[pct-l] Advice on Doing N. California Later

[marmot marmot]

It was ok   I knew I was pushing it 
But wanted to spend 65th birthday on 
trail. Leaving Fri to go from Red's Meadows
to Etna finishing trail for 2nd time. 
Looking forward to easy 20-25 days that's 
the only benefit to section hiking. Watch out
Mountain lions I'm getting good at throwing
Rocks. Marmot
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On Jul 30, 2013, at 8:37 AM, "b j" <xthrow at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Oh dear. I'm sorry you had to head home. I might just chance it and keep going and do n California now. Thanks for sharing your experience!
> 
> Rhiannon / Porsche
> 
> From: marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>; 
> To: b j <xthrow at yahoo.com>; 
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net <pct-l at backcountry.net>; 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Advice on Doing N. California Later 
> Sent: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 1:57:08 AM 
> 
> I headed south from Ashland around the 10th of Oct  Ran into snow storms at Etna. If you have the gear to snow camp and hike you will be fine. I didn't and wasn't so ended up going home. Marmot
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 24, 2013, at 1:31 PM, "b j" <xthrow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi There,
> > 
> > I'm doing the PCT this year.  I'm in South Lake Tahoe just finishing up the Sierras in the next week or two and heading into Northern California.  I think I'm a few weeks behind the 'herd' and was contemplating skipping ahead to just before the 7500 foot pass near Mount Shasta to avoid the July/August N. California heat and to give me some more wiggle room to finish Washington before the snows fall.  
> > 
> > If I did that, I'd come back in October / November to finish N. California.  For those who know the area or who've done the trail, is this plan reasonable or is there some high pass I'm not aware of in N. California that might get snowed in or some weird condition in the area in the Fall that would make this plan difficult?  Is water even harder to obtain in the Fall versus the summer in N. California as the summer has dried out the land?  
> > 
> > As I'm on the trail, it may be difficult for me to reply, but I'll certainly read your comments when I next get internet service.
> > 
> > Thanks for your perspectives and advice,
> > 
> > -Rhiannon / Porschia
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