[pct-l] Oregon in October

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

If you are really fast, you might be able to make it to Cascade Locks in 3
weeks and that might work, but you are pushing it and need luck with the
weather. You can easily get off the trail in several places: Crater Lake,
Bend/Sisters (Elk Lake) or Santiam Pass, or Mt. Hood.

Typically you aren't going to get deep snow until November, but I'd stop
around Oct 15th. If there isn't snow, there probably will be tons of rain.,
although also some really nice sunny spells - for a few days. You can easily
get freezing temperatures. But, we have had that in August also.

For me, though, after Oct 15th, the clouds normally are present and you just
don't get the views. Hiking day after day in cloudy, rainy, sleety weather
just isn't fun.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cyrille" <sodamail@free.fr>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:29 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Oregon in October


>
> -- 
> Hello,
>
> I'm leaving KM at the end of July and i hope to reach Oregon border
> on October's first week.
> When does the first snow appear in Oregon PCT sections?
> How far could i walk before the snow stops me?
> How cold is it that late?
>
> Thanks everyone for your help
>
> Cyrille
>
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