[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 81, Issue 14

[David Money Harris]

Susan,

Here’s my field notes from hiking Section O last September, which was nearly as extreme of a drought year as this one.  If the sources is listed as “water”, it should be reliable.  If it is “uwater” or described as seasonal, it probably won’t be running.  I had no trouble finding adequate water through the section with a bit of care.

If you have an iPhone, I have a free app called eTrails that presently includes California sections A-O with detailed USGS maps and tons of trail information.

Section O was also the most depressing section in California, because of the clear cuts, logging roads, and lack of notable features. :(  Don’t let it sour you on the rest of California.

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Happy hiking,

David

On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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> From: Susan Virnig <susan at newstories.org>
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> I?m planning to hike Section O next week.  I just got some great information from Andy who hiked it in July about road and water conditions, but does anyone have more up-to-date information?  I?m hoping to backpack and/or day hike my way thru this 83 miles.  My spouse will be either waiting for me in local motels or meeting me if the roads are passable.  To give you an idea of my background, I?ve hiked the 1100 miles from Etna Summit to Manning Provincial Park (did WA in the late 70s & early 80s; did OR in the 2000s; and starting CA in the 2010s) ? about 1/3 of it solo and the rest leading small groups.  I?m trying to do bigger chunks of the PCT at this point and hope to complete the rest of CA before I turn 70 in 5 years.
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> Specific questions:
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> 1.  Water ? is there still water at Rock Creek just down from where the PCT crosses Peavine Creek?  How about the springs at the top of Moosehead Creek?  Deer Creek?  Ash Camp with the McCloud River ? is it drinkable?  Trough Creek?  Squaw Valley & Cabin Creeks?  Fall Creek?  Normally I don?t ask all these questions, but living up in Spokane, WA, we hear all these horror stories about the drought in CA and how normally flowing streams have all dried up, so I thought I should check.
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> 2.  Roads ? anyone know about the road up to Peavine Creek? or Bartle Gap? or Grizzly Peak Road? or Ash Camp? or Cabin Creek?  We have a VW camper van, so it doesn?t really handle ruts or other problems.  We could take our Honda Accord instead, but it?s still just a passenger car with no 4-wheel drive.  Thoughts or suggestions?
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> Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
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> ?Susan from Spokane
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