[Cdt-l] Water on the CDT north of YNP

[Jim Wolf]

The Forest Service is considering relocation of the Trail, moving it 
closer to the Divide, between Yellowstone National Park and Targhee 
Pass. It appears to me that the only water in 40+ miles between Summit 
Lake in YNP and Tygee Creek headwaters on the study route is a spring 
just north of the turnoff from the road that would lead you to Macks Inn 
-- specifically at waypoint 01_066WT in Jerry Brown's MT map book 
(44.43962N,  111.10367W).

So, if anyone who has followed the existing official route in that area 
has personal knowledge of the reliability or other features of this 
spring or creek, I would appreciate your passing it along so that we may 
consider it in our comments to the Forest Service.

Thank you.

Jim Wolf/CDTS


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> Good morning everyone.
> I plan on hiking the cdt 2015, my question is about water north of silver
> city.  One stretch is a possible 50 miles.  I would like to be able to
> carry my water.
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> So I just checked my notes at Hat creek rim. PCT   I carried 5 quart for
> the 30 miles. But and a big But.. Mile 22 had a cashe.  There was poor
> quality and I used 2 quarts  thus.. 7 quarts to 30 miles thus...
>
> .23 q per mile in the hot sun
> So I would need .23 X 50= 11.65 quarts. For 50 miles.  That's 2.91 gallons
> or 24.25 pounds of water at 8.34 pounds per gallon
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> Does this sound reasonable?  To those of you who have hiked the trail?
> Frost
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