[pct-l] Desert sections in july

[kbrandt at cats.ucsc.edu (Karl Brandt)]

Instead of starting at Campo, I'd skip forward to Warner Springs. Those
first 100 miles tend to be "trial by fire" even in May. You'll still have
plenty of hot, dry sections in Southern California. Most of it will
technically be chaparral and not true desert but I don't think you'll
complain about it not being hot enough.

-Karl

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Karl "Birdman" Brandt PCT97 LT98
http://people.ucsc.edu/~kbrandt/

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, cyrille wrote:

> What is the most "easy" desert section to hike in july, considering
> the lack of water.
> I know it sounds crazy but before to get Kennedy meadows i 'd wish to
> hike the desert a bit.
> A 2 or 3 weeks section with permanent water would be perfect before
> going in the Sierra.
> I plan to start from Campo July 10 and, hike 2 / 3weeks and get out
> of the trail and hitchike to KM by early August.
> Any suggestions?