<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">Below are two items I copied from the San Bernardino National Forest (Sect B & C). The whitewater area was a fire last year and the fire in Big Bear was this fall. As you state traditionally they will allow thru hikers THROUGH, there is very little enforcement and it sounds like a reroute is in the works around Holcomb Creek . Sorry no newer info --- the forest service is not very forthcoming. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">SB</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">PCT - BLM Whitewater Area</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"> Closure does not include PCT through hikers (<A href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/documents/calfire_whitewater_closure2007.pdf">CalFire News Release</A> <A
href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/documents/blm_whitewater_closure2007.pdf">BLM Whitewater Area Closure Order</A>) </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">Pacific Crest Trail</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"> - </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700">Big Bear Area</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">- The PCT will remain closed from the 3N16/Holcomb Creek crossing on the west side (approx. 2 miles northeast of Crab Flats), to 2N09 (Polique Canyon Rd.) . Little Bear Springs trail camp is closed to public use, </SPAN>due to Butler 2 Fire.<FONT color=#ff0000><B> </B></FONT>A PCT trail reroute is being developed. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Patrick Beggan <meta474@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Any word on the state of the forests damaged in the
wildfire and <BR>wether or not thru-hikers will be allowed through? That's still the <BR>deciding factor for me on wether I do the PCT or CDT... I know some <BR>people noted that last time there was a closure thru-hikers on the PCT <BR>were still allowed to pass through, anyone hear if that will be the <BR>case again this time?<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Pct-l mailing list<BR>Pct-l@backcountry.net<BR>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<BR>http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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