[pct-l] Lassen over Memorial Day weekend?

[hiker2009 at comcast.net]

I am sorry to interrupt the regular program of metadiscussions about 
mountain biking discussions... but I have a hiking question. 

I was thinking of section hiking N around Memorial Day weekend this year. 
It's a pretty good time for the Hat Creek Rim, but what about Lassen and 
Humbug/Humboldt? Was the south end of the Cascades in the low-snow 
or normal-snow belt this year? Humboldt is around 7100' while Lassen 
tops out about 6700'. 

When I did this before around July 4, I remember Grassy Swale as being right 
up there with Sky Lakes for insect life. I wonder if it would be better 
or worse this year at Memorial Day. 

Another exciting alternative (much longer drive though for me) would be 
Horseshoe Meadow to Walker Pass... I think somebody (Trailhacker?) already 
mentioned going through this section northbound, whence I infer that the 
trail and road are already passable to Horseshoe Meadow in this dry year. 
I think it was another dry Memorial Day that I did this section several 
years ago, and encountered only slight snowbanks. I did have the 
beautiful S Fork Kern bridge campsite to myself that time. 




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