[pct-l] Belden to Old Station late June

[Susan Virnig]

Thanks to the several folks who responded to my questions re section hiking Section D or F in late June — very helpful.  I had actually wanted to hike Belden to Old Station, but assumed that the trail thru Lassen would still be full of snow.  Just talked with a ranger at Lassen and he said a lot of their precipitation in recent months has been in the form of rain, and that he expects the PCT to be pretty snow-free — with some north-facing patches left — by June 20, when we hope to start.  

The ranger did say to expect a lot of downed trees at that point in time.  Has anyone hiked this portion of Section N in late June?  Any thoughts or recommendations would be very helpful.  Of course, I’ll continue to check in with him as the time grows close, but any advice would be most appreciated.  (I’ve already hiked Old Station to Manning, so am slowly section hiking my way south.)

—Susan from Spokane, aka Sunshine