[pct-l] more jaunts in section J

[gary at hbfun.org]

Nice report, thanks!

On 2022-07-27 22:12, David Hough reading PCT-L wrote:
> Over 22-25 July I visited (south to north) TR1041 Wolf Creek Pass
> to WACS1044 Noble Lake,
> and TR1048 Ebbetts Pass to TR1058 Raymond Lake Trail Junction.
> All mileposts are Halfmile 2019 edition.
> 
> Water -
> 
> All the perennial water sources listed by Halfmile looked perennial -
> 
> WA1041 Asa Lake and outlet
> WACS1044 Noble Lake
> 
> WACS1049 Sherrold Lake
> WACS1055 Pennsylvania Creek
> WA1057 small creek, with several seasonal creeks nearby
> 
> Also
> CS1053 Eagle Creek still had one small tributary still flowing at the 
> trail,
> though it looked a bit weaker than last week.   Eagle Creek looks like
> it is always flowing if you are willing to go deeper into its canyon
> later in the season.    That does not look like fun.
> 
> Obstacles -
> 
> Checked out
> 
> https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/trail-condition/washed-out-slippery-trail/
> 
> It's located just south of WA1057.   It is indeed slender and slippery 
> but
> through hikers probably won't notice it after all they've been through.
> More casual hikers just need to be careful.    It actually might be 
> safer
> for stock than hikers - four legs might help.   It's not clear that
> it can be fixed much - very loose sand between hard rocks.    It might 
> have
> always been this way, rather than washed out recently.
> There are several spots further on that are one-lane, no shoulder, but 
> safe
> enough now that the ice gullies have melted into flowers.
> 
> About half a mile further north There is a standard size 18" tree on a 
> steep
> slope that might be difficult for stock to bypass.
> 
> Comments -
> 
> A number of hikers were struggling with the decision whether to get off 
> the
> trail at Ebbetts Pass.    The smoke from the Oak Fire was sometimes 
> strong
> enough to irritate eyes, but mostly just visible as haze.
> 
> Nowadays many through hikers seem to wear lightweight hoodies, which is 
> a
> change from the distant past.
> No brim on the hat means more sun on the face, but
> you don't have to worry about the hat blowing away, a real issue in a 
> few
> spots around Raymond Peak and The Nipple.
> 
> David Hough
> 
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