From the CalFire Incident map it looks like the only portion of
the PCT which was affected by the fire is from Hwy 50 to Echo
Chalet. The south side of Echo lake was burned, but not the North
side on which the PCT traverses. Who knows what it will look like
when the snow melts.
Being from Sacramento I have hiked that area since I was a Boy
Scout. I hiked from Echo lake to Donner pass (Hwy 80) last year in
mid June and the last section was dry. It was strange to see some
of the streams already dry so early in June.
Hwy 88 (Carson Pass) to Hwy 50 (Echo Summit) on the PCT is a nice
day hike. I plan on doing the round trip from 88 to Ebbetts pass
and back as a shake down for the JMT early in June. It's not
spectacular country, but it's miles.
On 3/29/2022 12:44 PM, Derek Koonce
wrote:
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I thought the Caldor fire got more of the PCT. Glad I thought
wrong. Great map resource.
Two Dogs
On 3/29/2022 08:44, WanderingJim
wrote:
On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 09:28 PM, Derek Koonce wrote:
Anything along the PCT near Highway 50 may be
restricted due to the Caldor fire last year. It wiped out a
huge swath of the wilderness from Hwy 88 to Hwy 50.
Yeah, that's been one of my concerns too.
As of Feb 9th, PCTA is showing that section as open:
Hard to say how nice it'll be to hike through.
Might not know the true status until the snow melts out and
people get some eyeballs on the damage.
