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

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

No Rnager station on Carson Pass..howver about 100yds away is
a bathroom and a Ranger Supply House attached to it..it is occassional
use by Rnagers...there is a permit box there (rather was last month
when I stopped there to do Round Top)./.

R

At 09:52 AM 6/17/2004 -0700, Karl Brandt wrote:
>
>You're mixing up highways 50 (Echo Summit) and 88 (Carson Pass).
>
>On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, dude wrote:
>
>>
>> I beleive that the trail crosses Highway 50 right at the Ranger Station
>> for Carson Pass.  Am I mistaken?
>>
>>
>> > 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
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