[pct-l] Section Hiking between California Highway 58 and Jawbone Canyon Road

[marmot marmot]

Once you get up to the ridge it's pretty easy hiking. Old dirt roads connected by trail. Just don't wait until the Mojave winds start. Not that they ever really stop. They usually blow pretty hard in Dec/Jan. I've had trouble standing up.  Twice I've  had to bail in that section   Once 'cause of high winds and once because of icy trail and frozen springs  Golden Oak spring turns into a slushy when it freezes    Blue Bird will freeze up completely but there is always water east down Jawbone Canyon as you drop down to the First Nations Reserve. I found it easy to hitch out to the road and then back to my van that I left at the Mojave Motel 6. They are very hiker friendly. The Motel Six at the corner across from the big market. There are two. There are also many trail angels in Tehachapi. 
Have a great hike
Marmot

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> On Nov 1, 2018, at 9:52 AM, Gary Schenk <gary at hbfun.org> wrote:
> 
> The LW and I hiked that section in the first week of April. No bears! But
> it was a tough section, we carried a lot of water. Fortunately the caches
> were stocked, so we did not have to divert to the springs.
> 
> It was tough, but not as tough as New Hampshire AT!
> 
> Gary
> 
>> On Wed, October 31, 2018 10:19 am, William E Frenette wrote:
>> Hi Ron when you hike that section hwy 58 to Jawbone watch out for Bears.
>> That's the only place I walked into one, or He walked into Me. He got
>> within 30' take care be safe would love to be on the trail with you but
>> alas LOVING IDAHO
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> groundpounderbill
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Graybill <rgraybill44 at gmail.com>
>> To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Tue, Oct 30, 2018 1:40 pm
>> Subject: [pct-l] Section Hiking between California Highway 58 and Jawbone
>> Canyon Road
>> 
>> My next goal is to hike the 36 miles between Mile 566 and 602. Ok, you
>> say,
>> simple.  Get dropped off at Jawbone Canyon Road and the PCT and hike SB
>> for
>> three days, 12 miles per day (kind of my limit at age 74).  Yes, but
>> that's
>> also two nights on the trail, and no water till at least Golden Oaks
>> Spring
>> (20 miles south of Jawbone Canyon Road) and that was running slow on
>> 10/18.
>> Hopefully only because of sediment in the line. But what if it's dry?
>> 
>> Does anyone want to go with me? We could park one car at Highway 58
>> (Cameron Road Exit) where it would be up and out of sight of the highway,
>> then drive the other car up Jawbone Canyon Road to the PCT.  I know, I
>> know, then there will be the tedious drive back up Jawbone Canyon Road
>> (mostly dirt road, but fairly well maintained, possible in a two wheel
>> drive sedan, but I have a AWD SUV) at the end to retrieve the car we left
>> there.
>> 
>> 
>> Ron "Slow Charger" Graybill
>> Ontario, CA
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