[pct-l] Antelope Valley section need signs?

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

Kevin, I was wondering about the signage situation around Vasquez Rocks
(where there's lots of informal "trails" from adjacent residential uses in
Agua Dulce) - we hiked between Soledad Canyon Rd. to Agua Dulce last summer
on a dayhike and although we feel that we know the area reasonably well, we
still got a bit confused as to which tread was the PCT.  This was right
before the 2 massive fires in Bouquet and San Francisquito canyons to the
northwest (actually, the following week we were going to do a hike between
Agua Dulce & Bouquet Cyn, but turned around when we saw the smoke plume
coming out of Bouquet Canyon...got our 2nd vehicle out just before the FD
closed the road!).

Any updates?

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Corcoran" <kevin@antelecom.net>
To: <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Cc: <pickaxep@pcez.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Antelope Valley section need signs?


| Hi all,
| As a PCTA Area Coordinator (Sec E), I serve as a contact for info on
| trail maintenance needs and projects.
| Last month, Boy Scout Troop 146 of Palmdale CA worked a signing
| project at Upper Shake CG.  They did a great job, and they enjoyed it
| so much they're asking for more work!  Now while I have inventoried
| all of the mountainous portions of 'my' stretch of trail, I haven't
| walked the Antelope Valley part across to Cottonwood Bridge, and it
| seems that I have in the past read Listers' complaints of unsigned or
| indeterminate  / dirtbike-crossed sections out that way.
|
| 2 questions:
| 1)  Can anyone provide info / opinion on what stretch is in worst
| need of signposts? Please ref the map # from the book.
| 2) Also I understand that many choose to hike this desert stretch at
| night.  Would a strip of reflective tape around the post be a
| worthwhile offering?
|
| You may reply off-List.
| Thanks -
| Kevin Corcoran
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