[pct-l] Trail condition ? PCT @ Hwy 3, Scott Mountain Summit

[Tortoise]

I don't know if those car camps tend to fill up in mid-week or not. This 
was a driving trip I've been wanting to do for a year or so and I finally 
just did it. I and the PCTers were the only ones in the campground although 
I heard sounds that may have been another group camped somewhere nearby but 
not in the camp. General impression is there weren't many people out 
camping not that I checked out other camps.

Best bet is to call the Forests involved.

BTW, I also collected their trash, not that they had a lot, and hauled it 
away too. Just one little way to lighten their load.

Tortoise

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On 07/29/10 14:50, AsABat wrote:
> Can anyone advise if the trail is reasonably clear from Castle Crags to
> Etna? IOW, how are the blowdowns?
> I'm heading there this weekend.
>
> I understand snow is no longer an issue.
>
> Tortoise, do those car camps like Scott Mtn Summit tend to fill up mid-week?
> I'm hiking the trail with van support. (Yes, I'm getting old.)
>
> AsABat
>
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Tortoise<Tortoise73 at charter.net>  wrote:
>
>> Did a long drive Tuesday and Wednesday. I camped Tuesday night, 07/27/10,
>> at the camp at Scott Mountain Summit on Hwy 3. The PCT runs along the north
>> side of the camping area.  There were a trio of PCT sections hikers camped
>> there for the evening.  We talked a bit and took each others' pictures.
>> They were reluctant for me to post their pictures to the web so I am also
>> withholding their identities.   Two had sore blistered feet. I gave them
>> what duct tape I had.
>>
>> Wednesday morning, I talked with them again. One had decided that his
>> blisters were too bad  for him to continue and asked for help to get off
>> the trail. Another was going to hike for about 30 minutes and determine how
>> her feet were doing. If they hurt too much she would come back and I would
>> also give her a ride. We reviewed my road map and talked and then agreed I
>> would take the one hiker to Amtrack in Redding. We'd wait for an hour in
>> case the woman decided to bail. We actually waited for a little longer then
>> left. I dropped the one hiker at Amtrak in Redding and continued my trip.
>>
>> Happy
>> --
>>
>> Tortoise
>>
>> <>  Because truth matters!<>
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