[pct-l] Sec A Mile 11 campspot?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

In 2010 I hiked that first day in Mid-April as a day hike and I  
remember all that water. I think there was a lot of water at kickoff  
time in 2009, if I recall. It was so different from 2008, the year  
that I hiked it. I set off on April 30 in the late afternoon and got  
to Lake Morena on May 1 in the early afternoon. There wasn't any  
water anywhere except in that first creek 2 miles from the start when  
you don't need it. Hauser was dry. No seeps, no little springs. So  
keep an eye on the list for early water reports. Unless you will be  
one of the early ones.


On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sec A  Mile 11 campspot?
>
> Yeah, I certainly wouldn't describe it as "open desert".
>
> Also, Hauser Creek is almost always running at this time of year.   
> I've hiked this stretch twice, once during Kick-Off three years  
> ago, and on April 12 of this last year and there was water in Hauser.
>
> There was also water around mile 4.5 and mile 7.   Three years ago,  
> there was enough seepage to collect it in two addition spots  
> between mile 7 and Hauser.  A lot of it will depend on the weather  
> in the next few months.
>
> We found a nice little campsite just to the left of the trail at  
> mile 6...  We got sort of a late start on the day, because of all  
> the rain.
>
> SomeGuy
> Bill Burge
> bill at burge.com