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[pct-l] Donner Summit



pooooooooohhhh!!  

I was there with that 5 feet of snow...had a great time
on snow shoes and bivying for a coupkle of days and about
20 miles out and back....reallllly tough going..expecially the
little hillocks as you leave the parking lot...

but bummer...I left my ski poles sticking in the snow and when
I got back...they were gone!! :-(


R

On Mon, 23 May 2005 10:40:53 -0700, Daniel Braunstein wrote
> Drove up to the PCT trailhead at Donner Summit (next to Boreal)
>  yesterday in an attempt to check on trail conditions and to take a 
> little stroll on the PCT. I say attempt because upon reaching the 
> trailhead parking lot, we could not actually locate the PCT because 
> it is buried somewhere beneath 5 feet of snow. Foiled on our attempt,
>  we decided to drive to Tahoe Meadows off the Mt. Rose Highway and 
> hike on the Tahoe Rim Trail. Driving along the Truckee River on Hwy 
> 89, I can say that the Truckee is flowing high and strong as is 
> every tributary creek passed along the way. Upon reaching Tahoe 
> Meadows, we discovered that the TRT there still has about 2 feet of 
> snow on it,  a little surprising considering the warm temps, and the 
> fact that it is an area that gets sunlight nearly all day. Temps are 
> forecast in the mid to upper 80s all week in Reno, and even low 80s 
> at lake level, so the snow should be melting. Here is an article 
> that may be of interest:
> 
>
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2005/05/22/100097.php?sps=rgj.com&sch=Umbrella&sp1=rgj&sp2=umbrella&sp3=umbrella&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=umbrella
> 
> Happy hiking everybody.
> 
> Daniel
> 
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