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

[kbrandt at cats.ucsc.edu (Karl Brandt)]

You're mixing up highways 50 (Echo Summit) and 88 (Carson Pass).

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, dude wrote:

>
> 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