[pct-l] Deep Creek Detour

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Sugar Moma,

If there’s any consolation to missing a hike through the iconic Deep Creek
Canyon it’s not having to see all the graffiti tagged on the rock walls
between the Hot Springs and the Mojave Forks Dam.

I’ve been told a good way to remove graffiti is to dip a tagger in a vat of
turpentine, then rub him on the rock until the paint is gone.  I like that
idea: We should try it someday.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

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On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:00 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> boo on Deep Creek being closed that was one of my biggest places to look
> forward
> to when I was hiking :-( Halfmile...so u know if the road to the detour Th
> is
> open yet/? Last I heard it was closed also. Just wondering if we could go
> out
> and do some magic there.
>
> Sugar Moma
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> ________________________________
> From: Halfmile <list at lon.net>
> To: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 11:21:15 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Deep Creek Detour
>
> My maps and GPS data of the Deep Creek detour are ready and available
> for downloading here:
> http://www.pctmap.net/detour/index.html
>
> The same maps will be available from www.pcta.org shortly if you
> prefer to download them there.
>
> -Halfmile
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> > I spent the day scouting the Deep Creek Detour.  The Forest Service came
> up
> >with the same plan I did.  I don't know if that speaks well of them or
> poorly of
> >me.  Oh well.
> >
> > The route is marked with new RED fiberglass sign posts for the temporary
> >route.  Occasionally there is a PCT decal on a Forest Service sign also.
>  There
> >can be a great distance between markers but then there are not a lot of
> >intersections.  If you come to an intersection that confuses you, just
> stay on
> >Forest Service Road 3N34 until you reach the paved 2-lane road, HWY 173.
>  Turn
> >right and follow that to where is becomes a dirt road and then hike down
> the
> >mountain until you rejoin the trail.
> >
> > The detour is through an area that was burned a few years back.  There
> are few
> >trees, mostly chaparral.  Today was April 1st and it was hot and dry.
>  There
> >were a number of very small streams running but I would expect them to be
> dry by
> >the time the heard gets here.  There was one creek that might still have
> some
> >water, Willow Creek.  It was about 3/4 of the way through and I wouldn't
> count
> >on it unless the Forest Service says that it is running.  Treat this area
> like
> >the high desert.  If you have an umbrella, you will need it, as shade is
> rare.
> >Carry a lot of water.  If you can do this early in the morning or in the
> >evening, that would be best.
> >
> > Oh yea, as this is a dirt road and not a hiking trail, it tends to go up
> and
> >down a lot.  There are ruts in it from rain run off and some of the curves
> tend
> >to have rather high banks.  You start out with an up hill pull, but most
> of it
> >is rolling hills, they are not too tall.  The end of this section involves
> a
> >long but gradual climb to a staging area for motocross type motorcycles
> and quad
> >runners, some of which you may well meet on your way.
> >
> > I don't think that there is any water once you reach 173 either.  You
> have to
> >descend the mountain and go to the Mojave River.  That is going to be a
> long dry
> >stretch.  I might try and set up a Cache or two along the way.  Would
> anyone be
> >interested in helping me with doing this?
> >
> > Shepherd
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