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[pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water
- Subject: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water
- From: msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)
- Date: Mon Feb 7 17:11:37 2005
Cool! I'll plan around Cedar Spring. Live Oak is too short of a hike to
camp at.
I love a good campsite! Gotta get that "quality time with an oilcan" at
the end of a day on the trail...
I'd imagine all the springs are flowing well about now and should be
usable till late May.
Doing well, Erik!
Busier than the proverbial yellow jacket on a T-bone! (I liked that one,
Greg).
Gotta get my feet back on the trail! Gotta catch up to Mindreader!!!!
Two months off-trail is more than I've been off for a long time...Not
good at all...
M i c h a e l S a e n z
McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
A r c h i t e c t u r e P l a n n i n g I n t e r i o r s
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-----Original Message-----
From: eyakel@earthlink.net [mailto:eyakel@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:48 PM
To: Steve Courtway; Mike Saenz; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water
Fobes saddle is a ridgeline. But you could probably find a decent
campspot.
Like I think I mentioned, Live Oak Spring is the best spring (quality
and quantity) that I have seen in the section A or B. Eagle spring is
o.k. but it is very hard to find. Cedar spring is a decent spring
though not as nice as Live Oak. Easier hike to it than Live Oak. Also,
Cedar spring has backcountry campsites which are great.
Old growth Cedar and some pine and oak. Very pretty with great views
down toward Palm Springs. I highly recommend this spot for camping.
Live Oak has decent camping areas. How have you been Mike? E.Y.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Courtway <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>
Sent: Feb 7, 2005 1:53 PM
To: Mike Saenz <msaenz@mve-architects.com>,
pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water
That whole section around fobbes saddle is basically a
ridgeline.......campspots would be widened areas of the trail if I
remember correctly. And a hike out to Fobbes ranch would be a 10+ mile
round trip proposition with about 3000 ft. of elevation loss. I didn't
see any activity at the "ranch" when we hiked that trail - just
scattered equipment and tanks and the like.
s.c.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:39 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water
> Just some advance planning of my next hike from Hwy 74 to Idyllwild.
> Looking at AsABat's water info, the Databook and my trusty USGS 7.5'
> maps, I see there's water sources at (from south to north):
> Live Oak Spring (AsABat & databook)
> Tunnel Spring (AsABat)
> Eagle Spring (USGS)
> Cedar Spring (AsABat & databook)
> And...
> Below Fobbes Saddle, there appears to be a "Fobbes Ranch", complete
> with water tanks...
>
> Considering from the 74 to Saddle Junction (above Idyllwild) is only
> 27.3 miles, it would appear that if I were to make this a weekend
> trip, I have the luxury of camping anywhere between the two points.
> Fobbes Saddle appears to be just over the halfway point at 15 miles.
>
> Questions:
> Where are the best campsites around or near Fobbes Saddle? Flat-sandy
> spots, trees, views, sheltered, etc...
> Has anyone been to the ranch to see if there's water available to PCT
> hikers?
> Has anyone been to Eagle Spring? It appears to be closer to the PCT
> than Cedar Spring.
>
> Recovering from minor surgery. Hope to be back on the trail within a
> month!
>
> -Oilcan
>
> M i c h a e l S a e n z
> McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
> A r c h i t e c t u r e P l a n n i n g I n t e r i o r s
> w w w . m v e - a r c h i t e c t s . c o m
>
>
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