[pct-l] Scary stuff ahead

[Halfmile]

Piper,
I don't know anything about the alternate route, but Leavitt Lake and
a trail to it, clearly show on the guidebook map. It's only about a
1/2 mile from the PCT, but about 1000 feet down. I am guessing the
trail down to the lake is a mile or a bit longer, and then jeep roads
go to Sonora Pass.

-Halfmile


On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
<diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
> Someone mentioned that it's possible to take a trail down to Leavitt
> Lake to avoid something scary on Sonora Pass. Is this alternate route
> in the guide book? (My guide book is in Tuolumne Meadows and I'm not
> there and I'm taking a break to try to work out some less strenuous
> work-arounds for things I'm just not feeling comfortable doing.) Is
> this alternate route easy to find on the trail?
>
> I believe I read in the guide book that Return Creek is a problem in
> one of the post-Tuolumne Meadows sections as well. Has anybody who
> isn't a young, buff or tough man done Return Creek yet and can say
> how it was? I will skip it if it is scary. I slip and fall down too
> easily.
>
> Also, how is Donahue Pass?
>
> Diane (Piper)
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