[pct-l] Fobbes Ranch (was Fobbes Saddle Water)

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Per Delome (though notoriously inaccurate, this one can't be too far
off), from the PCT to the road out of Fobbes ranch is less than a mile
(.78 of a mile). As a crow flies, it's less than a half mile (.48).
Elevation at the PCT is 5.9k and at Fobbes it's 5.3k.

This coincides with my approximations from a USGS 7.5' map. Water tanks
appear to be scattered above the road and closer to the PCT...

Have you hiked down to Fobbes Ranch? Probably not a big deal if the
springs along the PCT are flowing well...

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McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Courtway [mailto:scourtway@bpa-arch.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:53 PM
To: Mike Saenz; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water

That whole section around fobbes saddle is basically a
ridgeline.......campspots would be widened areas of the trail if I
remember correctly.  And a hike out to Fobbes ranch would be a 10+ mile
round trip proposition with about 3000 ft. of elevation loss.  I didn't
see any activity at the "ranch" when we hiked that trail - just
scattered equipment and tanks and the like.

s.c.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:39 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Fobbes Saddle Water


> Just some advance planning of my next hike from Hwy 74 to Idyllwild.
> Looking at AsABat's water info, the Databook and my trusty USGS 7.5'
> maps, I see there's water sources at (from south to north):
> Live Oak Spring (AsABat & databook)
> Tunnel Spring (AsABat)
> Eagle Spring (USGS)
> Cedar Spring (AsABat & databook)
> And...
> Below Fobbes Saddle, there appears to be a "Fobbes Ranch", complete 
> with water tanks...
>
> Considering from the 74 to Saddle Junction (above Idyllwild) is only
> 27.3 miles, it would appear that if I were to make this a weekend 
> trip, I have the luxury of camping anywhere between the two points. 
> Fobbes Saddle appears to be just over the halfway point at 15 miles.
>
> Questions:
> Where are the best campsites around or near Fobbes Saddle? Flat-sandy 
> spots, trees, views, sheltered, etc...
> Has anyone been to the ranch to see if there's water available to PCT 
> hikers?
> Has anyone been to Eagle Spring? It appears to be closer to the PCT 
> than Cedar Spring.
>
> Recovering from minor surgery. Hope to be back on the trail within a 
> month!
>
> -Oilcan
>
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> McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
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