[pct-l] MT Whitney PCT - JMT route

[randy_forsland at hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

The JMT section out of Reds Meadow sees a lot of pack animal traffic and
consequently, is quite dusty with a lot of "organic" material in the loose
soil...they don't call it the John Manure Trail for nothing...I have hiked
the JMT several times and last year was the first time that I took the
official PCT route from Reds to Thousand Isles and I liked it much
better...I thought the views across the canyon to Shadow Lake and the
waterfall was very beautiful..and the trail was in much better shape...

Redwood
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marshall Karon" <m.karon@comcast.net>
To: "vivek" <viveka1111@yahoo.com>; <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] MT Whitney PCT - JMT route


> Both trails go up, but the JMT goes up a bit more and faster. From Devils
> Postpile the JMT takes a steep climb up along the waterfall whereas the
PCT
> is rather gentle and once up stays at the same elevation.