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Woods Creek - Rae Lakes Loop
Here is the beginning of a trip I plan to take in July. I took my family to Grant Grove for the long Father's Day weekend and we day hiked roads end, Cedar Grove, to Mist Falls. 9.2 miles round trip.
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Hey Zander!
This looks like your entry...It looks like the runoff is huge! How did the high altitude mountain tops look? What was your assessment of trail conditions? Were there a lot of people out?
You are going to be really impressed, so hold on: I bought a Singer Touch and Sew 758, circa 1970, and have already figured out the basics. I'm not ready to sew up a tux, or a tent, yet, but I've already repaired and reinforced a lot of my worn gear.
What a gas!
I look forward to getting your input and tips.
Alex
Alex,
I am getting ready for the Rae Lakes Loop, looks like five of us will make it a go. I am concerned that the snow will stop us at Grant's Pass, but will have to wait and see.
Great to see you are attacking the sewing project. I am now just finishing a second rain/windbreaker pull over, no-see-um headnets, and a few web tie straps. It is great to make your own gear and actually find it functional, and if it isn't quite right, fix it.
Also, I took a couple short videos of our Grant Grove day hike, and I used a new gadget, the "Stick Pic". It is a little gadget the you put on the end of your hking pole, to hold your camera. Check out the video on youtube, search for Woods Creek.
I will add more toward the end of them month, once we make a go of the loop.
Z.
I have a brief message that will be dropped in to Reaper who has been at Rae Lakes since the 13th. He was copterd in.
He may be able to get a message out about actual conditions there...and I will post it up as soon as I get an answer.
Snow sensors are indicating 3 feet of snow in moderately shaded areas at 7000 feet. Shaded areas and valleys under forest cover will be full of snow. Higher elevations on N NE facing aspects should be holding deep snow.
High temps are here, and the snow is retreating at about a foot a week.
I imagine the N side of Glenn Pass will be challenging...and the South side in those shaded canyon-sides too.
But I will bet a few intrepred PCT hikers have blazed a track through.
I'll tell you more ASAP, as soon as I come up with any info, and post up any info you come up with too.
Alex