[pct-l] SoCal section hike recommendation?

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Late March would be ideal to see Section A up to the Paradise Cafe in  
Section B or the section that crosses the Antelope Valley. The  
wildflowers will be wonderful then. It's supposed to be a "mother in  
law" year for desert wildflowers (so good you might even impress your  
mother in law).

If you don't have to hike on the PCT, you might consider Death  
Valley. I'm hoping to go to see the flowers there this year.

I hiked up to 7000 feet in the mountains near Ojai (hour and a half  
west of Los Angeles) on Sunday and it was a winter wonderland.  
Similar biome that you see near Vincent Gap on the PCT. I felt  
homesick for the PCT.

Diane

On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:51 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> I'm a section hiker, and so far I've been staying up here in Northern
> California. Looking to try elsewhere though! Is late March a good  
> time in
> Southern California, or is there still a lot of snow up high? Any
> recommendations on a short (70-100 mile) trip?
>
> Thanks,
> Sumant