[pct-l] Hat Creek Rim conditions?

[stillroaming at lycos.com (Scott Parks)]

Leave early...real early.

If it's hot, you can't leave to early. 
If it's hot, you'll wish for poison oak to sit under!
:)

Last year Amigo left 'Cache 22' which was a large
water cache near forest road 22. This was unexpected 
for us and a huge, welcome surprise (Thanks again, Amigo!)

Although it's flat, it's a big junk of mileage. Even
after being on the trail for 2 months and coming off
a rest day, it was tough. The hotter, the tougher. It
topped out at 106 that day! I was beat by the time I 
made the 'water pipe' about 8pm, with a start time of 
5:30am from Old Station.

Scott Parks

Last year I left 
> In three weeks time, I'm going to dayhike the 30-
> mile stretch of Hat Creek Rim (California Section N) 
> from Hwy. 44 (Old Station) north to Crystal Lake
> State Fish Hatchery (30 miles). Every year I do some 
> special walk for the solstice and this year the 
> nicest thing I could think of to do for myself
> was to get the infamous Hat Creek Rim behind me. 
> (Section O, ahead, of course, is a whole other 
> kettle of misery ...)


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