[pct-l] 100 good miles to hike in March?

[be hope]

Jean,
Good fortune and careful planning resulted in a friend dropping me off at
the southern terminus this year on March 11 at sundown.  Snow blanketed the
San Jacinto Mts, but the desert forecast for about 10 days out predicted
nice weather.  And it was exactly that:  cool and overcast until the ridge
past Lake Morena; clear, blue skies (and not cold) thru the Laguna Mts;
gorgeous weather over to Barrel Springs; and unseasonably warm by the time I
arrived at Warner Springs -- 80's.  The weather was always on my mind.  When
I left Warner Springs, I left with a snow prediction for snow as low as
4,000 feet; Gottago also provided me with some up-to-date snow conditions in
the San Jacinto Mts.  So I followed an exit plan and left the trail above
Terwilliger.  My good fortune continued:  by chance I met, visited,  and
lunched with two ex-trail angles:  Bear and Ziggy.  Too bad circumstances
required them to exit from performing their legendary and wonderful magic.
Be safe and go for it; I'm envious already!
Barney

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 4:42 PM, AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> Any 100-mile section could have snow in March. Laguna's snow is hit and
> miss, could be none, could be a lot. Be prepared for cold and wet and with
> map and compass.
>
> I did Highway 138 to Walker Pass over weekends between January 1 and March
> one year. It was a great time to hike the desert, but cold at night and
> there was a fair amount of snow in the Landers Meadow area. Other years
> could have more or less snow.
>
> Do what you can to check location conditions before you go, be prepared,
> and
> have escape plans in case it gets to be too much or you just don't want to
> do it anymore.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 3:29 PM, JEAN NELSON
> <jeanmnelson at email.phoenix.edu>wrote:
>
> > Hello.  I'm trying to find about a 100 mile section in CA that will be
> > weather friendly during my spring break, March 22-26th.
> >
> > At first I was looking at section E from 138 northward, and then section
> F
> > from Tehachapi to Walker Pass.   I would rather not hike on snow if
> > possible.
> >
> > Now I've been wondering about section A from Campo to Warner Springs.
>  The
> > guidebook says there can be snow in the Lagunas.  Would anyone have
> advice
> > for me about this section, or other alternatives I may be missing?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Jean
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