[pct-l] JMT: advice needed on best time to hike

[m.karon@attbi.com (Marshall Karon)]

I have hiked south from Donner Summit to Kennedy Meadows in August-Sept. No
mosquitos, no high water in the streams, almost no snow, warm, etc. More
people on top of Whitney than early summer. Definitely a different
experience from going South to North in the main season.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@attbi.com
(503) 232-5271
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Miraglia" <emiraglia@mac.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:34 AM
Subject: [pct-l] JMT: advice needed on best time to hike


> I am hoping to hike the JMT portion of the PCT southbound from Tuolomne
> Meadows in Yosemite to Buckeye Flat in Kings Canyon this summer.  After
> reading through as many PCTer journals as I could find, it sounds to me
> that the mosquitoes are horrendous enough to make the trip unpleasant at
> certain times.  I'm wondering if there are times when the weather is
> still nice (ie, long days, warmer/dryer weather) but the mosquitoes are
> less obnoxious along this stretch of trail?  Or are mosquitoes just a
> constant nemesis for the JMT throughout the July-September hiking window?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> -Eric
>
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