[pct-l] Mexico to Palm Springs

[Doug Carlson]

I can hike up to the San Jacintos and if snow, quit there.  So if I plan on
doing that, I could hike earlier, right?  I suppose there are places you can
cache water along the route?  Is there a good logical stopping place before
the San Jacintos?  I might be able to do those in November before the snows
come.


Something about talking trail that always gets something stirring inside me.

-Trew

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Scott Bryce
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:25 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mexico to Palm Springs

On 9/19/2013 9:35 AM, Doug Carlson wrote:
> I would appreciate some suggestions on when to hike the section from 
> Mexico up to Palm Springs/Hwy 10.

I am going to vote for early May. A lot will have to do with the weather
from one year to the next. South of Hwy 74 can be quite hot at the same time
the San Jacintos are still snowed in.

> What is the earliest one can do this hike?

It depends on the snowpack in the San Jacintos, and what conditions you are
prepared to hike in. Many thrus who start at the border in late April will
wind up road walking around the San Jacintos due to snow.

> And maybe this section isn't even worth doing?

All of the PCT is worth doing.
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