[BULK] - RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. drystretches)

[dajada at gmail.com (David)]

That is correct.  The cold air sinks into the low areas.  Ray Jardine
has a good explanation in his book "Beyond Backpacking".  The
difference of 50'  can be pretty dramatic.  Play around with it next
time your backpacking!


On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:12:34 +0100, Saskia Daru <saskiadaru@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> I read in an old Backpacker that there is a so-called cold zone, or
> katabatic zone. When camping, the article said, you should neither camp in
> the absolute bottom of a valley, nor at the top of a ridge. In the valley
> there is cold air that is somehow trapped and will keep cold throughout the
> night and the morning.
> 
> At least, that's what I remember from the word katabatic (or is it
> catabatic?)
> 
> Saskia
>