[pct-l] hiking the desert in winter

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Well, I wouldn't say that March for me was "winter" in SoCal, especially as 
I know it now, but in 1974 from the border north to Lake Isabella by 
mid-April, the weather was cool, slightly wet, no flash-floods, no one on 
the "trail," and great scenery. Many ask me if I had trouble with finding 
water, and we didn't, but then our nights were planned around springs or 
water tanks along the young PCT or, then, the California Riding and Hiking 
Trail.

Great time to hike in Southern California--not hot and dry, even in the sun!



"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janet Grossman" <janetgr at Cableone.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; <minesbernard at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: [pct-l] hiking the desert in winter


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> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:03:41 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bernard Mines<minesbernard at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Winter Hiking the Desert Section
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> I'd be curiuos to hear educated opinions about hiking the desert section 
> in winter.?
>
> Bernard,
> I hiked from Agua Dulce to Hwy 58 in March 2009, thinking I wouldn't be 
> too hot. Well, I wasn't too hot, but I did freeze my butt off at night. I 
> encountered a total of 2 people on the trail, both day hikers. The water 
> was not on at Cottonwood Bridge, so I was really glad I'd filled up at 
> Hikertown. March certainly wasn't "winter," and I enjoyed the solitude and 
> beauty, but was surprised to keep waking myself up with convulsive 
> shivering at night when wearing all my clothes including my rain suit 
> inside my 20-degree Western Mountaineering bag.
> Janet
>
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