[pct-l] RE: PCT-L digest, Vol 1 #144 - 7 msgs

[ewhite@massmed.org (Eric S. White)]

Do I understand message #2 correctly?,i.e. the trail this year from Kennedy
Meadows to Tuolumne is "ok" in terms of snow pack? I plan to leave Kennedy
Meadows on June 16th going North. Does anyone have a first hand report of
the snow conditions at the high passes? If so please let me know. Thanks.
Eric White

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: 60 miles on the PCT (- -hikerrob)
   2. The OTHER Kennedy Meadows- (R.J.Calliger)
   3. RE: 60 miles on the PCT (Marge Prothman)
   4. Tuolumne and Agnew meadows (goslowgofar)
   5. Re: Tuolumne and Agnew meadows (Bighummel@aol.com)
   6. Re: Tuolumne and Agnew meadows (goslowgofar)
   7. Re: Tuolumne and Agnew meadows (R.J.Calliger)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:37:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: - -hikerrob <hikerrob@excite.com>
To: PCT-L@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 60 miles on the PCT


>
>  Steve - when you hiked this do you remember if you were able to drive
into
>  White River Falls and just how far it was from the PCT.  I am doing this
>  section Stevens to Rainey Pass and if possible I would like to get a
>  resupply someplace. This is a long section and that's why I ask.
>
your best bet for a resupply before rainey pass would be the kennedy hot
springs turnoff. 2 miles to the hot springs 5 more to the trailhead on the
white chuck river road #23. another option would be to take the milk creek
trail out to the suittle river trailhead 7.5 miles. you could return the
same way or loop back on the suittle river trail(thus skipping the climb of
vista ridge). rob





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		Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:40:10 -0800
To: ROYROBIN@aol.com, Hiker97@aol.com, pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
From: "R.J.Calliger" <calliger@infolane.com>
Subject: [pct-l] The OTHER Kennedy Meadows-

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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Message: 3
Reply-To: <margepr@sunvalley.net>
From: "Marge Prothman" <margepr@sunvalley.net>
To: "- -hikerrob" <hikerrob@excite.com>, <PCT-L@backcountry.net>
Subject: RE: [pct-l] 60 miles on the PCT
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 17:52:29 -0600

Thanks Rob....

I put the same question out to my son, who put it out on the web for Seattle
Mountain Rescue and the results are now that he and some one else will pack
the resupply into us at Kennedy Hot Springs.

They will hike in the five miles from the trailhead you mention. Great son,
however he owes me big time after I managed to get into the " middle fork of
the Salmon"  Idaho, this past week,  with another Kayak for him after his
broke up. I managed to get in on a closed road due to snow.

Old Gal - Marge (to the rescue)


-----Original Message----- resupply someplace. This is a long section and
that's why I ask.
>
your best bet for a resupply before rainey pass would be the kennedy hot
springs turnoff. 2 miles to the hot springs 5 more to the trailhead on the
white chuck river road #23. another option would be to take the milk creek
trail out to the suittle river trailhead 7.5 miles. you could return the
same way or loop back on the suittle river trail(thus skipping the climb of
vista ridge). rob





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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 17:49:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: goslowgofar <goslowgofar@yahoo.com>
To: PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Tuolumne and Agnew meadows

Last Friday I drove over Tioga Pass and hiked down the
one-way road to Agnew Meadows.  Tuolumne is snow free
and very wet. The road to Reds Meadow is mostly snow
free - should be open soon.  The high trail (PCT) out
of Agnew is open and clear.  Let the summer begin!
GSGF

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Message: 5
From: Bighummel@aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 01:02:05 EDT
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tuolumne and Agnew meadows
To: PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net

goslowgofar@yahoo.com writes:

<< Last Friday I drove over Tioga Pass and hiked down the
 one-way road to Agnew Meadows.  >>

Huh?  I don't know of any one way road from Tioga Pass to Agnew Meadows.
Perhaps you're thinking of Minarette Pass up by the highest ski lifts on
Mammoth Mtn?  There are only trails between Tioga Pass in Yosemite and Agnew
Meadows in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.

Thanks for the report anyway.
Best regards,

Greg "Strider" Hummel

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 22:24:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: goslowgofar <goslowgofar@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tuolumne and Agnew meadows
To: Bighummel@aol.com, PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net

What I meant was that I drove over Tioga Pass from
Yosemite to Mammoth, and hiked down the road from the
ski area to  Agnew meadows!  I was trying to report on
both of the places where I was near the PCT! Sorry for
the confusion. (I was trying to keep it
brief:))Anyway, the point is that there ain't much
snow - and it's only May.
GSGF
--- Bighummel@aol.com wrote:
> goslowgofar@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << Last Friday I drove over Tioga Pass and hiked
> down the
>  one-way road to Agnew Meadows.  >>
>
> Huh?  I don't know of any one way road from Tioga
> Pass to Agnew Meadows.
> Perhaps you're thinking of Minarette Pass up by the
> highest ski lifts on
> Mammoth Mtn?  There are only trails between Tioga
> Pass in Yosemite and Agnew
> Meadows in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
>
> Thanks for the report anyway.
> Best regards,
>
> Greg "Strider" Hummel
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:03:32 -0800
To: Bighummel@aol.com, PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net
From: "R.J.Calliger" <calliger@infolane.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tuolumne and Agnew meadows

Welll-- oh my gosh...- I was there last weekend too...

Now I know what all those bulldozers in Toulumne and Lyle
Canyon were doing with that new road to Agnews....... <g˜.... ;-)

I keep telling everyone Agnews in Santa Clara (the mental hospital)
as not moved to the Meadows...maybe I am in error :-))

R

At 9:02 PM -0800 5/22/01, Bighummel@aol.com wrote:
>goslowgofar@yahoo.com writes:
>
><< Last Friday I drove over Tioga Pass and hiked down the
> one-way road to Agnew Meadows.  >>
>
>Huh?  I don't know of any one way road from Tioga Pass to Agnew Meadows.
>Perhaps you're thinking of Minarette Pass up by the highest ski lifts on
>Mammoth Mtn?  There are only trails between Tioga Pass in Yosemite and
Agnew
>Meadows in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
>
>Thanks for the report anyway.
>Best regards,
>
>Greg "Strider" Hummel
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