[pct-l] Water updates

[AsABat at 4Jeffrey.Net (AsABat)]

Last year we began an experiment in trying to get complete water info for
Southern Cal faster. This became the Pacific Crest Trail Water Reports at
www.4jeffrey.net/pctwater .

 

A couple observations:

 

1.	This information was printed and passed out at ADZ, but was also
updated on the web after copies were made. No one had to attend ADZ to get
this info, although updates and discussions on strategy did take place.
2.	Info on the page is updated whenever I receive info (by direct email
or on PCT-L, and sometimes by prowling online trail journals), and whenever
I get around to it!
3.	Info on the page is only as good as the info I receive, and can
change quickly when the weather changes. Therefore, I include the date of
each observation.
4.	Conditions in the field can change quickly, and someone may have
found there was the stream was dry or the cache was empty and chose to curse
but not to let us know. Be prepared!
5.	Caches should NEVER be relied upon for survival. Consider them the
way you would a Snickers bar stash found at a trailhead - nice to have but
not essential.

 

We would like to move this to the PCTA website some day. I have had
discussions with them, but have not been able to find the time and ability
to coordinate it. Therefore, they have included a link to
<http://www.4jeffrey.net/pctwater> Southern California Water Source
information at the top of their "Trail Conditions" page. (No need to
remember how to spell my name!)

 

A big thank you to all who have been providing detailed water reports. Some
hikers have sent detailed, itemized lists of water sources early in the
season. This let us all know that this year's rain did in fact fill the
streams. Last year it let us know things were dry before ADZ. THANK YOU!

 

AsABat