[pct-l] The OTHER Kennedy Meadows-

[calliger@infolane.com (R.J.Calliger)]

Kennedy meadows NORTH-

is clear of snow; 2-3 feet remaining at Sonora Pass
and the rivers and streams are high with runnoff
(esp the Stanislaus)-- but the pct trail thru the pass
is still covered with 1-2 feet of snow-- again melting
fast...

we just finished a therapy hike of about 10 miles there
for injury recovery...

Rich

At 8:52 AM -0800 5/22/01, ROYROBIN@aol.com wrote:
><< Does it look like most of the thru hikers will hit Kennedy Mdw in mid
>June?  I was thinking of doing a short trip from there to Lone Pine.  It
>would be neat to be with the thru hikers. Thanks, Switchback  >>
>
>The good news is, it is mid-June right now, at Kennedy Meadows.  The Kern
>River is low and clear.  No snow runoff.  Brian left there yesterday morning
>at 6 AM.  The Three Amigos, E.K., Kip and Ryan, were there, and a solo hiker,
>Hirsch.  Judging from the trail register, these are the northbound leaders.
>
>I'll be hearing from Brian when he gets to VVV and/or Red's Meadow, and will
>post a Sierra snow update to this list.  We could see some snow on the peaks
>to the north, but it appeared to be less than we saw in '97, on June 16th.
>'97 was a normal snow year in the Sierra, so this is the year to get there
>early and hike fast!
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