[pct-l] Swimming holes along the trail

[montypct]

O section has some great warmer swimming pool like areas in the streams 
right on the trail.  Right when you hit the McLoud River there's one of 
these on your left.

Kern river next to the Kennedy Meadows campground is warm and deep enough. 
I wouldn't want to swollow it though.

Cliff lake in Southern Oregon has a rock to dive from.  Deep pebble bottom. 
(PCT Alternate)

to name a few

and www.deepcreekhotsprings.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Acu4harmony at aol.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Swimming holes along the trail


> There are more chances than one would think, even in the south 
> unfortunately
> efforts have to be made to completely immerse oneself and as  others have
> noted the water temperature is usually on the cold side (less than  50 
> degrees
> much of the time) For a true PCT swimming experience I recommend the 
> highest
> altitude possible swim on the PCT in the small tarn at the foot of  the 
> headwall
> on the south side of forester pass. Another favorite (and cold  one) is
> 'usually frozen' (according to the guide book) mica lake in the glacier 
> peak
> wilderness. If one is desperate to stay clean or cool when on the trail 
> (such as I
> am) there are places to 'swim', although again, the water temps will  tend 
> to
> keep them short! I have many personal favorite swimming holes on the  PCT,
> but I'm not giving them up. The magic is in locating them!  Scott
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