[pct-l] Northern California/Oregon Section Hike Suggestions

[Scott Williams]

If you want to be close to Eureka, hike the Trinities and the Marbles, but
if you're going to hike the whole PCT next year, then I recommend an actual
trip into the Trinities as the PCT only skirts what are fabulously
beautiful mountains when you really get into them.  Get the maps and
circuit the whole range, but get into them.  It's a beautiful stretch of
the PCT, but frankly as I've been more deeply into them before, it was a
big let down to me as you really only view them from a great distance.  But
this mountain range is not far from Eureka and getting off the PCT is the
only way to really see it.  Skirting the range on the PCT is almost like
catching a glimpse of the High Sierra from the Owens Valley.  It's all very
pretty, but nothing like actually hiking the JMT through the heart of
them.  Anyway, the Trinities are spectacular up close, and not nearly so
from the PCT, and they're in your area.  Get some maps.  You can't go wrong.

Shroomer

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Case wrote:
> >
> My question is this, what sections of the PCT would you all recommend in
> norCal/Oregon from early to late July? Ideally we'd like to cover
> approximately 15 miles/day in the most scenic, contiguous section of trail
> we can find. It would be cool to incorporate the Eagle Creek Trail (I think
> that is the one where you hike under a waterfall?). Is the PCT "better" or
> more interesting on one side of that trail than the other?
> >
>
> Two weeks at 15 miles a day is 210 miles, minus probably two zero days
> would
> be 180 miles.  If you're really set on the Eagle Creek trail (which is very
> nice!), I'd probably suggest going from Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood north
> to
> Highway 12 at White Pass in Washington.  That's about 196 miles, though, so
> you might need an extra day for that.  That lets you see Mt. Hood, Eagle
> Creek, and the Goat Rocks Wilderness which are three great highlights of
> the
> northern part of the trail.
>
> If you wanted to stay a little further south but still hit Eagle Creek you
> could start at Elk Lake Resort in Oregon and go north to Cascade Locks.
> That would also be just under 200 miles and would take you past the Three
> Sisters, cool lava fields, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, and Eagle Creek.
>
> If you wanted to be even closer to your eventual destination in California,
> you could go from Castella/Castle Crags at I5 in California up to either
> Seiad Valley (157 miles) or to Ashland (214 miles).  If you wanted to land
> closer to your 180 mile goal there are road access points in between Seiad
> and Ashland.  That would take you through Castle Crags, the Trinity Alps
> wilderness and lots of nice scenery north of there.
>
> Of course you can't go wrong with the John Muir Trail part of the PCT
> either, if you don't mind being a ways south of your final destination.
>
> Loops of the length you're looking for are kind of hard to come by, though,
> since the PCT is linear.  :-)  Folks on this list can give you advice on
> public transportation or if you ask nicely sometimes there's someone on the
> list who lives close by and will offer a ride.  Or hitchhiking works if you
> roll that way.
>
> You could also walk southbound on any of those sections if that fits better
> with your plans.
>
> Eric
>
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