[pct-l] Water north of Crater Lake Rim Village

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Yes, water is scarce there. It is scarce in a few places in Oregon.  
This is where all the wonderful skills in water management that you  
learned in So Cal come back to you. You haul a bit more than usual  
out of Rim Village. Perhaps you can beg some from the people driving  
up to view the rim on your last viewpoint, but I wouldn't rely on  
that. After that, it's pretty dry for a while, but it's easy hiking.

There's another section somewhere near Big Lake where water is pretty  
scarce. Do make the side-trip down at 6-Horse camp if your water is a  
little low. It's a horrid loss of elevation but you'll be sorry if  
your water is low and you don't do it.

And before you get to Crater Lake there's also a long dry section.  
Jack Spring is difficult to find. If you are heading north, the sign  
isn't facing you and the trail is very very faint. So if you are  
needing water, keep a close eye when you are getting close because it  
may not jump out at you visually. You may want to carry a bit extra  
in that section in case you miss Jack Spring.

I never had more than 3 liters capacity for the section I did in 2009  
between Hikertown and Canada, unless you count the little bit extra  
of making pudding in my cookpot and carrying that around as semi- 
solid water.
On Dec 19, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Good morning!
>
>> From the materials I have, it looks as though on-trail water for  
>> the 25
> miles north from Rim Village (using the hiker PCT) is scarce.  I  
> would like
> to hear from those who have hiked this subsection, describing other  
> water
> sources near the trail, or how one might deal with a low-water  
> stretch of
> that length.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Doug