[pct-l] Snow/mosquito conditions

[Gary Schenk]

On 7/1/2010 7:43 PM, Marion Davison wrote:
> We are hiking north from Kennedy Meadows (S) starting July 9.  We are
> hiking to Chicken Spring Lake, then hiking back on some parallel trails
> to where we started.
> Does anyone know what snow conditions are on this 50 mile micro segment?
> And, how about mosquitoes?  Should I have any concerns about water
> availability?

We were there at the end of May. there was big patches of snow then, but 
it must be gone now. You'll find plenty of skeeters around Ash Meadow. 
Water shouldn't be too much of a concern, though it is not as abundant 
as it is north of there.

Gary