[pct-l] Ocean Views from the PCT?

[Judson Brown]

Definitely cannot from any part of Oregon. Intervening coast ranges get in
the way. Not to mentioned haze. Most of the time you can't even see the
Cascades from the Willamette Valley.


On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 7:48 AM, <gary_schenk at verizon.net> wrote:

>  On 04/30/14, harwoodcreek at gmail.com wrote:
>
> The ocean for which the trail is named is rarely visible from the route. I
> figure it can probably be seen from the San Gabriels, which I haven't yet
> traveled, and Puget Sound is probably visible in Washington State. I've
> seen coastal fog and a break in the mountains at three places: south of
> Chihuahua Valley Road (Trail Angel Mike) in San Diego County; at the
> trail's westernmost point, south of Huckleberry Mountain above the Klamath;
> and in the southern Oregon Cascades looking west to the Umpqua Valley.
>  Who's had actual sea views, and where?
> _______________________________________________
>
> Mt. Pacifico, obviously, along with Baden-Powell and much of the Angeles
> Crest area. It has to be a very clear day, of course. When it is clear, the
> most amazing views are to be had: Mt San Jacinto, Mt. San Gorgonio,
> Telescope Peak, El Paso Mtns, Tehachapis, Great Western Divide and the High
> Sierra at Mt. Whitney.
>
> Gary
>
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