Pacific Crest Trail 2006
SECTION "O" Sh.....t Burney Falls to Castle Graig
Charters are: Geolyn,Maureen,jo
This was a trip that Geolyn put together for completing section O in May so as to try and avoid the reputed black flys that are famous for bothering people on this stretch. As it turns out we ended up have 23.5 or so miles of snow on this 65 mile section making the trip extremly difficult. We knew that there was a possibility of some snow so we all brought crampons and Maureen mapped out the whole trip on her GPS and downloaded the maps (life saving). On the last day of the snow section at the end of the day we hit an area of no return - we either had to rock climb (with backpacks on) or return out the way we came, we chose the climb. All came out well. This was the most difficult thing I have ever done and I hope that it remains so.
Maureen at PCT sign
Beautiful Burney Falls
La De Da piece of cake
and the plot thickens
We think we're seeing possible dry trail ahead
We can do this
No trail GPS time
Planning our bank robbery
Shasta in the distance
Camping on Mushroom Rock
contemplating Shasta
Crampons on, Crampons off
Endless snowdrifts
Piles of snow to climb
you'd think we were preparing for Nepal
more chalenges
A dry lunch spot
Ahoaaa dry trail ahead matessss.
Shasta remains intact
Time for Maureens expertise
Circumstances are not improving
Finally out of the snow
It just kept getting more extreme
Girls on trail - 19 mile day to catch up lost time
An exhausted Geolyn
Time to dry some clothes out
Moss on all sides of this tree. North ?
WERE ALIVE
I can't move
Our trail Angel JoAnne
