[pct-l] The first 30 miles in Oregon

[Michael Slusser]

I finished Ashland to Crater Lake last week. A couple of notes:

1) Water sources throughout were flowing, with only seasonal streams really
low.

2) To confirm: the South Brown Mountain Shelter well does, indeed, have
water. You have to give it 15-20 really good, full pumps to get it flowing,
but it comes out copiously and cold.

3) Mosquitos from Fish Lake to Crater Lake are evil.

4) Devil's Peak had snow on the north side which required glissading. It
was a little steep for me, so I backtracked to the 7-Mile Trail alternate
(which isn't really discussed anywhere, but which is lovely). It, too, was
snowed in on the north slope, but crosscountry rock-climbing got me down to
the trail.

5) The Green Springs Inn has fantastic food and is worth the walk; hitching
is also fairly easy, as it's a well traveled stretch of highway. Fish Lake
Resort cabins are definitely $75 a night at the cheapest (as confirmed by
Deb, the owner), but the staff is very friendly and the food good.

Have a fine hike, Bill.

~PE


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Bill Weber <billweberx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that water update Dennis.  I'll be starting at Callahan's on
> the 16th and will follow any future reports.
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
>



-- 
*Follow along with my 2014 PCT thru-hike adventures at*
                                www.professorerrant.com

*Quid sum? Nil. Quis sum? Nullus. Sed gratia Christi, quod sum, quod vivo,
quodque laboro, facit.*