[pct-l] Ocean Views from the PCT?

[JPL]

It's the "Pacific CREST" trail right?  Not the Pacific Trail :)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Eric Lee
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:57 PM
To: harwoodcreek at gmail.com ; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ocean Views from the PCT?

Harwoodcreek wrote:
>
The ocean for which the trail is named is rarely visible from the route.  I
figure it can probably be seen from the San Gabriels, which I haven't yet
traveled, and Puget Sound is probably visible in Washington State.
>

I could be wrong, but I don't think the Puget Sound is visible from any
point on the PCT itself in Washington.  The Cascades are a pretty wide
mountain range and the PCT sticks to the middle or eastern side, and doesn't
climb the highest peaks.  There's a lot of ridges and peaks to the west that
would obscure any distant sightlines.  You *might* see something from the
Goat Rocks on an exceptionally clear day, but I doubt it.

Eric

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