[pct-l] PCT Section I

[calliger@infolane.com (Richard Calliger)]

hmmm- one of the more scnic areas is Sonora Pass..
9650 elevation= not too bad...
Rich

At 03:39 PM 12/10/01 -0800, Reynolds, WT wrote:
>It would also avoid the climb to Sonora Pass.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Jeffrey [mailto:wjj2001@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:19 AM
>To: PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT Section I
>
>
>> Any ideas on the earliest date that Section I [CA]
>is
>> snow free and ready to hike?
>
>Hard to tell. I hiked this section last year starting
>June 21 and it was almost completely clear, except for
>a few short interesting snow crossings the last day.
>But last year was a dry year. With more snow it could
>be interesting, but there are alternates in the guide
>book if the snow's too much.
>
>> 1) How are we going to fit 10 days of food in bear
>> cannisters?
>IMHO you won't. The best I've done is 8 days. But see
>Tom's dissertation on getting 12-14 days packed at
>http://www.pcta.org/plan/canistercare.shtml (Go for
>it, Tom, show me the error of my ways!)
>
>> 2) Where do we get/return cannisters? 
>If you're going to use them a lot, I'd buy one to
>avoid the hassle of renting and returning. If you want
>to rent, they have them at the Tuolumne Meadows
>entrance station, but you have to return them where
>you got them.
>
>> 3) How rough is this section?
>Many feel it is the roughest. The east-to-west
>traverse is in and out of steep canyons on rocky horse
>trails. There's one spot the trail climbs a canyon
>wall, only to go back into the same canyon. Still,
>there are some great views, some pleasant lakes, and
>after the trail turns north again it is much easier.
>Figure a couple of lower mileage days after Cold
>Canyon and you'll be fine.
>
>AsABat
>
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