[pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108,and Highway 50 and Highway 80 near Lake Tahoe

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

Sonora Pass has a big-a$$ sign "SONORA PASS" ....50 feet from the
PCT crossing..you can wait there and no one can ever miss it!!

richard

At 10:15 AM 6/17/2004 -0700, JoPH wrote:
>Ken.
>This is fabulous-- thank you very much!!!
>Jo
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ken Powers" <kdpo@pacbell.net>
>To: "JoPH" <joph@piedmontbsa.org>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Cc: "Kerry Hazelett" <karsten.n.hazelett@smithbarney.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:30 AM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108,and Highway 50 and Highway 80
>near Lake Tahoe
>
>
>> Sonora Pass has a picnic area at the pass. The PCT goes just below the
>> picnic area. That one is easy and there really aren't any options.
>>
>> Echo Lake has a couple of options. The PCT crosses hwy 50 at an abandoned
>> store. It is a classic A-Frame chalet building. Probably a better place is
>> to meet in the parking lot down at Echo Lake. There is a small grocery and
>> boat launch there.
>>
>> Donner Pass - the PCT goes below I-80 up a trail from the eastbound i-80
>> Donner Pass Rest Area and loops back along the backside of the westbound
>> rest area. There are a couple of picnic benches in the eastbound rest
>area.
>> Not much else. Another option might be to meet at the old Donner Pass area
>a
>> couple of miles south on the PCT. I don't remember the old highway number.
>I
>> guess you could meet at Pooh's Corner at Donner Lake.
>>
>> Ken
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "JoPH" <joph@piedmontbsa.org>
>> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>> Cc: "Kerry Hazelett" <karsten.n.hazelett@smithbarney.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:13 AM
>> Subject: [pct-l] landmarks on Highway 108,and Highway 50 and Highway 80
>near
>> Lake Tahoe
>>
>>
>> My husband and I are PCT section hikers who live in the San Francisco Bay
>> Area. This Summer we're planning several long weekend hikes in Northern
>> California which are made possible by some very kind friends who are
>willing
>> to pick us up at our exit points. Three of those section hikes end where
>the
>> PCT crosses Highway 108 at Sonora Pass, Highway 50 near Echo Lake and
>> highway 80 near Donner. Since the PCT is not usually (well) marked from
>the
>> road I was wondering if any of you know of useful landmarks I can tell our
>> friends to look for. Thank you for any information you can share!
>> Jo
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