[pct-l] section o

[beth]

In 1998, my husband, Scott, and I encountered the worst blowdown we have 
ever seen in section O.  We were only making one mile/hour as we had to 
climb up over, down around, or sometimes through the stacks of down trees. 
Eventually we got to snow that was deep enough the trees were covered.  We 
gave up somewhere between mushroom rock and Grizzly peak.  We saw no one 
else through that section.  And our camera battery gave out so we have no 
pictures.  98 was a big el ninyo year.  Very few hikers went straight 
through. But it was beautiful.  Lots of water in the southern part. Even 
some rain.
Happy hiking
Beth Murdock
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jomike at cot.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:42 AM
Subject: [pct-l] section o


>I wrote my friend John Lyons. He's with both the PCT and Back Country 
>Horsemen. I thought you would like to hear how he and his crews are trying 
>to clear the trail of blow downs.
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>
> They did tell me about you visit and it is great to hear you are getting 
> stronger. We are working where ever we can get to with out being turned 
> back by snow. In section "O" we have spent 6 days with saws and have only 
> cleared from the top of Girade to all most Deer Creek. This is the worst 
> blow down that I have ever seen. The same folks you talked to at Squaw cr. 
> are going to I-5 soda cr in the AM and try to see if they can get to the 
> top. Almost every tree top is missing for the 15 miles we have cleared. 
> Keep me in the loop as to what you hear.     John from Etna. P.S. Lyons ' 
> Pride will be at Ah-De_Nah starting Fri thru Next Thursday. Come say hi.
> are we there yet
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