[pct-l] Death on the PCT / John Joseph Donovan

[Jtm]

I couldn't agree more about having a working compass and actually knowing how to use it.  I went over mt. San Jacinto a bit after mid May and got completely lost because the top was still covered in snow.  It took a good hour or two to get to little round valley with lots of back tracking, after that I had to follow a creek untill came across a trail that I found out was the pct miles later.  Good thing I had that Eagle Scout training to point me in the right direction. ;-) 
OD 

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik The Black <erik at eriktheblack.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:57 AM
To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Death on the PCT / John Joseph Donovan

Thanks for sharing this story.

I remember hearing about John Donovan when I was hiking the PCT in '06.

Sometimes the Southern California mountains get under-estimated because
SoCal is known for it's beaches and deserts. But it's not all desert here..