[pct-l] Alternate Routes in the High Sierra

[Prapanna Smith]

Those old JMT routes were also likely PCT routes.  Here's an account of a hike
over Cartridge Pass to Lake Basin on the old JMT route.   I plan to detour the 
PCT at this point this year since I have already hiked Mather Pass and the Golden
Staircase twice. 

http://calipidder.com/wp/2011/09/the-old-john-muir-trail-cartridge-pass-and-upper-basin/

Dr. Prapanna






On Mar 28, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Deems wrote:

> I have a cherished first edition 1934, signed by his father, Walter Starr 
> Sr. If only guide books were written with the passion and adventurous spirit 
> that Peter Starr gave us in his words. The early Starr editions describe 
> Sierra trails that are no longer maintained, and a JMT that few hikers would 
> know today. I've read the "Missing in the Minarets" book and it is one of 
> the finest searches ever documented in the Sierra. If you love Sierra 
> history, I recommend it.
> ~~
> That's great to hear those books are still around. I read "Missing in the 
> Minarets" by William Alsup--a wonderful recount of the search for Starr and 
> in the telling, some great history of the region.
> --Jo
> 
> My 1962 Starr's Guide also lists trails that have since been abandoned.
> I wish I had a summer to just explore the southern sierra and it's
> abandoned trails... A nice goal!!! 
> 
> 
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