[pct-l] Re: Hot Springs on and near the PCT

[cmkudija at spamarrest.com (cmkudija@earthlink.net)]

--Regarding "Fish Creek/Iva Bell Hot Springs"  and the trail 
junction with the PCT to Cascade Valley : I beg to differ.  The 
northbound approach to the Cascade Valley/Fish Creek trail is well 
marked only when you pass it, then turn around and realize that 
you just passed a large trail sign hidden from the northbound view 
by large shrubs.  This was my experience in September of this 
year, and I was watching for the trail junction while descending 
from Silver Pass.  However - as I think I posted earlier this fall 
- the trail guide is incorrect when it describes this alternate 
route as "mostly downhill."  A thousand feet of gain from Iva Bell 
Hot Springs (yes, VERY worth visiting) is NOT mostly downhill.   
But I digress.  The hot springs are definitely worth being added 
to the list, even if off the main PCT route.  Nothing like a hot 
bath before bedtime...

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija