[pct-l] JMT in September

[Mike Welch]

Gabe,  That's a great time to hike the JMT.  The bugs will have died off and trail will be snow free.  You'll still have warm days, but cold nights and there will be fewer people on the trail.  Stock up on water at Guitar Lake for your ascent of Whitney.  Don't count on any water till you reach Trail Camp on the other side.  Generally, snow storms don't hit till late October, but you must be prepared for inclement weather as anything can happen at any time at that altitude.  mountain mike 


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 From: Gabe <sandman_e_mail at yahoo.com>
To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:31 AM
Subject: [pct-l] JMT in September
 
Howdy,
Lurkin a long while and now I have a question I haven't seen (lately). I am wanting to do a N-S JMT thru starting the last week of August this year. Any one think this sounds like a really super or really silly idea? What does Mt. Whitney tend to look like by the last week of September? Water? Reading beyond jmt.org and The Essential Guide? Aug. 27 is the earliest date I could reasonably expect to hit the trail. Thoughts?
-Gabe
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