[pct-l] Urgent request for alternatives to John Muir Trail - 3 Scots need advice

[TimMasonInc at aol.com (TimMasonInc@aol.com)]

Dear fellow hikers,

We are a group of three Scots with a permit to walk the John Muir Trail from 
29th July (next week) to about 22th August.

As you can imagine we have been planning this carefully and are set for a 
lightweight long distance trek, expecting dry warm conditions and no real snow!! 
We were intending to use public transport as much as possible to and from the 
JMT (North to South)

We are experienced long-distance, mountain walkers (full Pyrennean Haute 
Route etc.) 

But we now have alarming news about the freakish snow conditions in the 
Sierras and are expecting to be told that we should not attempt what we intended.

Can you please offer any useful suggestions for alternatives, bearing in mind 
what you know about us and what we intended to do?  We fly into San Fran on 
25th so please reply soonest.

Thanks for your help in anticipation.

=8-$

Tim