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

[sabina_saib at yahoo.com (Sabina Saib)]

By all means, you should go, it will be beautiful. 
However plan on some snow/and or rain. Even in good
years, one should plan for wet, cold weather in the
Sierras.  Perhaps you will pass us as we hike around
Touloume Meadows starting July 30, planning to head
toward Vogelsang and Mammoth.  
I have been checking the web cams at
www.mammothmountain.com and the snow is rapidly
melting, but it is not going to be totally gone in
August. Look at www.pct2005.com for some pictures and
reports of recent travels in this area.  So come with
long underwear, ponchos or garbage bags, and layers to
put on or shed as the weather dictates.  Hiking poles
are also recommended.
Sabina

--- TimMasonInc@aol.com wrote:

> 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 
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