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[pct-l] July 4: section O and P?



I don't think you should have too much of a problem, if any. If you do 
encounter snow at that time, it *should* be neither very extensive nor 
very deep. Happy hikin'.

Judson
Ashland

pcnst2001@covad.net wrote:

>For the period July 2-10 I have been thinking in terms of section O.    There is
>no perfect
>time for all of it, but around July 4 seems to be a good compromise between too
>hot and too 
>snowy.    And it's a good section to do alone, saving the spectacular stuff to do
>with people
>who aren't trying to complete the whole trail.   Fortunately I think I will be
>able to get
>car shuttle help for a one-way hike.
>
>I would like to extend it to Hwy 3 in Section P, another 60 miles including some
>hot dry ones
>above Castle Crags, with the bonus of a not-too-far-off-trail mid-trip town night
>at Dunsmuir.
>However those 60 miles include several above 7000' and many above 6000'.    According
>to the guide book, much of that is south-facing and quick-melting, but ongoing
>reports of
>new snowfall this late in the season at Crater Lake, which is not that far away,
>are kind of
>bothersome.
>
>So I wonder if any of the local Northern California people have any comments
>about section P's condition this year.
>Instead of starting at Hwy 3 and heading east, I could skip most of the snow by
>starting at road 40N45 or whatever it is,
>the first fairly major forest road that reaches the crest west of Castle Crags,
>near Gumboot Lake.
>
>  
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