[pct-l] Continuous hike - Idyllwild

[Erik The Black]

It's risky. Highway 74 is OK, but Highway 243 (which you have to take to
Idyllwild and Black Mtn Rd) is a twisty mountain highway with blind curves
and no shoulder in places. I would be worried about getting hit by a car.

I'm planning on starting in mid-April myself, but luckily I live nearby so I
figure if there is still a bunch of snow I can go hang out at home for a few
weeks and wait for it to melt off before continuing.

If I didn't have that option I probably wouldn't plan to start from Campo
until May this year.

But everything could change in the next two months. We might get a bunch of
warm weather and be all clear by the time we get there (fingers crossed).


Happy trails,
Erik the Black

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Keener ( J J ) [mailto:pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:34 PM
To: PCT MailingList
Subject: [pct-l] Continuous hike - Idyllwild

Greetings,

Fire and ice. When I got to Mt. San Jacinto in 2008, the trail was closed
due to snow and ice. And then due to fire. So. Just in case the trail might
be blocked this year, I'm considering an alternative which would involve a
walk into Idyllwild from the trail at Hwy. 74 (~21 miles). And then a walk
to and up Black Mountain Road. I plan to be there mid-April.

I'm looking for reactions, including comments about the advisability of a
road walk along 74.

Walk well,
Jim Keener ( J J )
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