[pct-l] Marked trail at The S. border..... and photos

Thu Jan 10 13:58:02 CST 2008

The dates indicated on the blog posts are the dates I uploaded the
photos/posted the blog. I did the first 20 twice, once WAY back in the
Spring of `03, and once during last ADZPCTKO.

I did the first drop into The Borrego also in Spring (though it was
April, it was the first heavy heat wave to hit the area and I was woozy
by the time I got to Scissors Crossing).

I did The San Felipes and the next crossing behind Anza during cooler
months as well. Since I'm not a Thru Hiker, I get to pick and choose the
seasons when I hike!

But point well taken- the southern California sections are very dry most
any year (and season for that matter).

I don't think I'd call the PCT in this are near "urban" areas. Whenever
you're near any community, they are the most remote communities around.
My most uncomfortable feelings were hiking behind homes near Anza and
crossing the I-10. Hiking behind homes while watching normal community
activity around you is kinda weird...

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From: Pat Wormington [mailto:airecrew at netzero.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:48 AM
To: Mike Saenz
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Marked trail at The S. border..... and photos

It must have been awfully dry in the desert in Sept. '07.   I hiked
Kennedy Meadows, North to Whitney, hiking the JMT mid July and half the
springs were dry.  If the trail is so well used at the Border maybe I
will see other hikers.  I usually hike solo but I would like some
company down there, with urban centers so close by.  It's not exactly
true Wilderness

Thanks for the info. and Wonderful photos...........Jollylopper

Mike Saenz wrote:

I saw this thread, but deleted it without reading- assuming others have
responded with accurate beta....

The PCT, in Sections A, B and C is a broad boulevard... no marking or
navigation skills necessary. Even in snow, the trail is easy to pick out
with perhaps a short little piece where the trail passes through the San
Jacintos between just below Tahquitz and Skunk Cabbage Meadow- I did
this in snow and the terrain is fairly flat and the trees are spaced out
enough so that trail disappears when covered. But the half mile to
Saddle J hugs the drop-off. You can't get misdirected easily. But if
there's no snow, that trail get so much use, it's just as obvious as the
rest.

Signage isn't really necessary either. But at most all the intersection,
there are some fairly nice signs pointing the way.

MAYBE the parts that cut through dry creek washes in the desert can
disappear in the soft sand, but the PCT post markers are generally there
to anticipate the difficulty. These are very few and far between in the
first couple sections.

I've hiked a lot of the trails in the Southern California mountains. The
PCT is by far the most consistently broad beaten path. Particularly when
it passes through the high use areas.

In the areas where it's just the PCT, the trail follows the most obvious
routes in and out of canyons and through ridges.

I'm trying to compile all my photos from the Southern Terminus northward
here:

http://oilcans-pct-photos.blogspot.com/

I have photos up to the top of Mission Creek in Section C. I just need
to find the time post them...

Cheers!

-Oilcan

________________________________

Michael Saenz 
Associate Partner

MVE Studio, Inc. | Architecture 
Irvine + Oakland + Honolulu 

1900 Main Street, Suite 800 | Irvine, California 92614-7318 | T
949.809.2700 | www.mve-studio.com <http://www.mve-studio.com/> 

 <http://www.mve-studio.com/> 

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [
mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Pat Wormington
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:57 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Marked trail at The S. border.....

    There is a trail maintenance crew working at the Mexico border
North, this month.  Will the crew be making the trail easier to follow?
I'll be down there in March.  

Jollylopper

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