[pct-l] Campsites and Snow Pack

[Brandon McGinnity]

That's my problem, right there: the long months of waiting, and i wanna hike
NOW! Equivalent of Springer Fever, I guess; I wasn't terribly stoked about
the trail till about a week ago, but now I don't know how I'm going to be
able to handle the waiting. Thus all the planning, research, and questions.

But thanks everyone for the answers and info.
-Moccasin

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Cosmic Cat <cosmic.cat144 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> Only a few months to go!!!!
>
> Goodness
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Good info Halfmile.  Gramma Lissa and I found one of the little campsites
> > you noted in the San Felipe Hills on our first night up there, tucked off
> > trail in a sandy wash that was only big enough for our two tents if we
> wove
> > the lines over and around each others tents.  The wind was howling, but
> we
> > had steep rock walls on 3 sides and were well out of it.  The problem was
> > for those coming behind us, all of whom had to hike several miles and
> more
> > before they could pitch a tent.  It is a gorgeous section, and your
> > mentioning the lack of suitable tent sites is actually very appropiate.
> >
> > The next night the winds had blown up even stronger, and it was snowing,
> > and
> > a group of folks pitched on the ridge.  Not a good thing.  One of them
> > brought out his sleeping bag too soon, and was standing on it to keep it
> > for
> > blowing away, when he accidentally lifted his foot, and the bag went air
> > born the moment it was free of his foot.  It sailed off the ridge never
> to
> > be seen again.
> >
> > Mango and I encouraged the other person we were hiking with to get the
> hell
> > off that ridge as soon as we could, and not to camp in the open.  We
> found
> > a
> > protected baranca and pitched out of the wind, but still found ourselves
> in
> > 4 to 5 inches of snow by the morning.  The moral of the story is, don't
> > pitch camp on an open ridge in 80 mph winds
> >
> > By the way, Mango sent me an email a week ago, and is apparently shut out
> > of
> > this forum due to the computer problems which seem to be plaguing so
> many.
> >  At least I think he still is.
> >
> > Shroomer
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~ Moccasin