[pct-l] Jonathan Breen's 1998 photos are there

[steve_peterson at sbcglobal.net (Steve Peterson)]

His photos are up! Or at least most of them are--and this includes the ones most 
folks will be interested in.

The way to get at them is to view a journal section (by clicking on a name on 
the map). Once you see a page from that section's journal, click on "photos" on 
the left menu bar. That brings up a page of thumbnails which you can then click 
on individually to see larger images.

Many do not have captions, but he takes enough photos of trail signs to keep you 
somewhat oriented. Basically you're going to see a lot of snow and not much 
trail from KM to Sierra City. You'll also see some just before and just after 
Idyllwild, and some north of Wrightwood (he went up Baden-Powell). Little Jimmy 
Campground looks to have several feet of snow covering it.

Also there are photos of Scott Williamson and some other folks whose names I 
recognize from discussions on the list or other trail journals I've read.

This isn't to say that this year will be exactly like '98--but I think it will 
give people a feel for what a "heavy snow year" might look like. Jonathan 
mentioned to me that he felt that the skills he needed most were map 
reading/route finding rather than actual mountaineering/snow travel skills. He 
indicated that most of the people who avoided the Sierras that year did so 
because they seemed to feel their route finding skills weren't up to the 
challenge and he said he thought they probably made the right decision (for 
them). Anyway, food for thought. Hope this helps the '05ers.

--Steve