[pct-l] WA trail conditions

[Greg Mikol]

> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know what the trail conditions are from Cascade Locks to
> White Pass? I will be flying into Portland, July 29th, and am hoping
> to hike this section before doubling back down and completing Oregon
> with a friend who cannot start until August 10th. Which leads to a
> second question--any recommendations on getting from the airport to
> Cascade Locks? Unfortunately I'm coming in on a Sunday, and I don't
> think the county buses run on the weekends.
>
> Thank you for any and all advice, Noel, aka Jess Watkin

Was on a trail crew on Mt. Adams this weekend...8 logs cut out, 4 
check-steps and a fair amount of tread repair got done, plus some new 
trail markers at the FR23 crossing and the trail 64A junction.

We ran into some thrus on Saturday (7/21) who turned around below 
Horseshoe Meadow on Mt. Adams. There is pretty much solid snow above 
~5500 ft (PCT is around 6000). The snow is compact and relatively easy 
to travel on, but the primary concern was route-finding in the fairly 
open areas on the shoulder of Mt. Adams. A hiker who came through on 
Sunday morning had maps on his iPhone, and they were going to head back 
up and try to use the GPS and maps on the phone for navigation. Don't 
know if they had success or not...we were packed up by noon on Sunday.

If anyone knows if Sleep Ninja and Sym (Symbian ? maybe) made it 
through, I'd love to know.

Don't know about current Goat Rocks conditions.

If you have a smartphone with GPS, I'd say plan on having the PCT route 
and maps pre-loaded onto your phone. There's really no cell service up 
there.

Best of luck--

Greg