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[pct-l] Re: [so_california_backpackers] Thanks for the ride and here is my report



Hi there were some patches of snow. The largest was about 150' long. We
walked over it because it was pretty hard. From the Dump rd.to van dusen
there were 15 trees down and no snow to speak of. You should have no problem
through there. The snow starts a couple miles after van dusen if I remember
correctly. It was at higher elevation, above 7000'. I don't know the names
of all the jeep roads that cut across through that area. There were also a
couple of trash heaps that we saw. One was by a road and the other was about
100 yds off the trail by a camp site, you could see a couple of fire pits
too. If you put all the snow together it could be approximately a half mile
to one mile across but that doesn't help much when it is a lot of spots
through the area.   Sorry it can't be better.      Ground Pounder Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Davison" <mardav@charter.net>
To: "Bill & Cathy" <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [so_california_backpackers] Thanks for the ride and here is my
report


> Bill & Cathy wrote:
>
> > Hi Dan  finished today at little bear springs. We had a great time and
> > thanks to you we could do the hike. I really appreciate the help in
> > taking us from little bear springs to hwy 18 and to the Discovery
> > center. The first day we did 5hrs and got to 3n09, Van Dusen rd. Today
> > we did 6.5hrs and made it to my truck. We thought we would hit a lot
> > of snow, that's why we had planned for a third day. We averaged 1.75
> > miles an hour. I think that was pretty good seeing that we were
> > carrying 55 plus lbs. We stopped in at the Discovery Center after the
> > hike today. We let them know about the 15 trees across the trail from
> > the dump rd. to van dusen rd and that there is "NO WATER" between
> > hwy18 and the creek at van dusen rd. From van dusen rd to little bear
> > springs there were 17 trees down and across the trail. The trees
> > ranged from 6" across to 3' across. That will be a lot of work.
>
> We are called the "Fannypack Swat Team"  We load up a chain saw and
> tools  on our lead llama, and the rest of our llamas carry our stuff.
> Then we hike along the PCT at about 10 miles a day, clearing all the
> trees we come across.  We work on section C and D.  Reports like yours
> are really helpful, because you told us where the work needs to be done
> so we can go out and do it in an efficient and timely manner.
> One thing you did not tell us--did you encounter any snow between Hiway
> 18 and 3n14 (thats the road just past Little Bear Springs Trail Camp).
> We cleared that section last year, but were turned back by snow short of
> the goal.
> Llamas can't wear crampons or carry an ice ax, so they are limited to
> working in snow-free areas.
> Can you tell me specifically about the snow between those points so I
> can plan accordingly?
> llamalady