Drought - Pacific Crest Trail

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#1

Listening to a report on NPR about the CA drought. They’re saying it’s just getting worse. How’s the trail? Anybody experiencing it firsthand and ca you compare it to other years?

Alec

#2

Just returned from Lava Bed National Park & saw that the fire safety had risen from low to medium today. Going to be a dry season. There is no snow at PCT crossing Hwy 140, elevation 5200.

Heather

#3

I’ve only seen the first 50 miles of the trail, but yes it’s worse than anything in the past 15 years. As an example, the creeklet at mile 5 that’s ALWAYS been running during hiker season, this year is sort of a fetid puddle. Pray for rain.

markv

#4

Got out a little late, started at Lake Morena and finally stopped at mile 117. Not a drop of water anywhere. Wasn’t too hot but it was really dry.

MarkM