[pct-l] recent precip in So Cal

[Jason Moores]

Last year, compared to '09, was great in this regard. I carried about half
of the water weight. Unfortunately, I also carried more clothing to deal
with lower temps, offsetting some of this advantage. I only recall two
100+deg. days before Mojave.

Jackass



On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Barry Teschlog <tokencivilian at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Class of 2011...consider yourself lucky in at least one respect.
>
> With all this precip in So Cal this winter, it's increasingly probable
> you'll
> have plentiful water (at least by desert standards) for the first 700 miles
> of
> the trail.
>
>
> 2006 was a high precip / snow year - this year seems to be similar so far.
>  I
> can't begin to count the number of water sources there were on my thru.
>  More
> than once I loaded up at a 'reliable' source expecting 10-15 miles to the
> next
> 'reliable' source, only to pass the 3 'seasonal' sources flowing strong, as
> well
> as another half dozen unlisted sources flowing strong.
>
>
> But....better to have an extra liter than to fall a liter short.  Check the
> water report.
>
> That said, there were still long stretches without water.  The 28 mile or
> so dry
> stretch in the section between Mojave and Walker Pass comes to mind.
>
> One other upside:  Pounding through the snow of the high Sierra in mid June
> meant no bugs.  I didn't encounter serious 'skeeters until approaching
> Yosemite.  I hear the folks in 2007 (low snow year) were eaten alive by way
> of
> contrast.
>
> Standard disclaimers follow:
> YMMV, HYOH, 2 cents, opinions and back sides, yadda, yadda, yadda......
>
>
>
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