[pct-l] looking for an east of shasta cutoff advice

[Deems]

I'm kind of stubern (and stupid) enough to insist on the cutoff.
  I kind of hiked the official trail a few years ago, and apart from section 
P, I was less than enthusiastic about the estetic qulities of most of the 
stuff I'm skipping.  I'd prefer the site of an early campsite after a short 
day of hiking, over the site of the trinity alps.  Finding an alternate 
route sounds much more chalenging to me.

  Anyone know where I can find a delorme road atlas between chester and 
burney?  The road atlases I'v found here in the chester library are quite 
inadiquete.

  Roni
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Roni,
You are basically trying to follow the original route from the Lassen 
National Park area north to the Oregon border. It is covered in the original 
Pacific Crest Trailways 1945 Guidebook by Clinton Clarke. Your first 
challenge at 15miles per day is water. Once you get past McCloud, Calif 
going north over Military Pass you will have a very long dry stretch, much 
more than 15-25 miles. I'm not trying to dissuade you tho. I know you are an 
experienced PCT hiker. I recommend that you stop into the McCloud Ranger 
District Office/Shasta Trinity Nat Forest in McCloud, Calif. They can give 
you the Shasta Nat Forest Map, and maybe a Klamath Nat Forest map. Also try 
the fire station in Old Station, or any USFS station, and they may have the 
STNF, Lassen NF, and KNF to give/or sell you.. Once you cross Military Pass, 
on the east flank of Mt Shasta, you will be on the Klamath NF. The original 
route went over Military P, to Goosenest Mtn, and up to the crest east of 
I=5 and down to Copco Lake; today, you'll be walking on roads the whole way. 
The next link may take you to the original PCT 1945 guidebook, but with the 
two USFS Maps for the KNF and STNF, you may be able to find a watered route 
that will work. It's been a dry year up here, so you may need to rely on the 
charity of others in trucks you meet for water and info.  Earlier planning 
would have helped you on this one, but you may just be able to find the way 
along Clinton Clarke's original PCT too! Good luck, and have fun!

http://pcttrailway.pctplanner.com/   Pages 71 and 72 have some info for the 
section from McCloud to Oregon..