[pct-l] report from Dunsmuir

[gary at hbfun.org]

Thanks for reporting. It's a tough last couple of years. It's depressing 
how much of the Sierra has burned.

Gary

On 2021-07-22 19:43, David Hough reading PCT-L wrote:
> I didn't notice any obvious through hikers walking the streets of
> Dunsmuir today in 90+ heat.    There was one guy with a pack hitching 
> south
> near the freeway.
> If there were any others, they might have had
> a pretty smokey time in section O.   P and Q ahead look clear of smoke
> for the time being.    Brush and logs are definitely an issue in Grider
> Canyon and perhaps elsewhere.
> 
> They might have been disappointed.    The brewpub is supposed to be 
> open
> unil at least 7pm, 5 days a week, but after arranging to be there today 
> -
> they were closed Mon-Thurs this week only.     The Burger Barn is 
> closed
> Thursdays, too.   The Pizza Factory, with a few craft brews on tap,
> and La Perla Mexican were open.
> 
> The Dunsmuir Lodge was functional enough but
> a bit expensive by pre-covid standards for hikers,
> and shares many common faults with other older
> lodgings - not enough electrical outlets, not enough grounded 
> electrical
> outlets.    Today some people might have wished for a swimming pool.