman


Quoting dsaufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com>:

> The Burkhart Trail is also closed (has been for some time) between Hwy
2/PCT
> and Devil's Punchbowl. I agree that would be ideal, but at least under the
> present closure, hikers will not be able to use the Burkhart Trail.  There
> are several other routes down from the closure, but they still entail a 45
> mile road walk unless some other solution is found.
> 
> It will be interesting to see what is proposed in February.
> 
> L-Rod
>