[pct-l] Winter Backpacking: PCT? Elsewhere in the desert?

[Patrick Beggan]

Hey guys. I'm going to have 3 weeks free from around the beginning of  
January until maybe January 30th and I wanted to a nice long  
preparatory backpacking trip someplace relatively free of snow (that  
is, no snow deeper than I can walk in with boots). I was thinking  
somewhere on or near the southern PCT but I also realize there was a  
good amount of fire damage down there.

Anyone know where I could spend three weeks that is passable without  
snowshoes or skiis? I considered the Arizona trail but I don't know  
how that would work out, I don't know very much about the Arizona  
trail and the data on the internet is relatively sparse (as compared  
to the PCT or AT). I was also thinking about spending some time   
around the grand canyon, since that seems large enough to support  
three weeks of backpacking.

Anyone have any ideas? I'm pretty much open to anything.