[pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. dry stretches)

[dsaufley at sprynet.com (dsaufley@sprynet.com)]

Are you thinking of the term "microclimate"?

The terminus is at a substantially higher elevation than San Diego, which probably accounts for a good deal of the temperature differential.  Also, the mountains tend to create weather patterns that differ greatly from one side of the mountain than the other.  I work in Pasadena elev. 200 ft., and live in Agua Dulce on the other side of the San Gabriels at elev. 3000 ft.  Even though it's only 30-35 miles as the crow flies, the weather can be radically different. Even the Santa Clarita Valley, approximately 15 miles away from us, has temperatures on average 10 degrees warmer than us.

-=Donna Saufley=-

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Saenz <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
Sent: Feb 7, 2005 9:59 AM
To: Bighummel@aol.com, elisenme2@gmail.com, blisterfree@isp01.net
Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. dry stretches)

If you have the good fortune to hike Section A in
cool/cloudy/kind-a-rainy conditions, it's a real treat!
 
My Morena to Cuyamaca stretch was wonderfully cool/cloudy with a short
overnight rain at Cibbet's Flat.
 
The hike from Cyamaca to Scissors, however was horribly hot and
dry...and that was in early March!
 
 
Someone once told me that the area around Morena was a special
climate/topographical zone that caused particularly cold spots. I forget
the specific term used to describe this, but I've been at the Southern
Terminus when it was at least into the mid-30's, while San Diego was in
the 60's.
 

M i c h a e l   S a e n z
McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
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From: Bighummel@aol.com [mailto:Bighummel@aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:37 AM
To: Mike Saenz; elisenme2@gmail.com; blisterfree@isp01.net
Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. dry
stretches)


On the day prior to the 4th ADZ, several of us slack packed from the
border to Lake Morena.  Uncharacteristically, the weather was very cold,
and rained on us most of the way, making for a rather unique hike of
this typically dry and hot section.  The manzanitas are beautiful in the
rain, making their red and black bark look like it has been varnished.
 
Conditions can vary.
 
Greg
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