[pct-l] Mountain Fire Detour

[Vlclift at aol.com]

I have been looking at the halfmile maps and their detour updates but still 
 see no Mountain Fire Detour. I have all the rest printed. Will there be 
info or  maps for good walking detours at KO? I don't want to hitch to 
Idyllwild  particularly but would rather just keep walking. I don't however want to 
get  lost or find myself with a fine for walking in the wrong place. 
I am not at all familiar with the area so simple instructions are best.  
Thanks.
Vicki
 

 
In a message dated 4/21/2014 6:12:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
bobbilbo at msn.com writes:

Almost  all thru-hikers are skipping the 12 "open" miles north of Rt. 74 
and finding  rides to Idyllwild.  Since this route has been widely 
disseminated as an  "alternative," it seems almost everyone is ignoring any alternative 
that  actually incorporates the open section.  In fact one thru-hiker 
couple I  spoke to today at the Pleasant Valley Cafe said they thought they had 
no other  alternative.  It seems the path of least resistance has become the  
unofficial "official" alternative.  I guess Class of 2014 Certificates  and 
Medals should be issued in 2 versions, one with an asterisk.  I'm not  so 
much a purist that I'm going to do a long road walk when there isn't an  
official alternative, but I do think completion means doing all open portions  
of the trail. 




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