[pct-l] Reading Fire in Lassen Park

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

PCT hikers should take that alternate route anyway. In comparison,  
the official route sucks big green donkey schlongs. Yes, that's a  
technical term.

On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: [pct-l] Reading Fire in Lassen Park
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>
> Reading Fire in Lassen Park: There is a lightning-caused fire in
> Lassen Park which has closed a portion of the PCT. According to
> http://yubanet.com/CAFires/Reading.php, "Northbound PCT hikers will
> need to detour at Lower Twin Lake and follow the trail past Rainbow
> Lake to continue onto Butte Lake. From there hikers will access state
> highway 44W to Old Station where they can continue northbound on the
> PCT."
>
> Piper's Mom