[pct-l] Water Cache at Scissors Xing

[Pam Roth]

Personally, I think that the caches are crucial this year. I carried 5-6 liters of water from Campo to Idylwild.  Even when using water only for drinking and cooking, I nearly ran out before the next cache or water source. There are only 2 running streams in the stretch from Campo to Paradise Valley. Granted, I hike slower than most (10-13 mpd). Even so, there is a true water shortage in this record drought year. Without at least topping off at caches, many hikers would be in real trouble.



> On Apr 26, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Luis Velasco <velascoluis at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> That is a Great question.
> 
> I¹ve been pondering the same issue for years; not for the fact that water
> is scarce between long distances but how to compensate for it.  Where I
> live (San Diego) many of the trails are without easy access water sources,
> without encroaching on private property.
> 
> I¹m a Water Guzzler, so I simple carry at least 5 liters when I hike.
> 
> However, I would really like to do the PCT trail without water caches and
> want to know if any other Water Guzzler (like me) has accomplished this,
> and more importantly, how?
> 
> - Luis
> 
> On 4/24/14, 8:14 AM, "gary_schenk at verizon.net" <gary_schenk at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> So the question might be, why are water caches so necessary? Is the trail
>> impossible to hike without them?
> 
> 
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