Taken from King's Highway-Sequoia National Park
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Sweet !!"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
NiceSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss
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grayblazer wrote:
I'd like to walk up there. Anybody know the easiest car access?
Park at Yosemite valley and take the JMTSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Just in case you did not know what you were looking at.
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grayblazer wrote:
Just in case you did not know what you were looking at.
Si senor! now v no. Mucho gusto mi burrito.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
grayblazer wrote:
Park at Yosemite valley and take the JMT
That looks like the right spot. I'm assuming water is a problem along the PCT?[/quote]
Never been there. Hopefully next year.Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
The PCT through there is the longest strech of trail in the lower 48 that doesn't cross a road. Closest place wou;d be Vermillion Valley resort & take a boat ride to PCT or hike along the lake I believe 6 miles. I did a 14 mile each way side hike to pick up a parcel in Sequoia when I went through there.
grayblazer wrote:
I'd like to walk up there. Anybody know the easiest car access? -
Not at all. Pleanty of crystal clear alpine ponds & streams.I never carried over a liter through the entire Sierra.
grayblazer wrote:
Park at Yosemite valley and take the JMT
That looks like the right spot. I'm assuming water is a problem along the PCT?[/quote] -
Taken from Moro Rock, Sequoia.
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"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
If you had a few days to hike the PCT in Oregon, where would you hike?Lost in the right direction.
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i'm not going to answer that as i've never hiked the pct in oregon.TrafficJam wrote:
If you had a few days to hike the PCT in Oregon, where would you hike?
however, i was in portland on business years ago and booked a commercial shuttle to the columbia river gorge. the shuttle company called me the morning of the trip and said they were cancelling because the weather was bad and most of their customers had already cancelled.
so i never made it there, but i think it should be on your list of hikes to research.2,000 miler -
From the Dalles thru Cascade Locks along the Columbia River. Some great falls along that section.
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I believe the only reason the Eagle Creek Trail isn't the PCT is because it's non equestrian. I don't know of any hiker that didn't blue blaze it. How can you skip walking under a waterfll? The rest of the state is beautiful too! Three Sister Wildreness w/Obsidain Falls. The road crossing at Santium Pass has a rock obsevatory with each window outlineing a volcano. The ones you pass buy each day. After a vieless day hiking in the rain I woke to sunrise glisening off the Glaciers of Mt Jefferson that filled the view from the door of my tent. Then there is Crater lake which had a diffrent "Mood" every day I was there. & Sky Lakes Wilderness that despite the hords of skiters was spectacular.
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I have 10 days, including 2 travel days. I'm spending 2 days in Seattle then 6 days in Oregon. On my list so far is Bridge of the Gods/Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, Crater Lake, and Pinot Noir, lots of Pinot Noir.
Lost in the right direction. -
Hey TJ, I never saw a trip report on this. Did you go, what did you see?
Traffic Jam wrote:
I have 10 days, including 2 travel days. I'm spending 2 days in Seattle then 6 days in Oregon. On my list so far is Bridge of the Gods/Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, Crater Lake, and Pinot Noir, lots of Pinot Noir.
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
The PCT experience is changing, much as the AT experience has changed over the years due to increasing popularity.
thetrek.co/casa-de-luna-closin…1-years-welcoming-hikers/
Hiker Heaven - The Saufley's is now for sale. Glad I got to stay there last summer.
Casa-de-Luna - The Anderson's is now closed. I thought I would be stopping by there this year, such a disappointment.
Scout and Frodo will be closing down their southern terminus operation after this year.
I don't blame any of them. I marvel that they kept it up as long as they did. Still, PCT won't be the same.“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?
IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.2,000 miler -
I don't know, perhaps fear of the grizzlies or the desert?
max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
lol, i was hinting that you put on that backpack and head west!
Astro wrote:
I don't know, perhaps fear of the grizzlies or the desert?max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
2,000 miler -
This year there were a lot of hikers sitting for days at Kennedy Meadows waiting for the snow to melt for safe passage. I am sure that had an effect. I also thing the the new permit system is forcing NOBO hikers to start on earlier dates then they may like, and again they have to wait at Kennedy for conditions to improve. With fewer SOBOs, I think getting your desired permit date is less of a problem.
max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?
paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
I still have 167 miles of the AT to finish this summer.
max.patch wrote:
lol, i was hinting that you put on that backpack and head west!Astro wrote:
I don't know, perhaps fear of the grizzlies or the desert?max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
"I always like going South, somehow it feels like going downhill."
max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO...
Treebeard -
Going south is down hill...look at a globe.
max.patch wrote:
i wonder why the average time for a NOBO is 155 days yet only 129 days for a SOBO. my guess would mostly likely be data error. any thots, scotty?IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
paging astro...46 states represented...and arkansas isn't one of em.
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Section E wasn't to bad since the trio I was hiking with devsed our own route. 95 was a transition year in that section with they were starting the reroute on the Tejon Ranch property. Section F made for lots of long water carries!
IMScotty wrote:
If you like thru-hiker statistics...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…HLIEpcTeoEjo1193LanYdCiXM
MapMan would enjoy this.
My next two PCT sections (California section E & F) rated high on the list of hiker's least favorite sections. With a little luck I am going to try to get section E done over New Years.
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The annual PCT Hiker Survey for 2020 has dropped.
I'm not sure any of this has any meaning this year, but here it is...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…FKmjHuJ5JKQ29zuJgs284fjGE“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
I've never hiked any of the PCT and I probably never will, but I enjoyed that.
IMScotty wrote:
The annual PCT Hiker Survey for 2020 has dropped.
I'm not sure any of this has any meaning this year, but here it is...
halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pac…FKmjHuJ5JKQ29zuJgs284fjGE
I particularly liked the links at the end that went to last years surveys. The gear guide, for example, has the highest rated gear, most used gear, and lowest rated gear. It also displayed gear comments made by those that chose to do so -- some of those were "interesting".
If you're thinking of buying a Zpack backpack, or a pair of Altra shoes, you need to read the comments. 2,000 miler -
Here are the fantastic Sierra Snowpack numbers for the year. This is great news for drought-stricken California, but represents very challenging conditions for this year's PCT thru-hikers. I hope they all play it safe through the Sierras and especially at water crossings.
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
Here is a photo of the Donner Pass PCT crossing taken two days ago ( on April 4th, 2023). It is near Lake Tahoe.
I'm thinking it will be a while before the PCT tru-hikers can pass through.
Actually, I'm thinking that no one will be able to complete a true 'on - trail' thru hike from Mexico to Canada this year, although I wish them the best on whatever hike they are able to put together.
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
We've skied 3 times at Heavenly which has great views of Lake Tahoe. I never needed to use them, but I always carried chains for the car just in case we needed them. At times they are required.
This pic is from 3 weeks ago. They had to dig out the chairlifts.
s.hdnux.com/photos/01/31/72/32/23570064/3/rawImage.jpg2,000 miler -
Yes, I understand some lifts are still shut down because.... too much snow.“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
PCT Hikers can once again apply for a permit that allows them to walk into Canada at the Northern Terminus.
pcta.org/2023/canada-pct-entry-permit-restart-92363/“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
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