[pct-l] Launch spot near Ashland

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Jul 22, 2010, at 8:21 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> My folks are dropping me off and want to hike in with me for the first
> night. I'm looking at my guide book and wondering where the best  
> spot to do
> that might be. I need it to be a safe place to leave their car  
> overnight.
> And I'm seeing that there's a 12 mile stretch with no water between
> Callahans/Cross Road 20/Cross Road 40S15 to Mt. Ashland Campground  
> and what
> looks like the next Road crossing (40S12, Siskiyou Gap, Sheep Camp  
> Spring.)
> Is there a place after that 12 mile stretch to get on the trail  
> where they
> could leave their car? Like the 40S12 Cross Road? Anyone familiar  
> with this
> area?

The guide book doesn't mention all possible water. There may be small  
creeklets along the way.

Does this stretch you are asking about include the shelter? When I  
walked through (and it was early July at that time), there were  
people parked at the shelter so obviously it was an easy enough drive  
in. It was a small rental car. The shelter should be mentioned in the  
guide book.

> And another thing: Um, can I just camp anywhere along the trail?

Yes, you can camp anywhere. Usually the guide book will have  
information on what permits are needed and other important tidbits  
like whether you can't camp along the trail. I'm assuming you have  
the Wilderness Press guidebook and not one of these newer stripped- 
down data book/atlas books.



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