[pct-l] Mexico to Palm Springs

[Matt Signore]

Mt San Jacinto is almost 11,000' going there in November is asking for
trouble.  People expect SoCal to be warm.  They are the same people that
don't know about the 9,000' peaks and ridges.  Fuller ridge is a full days
hike for someone doing 14 mpd maximum.

Personally I would recommend soaking up some information this Fall and
Winter then go out in the Spring.  October is right around the corner, and
you don't have your guidebook yet.  You can hike the Anza Borrego I guess
check the water report first, there are places to cache water if they
haven't been filled recently.  There is a ton of information you should
have before you go out in the middle of a desert and hike with a 10-14 mpd
average.  The caches that are there are meant for you to do 20's not 10's.
 In all seriousness figure that out before you head out there.

Matt Signore
pcthandbook.com


On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Doug Carlson <doug-sue at centurylink.net>wrote:

> 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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Matt Signore
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