[pct-l] report from hike to Monument 78 yesterday

[Andrea Dinsmore]

I heard from a couple of hikers that should have been getting on the
trail SOBO today or tomorrow. Add 10 days and they may be showing up
here at Steven's Pass. I will be updating with their info as it comes
in.

PCT MOM

On 7/1/08, Connie Davis <conniedavis at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Mongous and I hiked to Monument 78 and placed a new trail register
> for the 2008 season in the monument.  The trail is in decent shape,
> no snow to the monument. There are a few blow-downs on the way from
> the PCT camp to the bridge across Castle Creek. I crawled under one
> and over the others. The mosquitoes are horrendous!  We didn't see
> any new security paraphernalia along the border swath.
>
> The PCT camp on the Canada side is in great shape, with a new floor
> in the outhouse and a great fire ring with a view.
>
> At the trailhead there are currently signs up saying the trail is
> closed because a bear is in the area.  We figured that didn't apply
> to PCT hikers who aren't going to be in the area long enough to have
> a problem.  There is bear sign down in the valleys, but none up high.
>
> We hiked out via Mt Frosty--What a view!!  All in all, with the side
> trips, we did about 30 miles in 26 hours, not bad for 2 out of shape
> members of the Class of 2005!
>
> Happy trails,
> Lookout
>
>
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