[pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108, and Highway 50 and Highway 80 near Lake Tahoe

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

Your're right, and there are picnic tables in front of the ranger station
there.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dude" <dude@fastmail.ca>
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Cc: <karsten.n.hazelett@smithbarney.com>; <joph@piedmontbsa.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108,and Highway 50 and Highway 80
near Lake Tahoe


> I beleive that the trail crosses Highway 50 right at the Ranger Station
> for Carson Pass.  Am I mistaken?
>
>
> > Sonora Pass has a picnic area at the pass. The PCT goes just below the
> > picnic area. That one is easy and there really aren't any options.
> >
> > Echo Lake has a couple of options. The PCT crosses hwy 50 at an
> > abandoned store. It is a classic A-Frame chalet building. Probably a
> > better place is to meet in the parking lot down at Echo Lake. There is
> > a small grocery and boat launch there.
> >
> > Donner Pass - the PCT goes below I-80 up a trail from the eastbound
> > i-80 Donner Pass Rest Area and loops back along the backside of the
> > westbound rest area. There are a couple of picnic benches in the
> > eastbound rest area. Not much else. Another option might be to meet at
> > the old Donner Pass area a couple of miles south on the PCT. I don't
> > remember the old highway number. I guess you could meet at Pooh's
> > Corner at Donner Lake.
> >
> > Ken
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JoPH" <joph@piedmontbsa.org>
> > To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> > Cc: "Kerry Hazelett" <karsten.n.hazelett@smithbarney.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:13 AM
> > Subject: [pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108,and Highway 50 and Highway
> > 80 near Lake Tahoe
> >
> >
> > My husband and I are PCT section hikers who live in the San Francisco
> > Bay Area. This Summer we're planning several long weekend hikes in
> > Northern California which are made possible by some very kind friends
> > who are willing to pick us up at our exit points. Three of those
> > section hikes end where the PCT crosses Highway 108 at Sonora Pass,
> > Highway 50 near Echo Lake and highway 80 near Donner. Since the PCT is
> > not usually (well) marked from the road I was wondering if any of you
> > know of useful landmarks I can tell our friends to look for. Thank you
> > for any information you can share! Jo
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