[pct-l] Castle Crags to Ashland

[Lindsey Sommer]

Hi Diane,

Out of curiosity, how long did this take you to do? I'm from Norther
California and am considering doing a section this summer and have been
thinking about this area.

Cheers,
Lindsey

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I hiked this section starting July 3 in 2009. It was gorgeous and
> there was more water than the guide book listed and those sources
> said to likely be dry or a trickle were flowing very well. Snow was
> minimal and nice for cooling off when tucked into in my hat.
>
> On May 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > I've section hiked WA & OR and am now working my way through CA,
> > starting with sections P, Q and R.  I've always used the PCT
> > (Wilderness Press) guidebooks and now I also have Yogi's.  I have
> > several questions:
> >
> > 1.  any suggestions on when to go to still have water available but
> > without a ton of snow?  (I'm looking at July -- is that too early?)
> > 2.  how reliable are the water sources listed for these sections in
> > the PCT guidebook and in Yogi's Handbook -- a bunch of them sounded
> > pretty iffy.
> > 2.  planning to stay overnight in Etna -- is it hard to get a ride
> > there or back to the trail?
> > 3.  a local from Seiad Valley suggested walking Seiad Creek Road up
> > to Cook & Green Pass, as an alternative to the long, hot, steep
> > actual PCT -- any thoughts on this?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > --Susan from Spokane
>
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