[pct-l] Northern California/Oregon Section Hike Suggestions

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Gosh, if the PCT through the Trininties was a letdown I can only  
imagine how wonderful the Trinities must actually be. Seeing as how  
that section through the Trinities/Marbles was one of my very  
favorite parts of the whole PCT.

On Jan 24, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> If you want to be close to Eureka, hike the Trinities and the  
> Marbles, but
> if you're going to hike the whole PCT next year, then I recommend  
> an actual
> trip into the Trinities as the PCT only skirts what are fabulously
> beautiful mountains when you really get into them.  Get the maps and
> circuit the whole range, but get into them.  It's a beautiful  
> stretch of
> the PCT, but frankly as I've been more deeply into them before, it  
> was a
> big let down to me as you really only view them from a great  
> distance.  But
> this mountain range is not far from Eureka and getting off the PCT  
> is the
> only way to really see it.  Skirting the range on the PCT is almost  
> like
> catching a glimpse of the High Sierra from the Owens Valley.  It's  
> all very
> pretty, but nothing like actually hiking the JMT through the heart of
> them.  Anyway, the Trinities are spectacular up close, and not  
> nearly so
> from the PCT, and they're in your area.  Get some maps.  You can't  
> go wrong.
>
> Shroomer