[pct-l] Water source listings for Oregon?

[pbaily at webuniverse.net (Phil Baily)]

I did not walk south of Highway 138, so I didn't go by Red Cone Spring. My
comment about dryness between Hwy. 138 and Crater Lake Lodge was based only
upon the PCT Data Book. (I hope to walk that stretch this fall.)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Danniken" <danniken@comcast.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Water source listings for Oregon?


> Thanks Phil, that is definitely one of the drier sections of my planned
> route.
>
> I was kind of hoping there would be water at Red Cone Spring, but you
didn't
> find any there?
> http://danniken.home.comcast.net/PCTRedConeSpring.jpg
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon
>
> From: "Phil Baily":
> > I walked from Highway 138 northward in the second half of August last
> year.
> > There was plenty of good water at Thielsen Creek and there was water at
6
> > Horse Spring that needed filtering. Otherwise, no problems. The only
place
> > you will have a really long haul is between Crater Lake Lodge and
Thielsen
> > Creek. Several people told me there was supposed to be a water cache
> > available at Highway 138. (I did not see it because I went from the
> > trailhead parking lot, not the PCT/Highway junction itself.) If you can,
> you
> > might check this out ahead of time or leave your own cache in a hidden
> spot
> > there. Then you will not need to make a detour. If you stay on the PCT
> > itself and do not cache, it is 25 miles from Thielsen Creek to Crater
> Lodge
> > without water. If you can do that in a day and can carry enough water,
no
> > problem even without a cache. Otherwise, maybe there is a side trip to
> > Crater Lake that is shorter than going to Diamond Lake.
> >
> > Pieces
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Jon Danniken" <danniken@comcast.net>
> >
> > > From: "Jeffrey Olson"
> > > > >
> > > > >It's pretty good.  Southern Oregon's water is as scarce as the
water
> > > between
> > > > >Tehachapi and Kennedy Meadows and rarely as good.  When Yogi says
> > "Gross
> > > > >Water" she ain't kidding.  It's the reason, I think, why it takes
so
> > > long to
> > > > >pick through the guide to find the actual PCT among the myriad side
> > > routes,
> > > > >alternate routes, re-routes, back-tracks, road walks and mulligans
> that
> > > the
> > > > >authors push so mightily.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > One of the worthy alternates to the part between Crater Lake and Mt.
> > > > Thielsen takes you to the headwaters of the Rogue River.  This is an
> > > > amazing spot.  Within a hundred yards the river leaps fully-mature
> from
> > > > a bunch of springs.  It is totally unique...  Unfortunately this
takes
> > > > you to Diamond Lake and you miss the traverse of Mt. Thielsen.
> > >
> > > Ooooh, neat idea.  I'm actually doing a round trip from Willamette
Pass
> to
> > > Crater Lake and back again, so that sounds like a great way for the
> return
> > > trip.  Thanks for the suggestion.
>
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