[pct-l] Question for 2007 thru-hikers

[Craig Stanton]

I took the original route and crossed bridges that had been places  
just days before. Crossing Suiattle River was sketchy, but every where  
else was rapidly being fixed up, the ground crew were still there  
adding more bridges as we passed and rapidly clearly trees from the  
trail. It is incredibly beautiful and was second only to the sierras  
in my opinion. Original route definitely recommended.

Pictures can be found here:

http://photos.pct2007.org/pct2007/Skykomish_to_Vista_Creek.html
http://photos.pct2007.org/pct2007/Vista_Creek_to_Stehekin.html

blog posts start here

http://pct2007.org/2007/09/14/2007-09-14-living-off-the-land/


~Craig








On 26/02/2008, at 4:31 AM, minnjohn1 at aol.com wrote:

> Any input from 2007 thru-hikers that made it through Washington is  
> appreciated.
>
> I found out there are some updates to the PCT Oregon & Washington  
> book published by Wilderness Press. In fact, I downloaded them from  
> their web site - all 100+ pages of updates. These updates are for  
> their 6th and new 7th editions of the book. But, my question is  
> about a detour that is detailed in these updates. It is called the  
> "Indian Pass to Miners Creek Detour" and the following paragraph  
> from Wilderness Press introduces their description.
>
> "In October 2003, a storm damaged 45 miles of the PCT in Washington  
> State, from Indian Pass to Miners
> Creek, making some sections in that stretch extremely difficult.  
> Following is a description of the
> 51.7- mile detour, which requires a high degree of backcountry skill  
> due to difficult navigation and deep
> river fords."
>
> The detour looks complicated. According to Wilderness Press, the  
> detour was available to the 2007 thru-hikers. My question is - did  
> any of you take this detour or did you follow the original PCT?  Can  
> you give me some input on this? As stated above, Wilderness Press  
> labels the detour as requiring "a high degree of backcountry skill  
> due to difficult navigation and deep river fords".
>
> John - from Minnesota
>
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