So we spent today in the hiker-friendly town of Tehachapi. We have a difficult decision to make over the next week. 2019 turns out to be an unusual year wrt the weather. There has been about double the usual amount of snowfall in the Sierras and ongoing snowfall throughout the California section with colder than usual temperatures and increased rainfall.<\/p>\n
We will reach the Sierras before it is safe to pass, even for those accustomed to snow hiking. Once the snow starts to melt the river crossings become dangerous.<\/p>\n
One option is to skip past the Sierras to somewhere in northern California but unfortunately northern CA has received 4 times the usual amount of snow and is also hazardous.<\/p>\n
We only have a forecast for the next few days and we are expecting thunderstorms here tomorrow followed by 80% chance of rain over the next day or so with temperatures dropping to about 15 degrees.<\/p>\n
We have booked to stay here in the motel for another night and then our plan is to hike on to Lake Isabella. We will probably then go north to Dunsmuir (near the northern border of California) and commence a southbound hike at least for a short section of trail, keeping our options open should conditions become unsafe. We think we will then be able tackle the Sierras later in the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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