[pct-l] Cascade Locks to Panther Creek in late fall, early winter?

[chelin at teleport.com (Sharon & Chuck Chelin)]

Good evening, Cupcake,

As a local, I agree with Steady, Sr.'s comments about the weather, plus I
would like to mention another unrelated consideration.  At that latitude,
and around the end of the year, the sun sets about 4:30 PM and doesn't rise
till around 7:45 AM.  That's well over 15 hours of darkness.  Maybe you
could spend some of that time in front of a friendly campfire, but fires are
a pain to build and tend in that typically wet forest, and sitting in the
rain in front of a smoky fire is not all that it's cracked up to be.  That
means tent-time.  I recommend planning something really interesting to do in
a tiny backpacker's tent for 5 or 6 of those hours when you are not
sleeping.

Enjoy...

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Brennan" <john@frozenpoodle.com>
To: "PCT List" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Cascade Locks to Panther Creek in late fall, early winter?


> Does anyone know the weather and conditions well enough to know if I can
> hike from Cascade Locks, OR, to Panther Creek, WA. in November or December
> (or even January)? Is there always snow?  Is it passable with snow?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cupcake
>
>
>
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