[pct-l] May 29 SOBO

[Ed Jarrett]

Where is the road closed at.  If I remember correctly, there are some houses and other small concerns on the lower part of the road.  I would be surprised if the whole 19 miles is closed.

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> From: wandering_bob at comcast.net
> To: edjarrett at msn.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] May 29 SOBO
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:15:30 -0700
> 
> If I remember correctly, the Harts Pass Road is about 18.7 miles just down
> to Mazama, and another 0.3 to the Winthrop highway so it's a push on mileage
> to just go on to Rainy Pass with much better road access. There is a large
> picnic area directly across the highway at Rainy Pass, and a huge parking
> lot with a vault toilet just down the highway (east) about 1.2 mile. The PCT
> crosses the highway at Rainy Pass and runs east along the south side of the
> highway before turning south to Stehekin.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Ed Jarrett
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [pct-l] May 29 SOBO
> 
> You might consider walking the road up to Harts Pass.  That would be a
> shorter option and the roads are usually closed to vehicular traffic rather
> than foot traffic.
> 
> > 
> > I called the Methow Valley Ranger District this morning. Looks like I 
> > might be doing an out and back to the Canadian border from Rainy Pass 
> > instead of Harts Pass unless I want to wait until July as Ned 
> > suggests. That will be
> > 60 miles one way instead of 30 but from what I can glean from trip 
> > reports the grade is fairly gentle, at least for the half closest to 
> > Canada. The ranger was helpful and indicated that the Harts Pass Rd is 
> > typically closed at Mazana, 3 miles from the national forest boundary, 
> > until the beginning of July. This still seems like a good option that 
> > let's me do the entire trail so for now this is my plan.
>