[pct-l] report from Dunsmuir

[Laurie Hallum]

      The good news is that a PCT crew that I was with made 2.85 miles of Grider Creek area trail so much nicer to hike.  One could even find the trail.  We worked brushing in the heat for five days with two in the crew in their 50's and three in their late 60's and mid 70's.  I know that 2.85 miles doesn't seem like much compared to 2,650 miles, but if more people pitch in now that COViD restrictions have loosened, the trail can be made more easily traveled.   Happy trails,Lady Pegasus    On Saturday, July 24, 2021, 04:13:56 PM PDT, gary at hbfun.org <gary at hbfun.org> wrote:  
 
 Thanks for reporting. It's a tough last couple of years. It's depressing 
how much of the Sierra has burned.

Gary

On 2021-07-22 19:43, David Hough reading PCT-L wrote:
> I didn't notice any obvious through hikers walking the streets of
> Dunsmuir today in 90+ heat.    There was one guy with a pack hitching 
> south
> near the freeway.
> If there were any others, they might have had
> a pretty smokey time in section O.  P and Q ahead look clear of smoke
> for the time being.    Brush and logs are definitely an issue in Grider
> Canyon and perhaps elsewhere.
> 
> They might have been disappointed.    The brewpub is supposed to be 
> open
> unil at least 7pm, 5 days a week, but after arranging to be there today 
> -
> they were closed Mon-Thurs this week only.    The Burger Barn is 
> closed
> Thursdays, too.  The Pizza Factory, with a few craft brews on tap,
> and La Perla Mexican were open.
> 
> The Dunsmuir Lodge was functional enough but
> a bit expensive by pre-covid standards for hikers,
> and shares many common faults with other older
> lodgings - not enough electrical outlets, not enough grounded 
> electrical
> outlets.    Today some people might have wished for a swimming pool.
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