[pct-l] Is it too late for Southern Ca?

[aslive at charter.net]

Water and heat will be you major concerns.  July is no time to be doing 
distance hiking in the desert unless you have cashed your own water 
before hand and then night hiking with mid-day rests is best, as it can 
get up to 120 degrees.

If you are willing to skip around a bit, you could do the mountains, 
although you might want to consider hiking down hill instead of up, 
again due to the heat.  The area near Idyllwild and Big Bear will have 
the most shade.  The Angeles Forest will also have shade, although you 
may find yourself hiking through some burned areas.

Shepherd


On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM, CClark wrote:

> We're 60-yr-old section hikers-- we cover about 350 miles of the PCT 
> in 3 or 4 weeks each summer (until we retire and can become 
> thru-hikers).  We can only get vacation time in July. 
>
> We had planned to hike from Crater Lake to Mt. Rainier this year, but 
> due to snow levels, we've canceled that.  
>
> The only remaining portions of the trail we haven't hiked yet = Campo 
> to Walker Pass. I'm looking through the guide book, trying to find the 
> "least hot" segment.  Would we be crazy to try to hike California 
> Sections B, C, and D in July?  I'd rather hike in heat than in snow!
>
> Thanks for your ideas,
>
> Sole Doctor and Boom Done
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