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Hat Creek Rim

I had wondered how to hike this 50 mile section from Burney Falls to Old Station for years. It has a 30 mile stretch with no water sources, has very high heat in the summer, and no shade for many miles. Since I love to hike with my dog, we truly lucked out with the weather, and Kelly and I literally swam across the Hat Creek Rim during a rare rainy Memorial Day weekend. I would have liked to have taken more photos, but digital cameras don't like water, and this camera has been rebuilt once due to moisture. Enjoy my view of the Hat Creek Rim, and I send a grand thank you to Georgi for her help!
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Brontosaurus seen near Cassel
Brontosaurus seen near Cassel		 Giant trouts rule in Hat Creek
Giant trouts rule in Hat Creek		 Giant Canada Goose soars over Hat Creek Valley
Giant Canada Goose soars over Hat Creek Valley		 Monster Dragonfly seen near Hat Creek
Monster Dragonfly seen near Hat Creek
Monster Dragonfly seen near Hat Creek
Monster Dragonfly seen near Hat Creek		 Giant Black ant that Tatu Joe slept with on his record PCT hike
Giant Black ant that Tatu Joe slept with on his record PCT hike		 Giant Ant comtemplates eating a deer
Giant Ant comtemplates eating a deer		 Old Station's Deluxe Tree House
Old Station's Deluxe Tree House
Old Station's Deluxe Tree House
Old Station's Deluxe Tree House		 Georgi reloading her Cache 44 with water
Georgi reloading her Cache 44 with water		 Burney Falls PCT Trail sign
Burney Falls PCT Trail sign		 Dude, it's Pot Camp!
Dude, it's Pot Camp!
Kelly on the PCT east of Burney Falls
Kelly on the PCT east of Burney Falls		 I hiked into the Pit River Pioneer Rendesvouz
I hiked into the Pit River Pioneer Rendesvouz		 The Pit River Pioneer Rendesvouz
The Pit River Pioneer Rendesvouz		 Crystal Lake, very clean water source
Crystal Lake, very clean water source
Kelly enjoys the last dry spot for many miles
Kelly enjoys the last dry spot for many miles		 Big feet cross the Cassel road
Big feet cross the Cassel road		 Kelly sports her rain coat at Big feet crossing
Kelly sports her rain coat at Big feet crossing		 Northern approach to the Hat Creek rim
Northern approach to the Hat Creek rim
View north from Rim
View north from Rim		 View south from Rim
View south from Rim		 Kelly and me pose for a photo on the Hat Creek Rim
Kelly and me pose for a photo on the Hat Creek Rim		 Old Juniper on Hat Creek Rim
Old Juniper on Hat Creek Rim
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Sparrow 24-Jun-2008 12:56
I plan on hiking the rim the week after the 4th of July. Hope I have rain. Sparrow
Monte Dodge30-May-2008 05:17
Fun trip great photos,,vvvvvvv
sarah pearce 29-May-2008 20:59
My son is on this part of the trail right this minute. He managed a text from Rock Springs telling us all was well. I dropped him off at Burney Falls on Tuesday and then promptly got caught in a torrential rainstorm while camping at Bogard. I'm so glad you posted this...it looks like a beautiful part of the trail..though hot in the summer, I suppose. My son is contemplating going further than our meeting point of Subway Cave a week from Saturday. I don't know why he wanted 10 days to this hike. I doubt he could go much further than Badger Flat, if that. What do you think? thanks..i'm a worried mom!!
Guest 29-May-2008 04:55
Deems, you've made me very jealous. I hiked the northern half of the PCT with my two border collies in 2006 and have been chipping away at the southern half since, but I figured we'd probably never traverse the Hat Creek Rim. Now that I know it's possible, I'll have to start monitoring the weather and be ready to drop everything and go if these conditions ever occur again. Thanks for the photos! Seems like no one ever takes any of this section, so I've wondered for a long time what it looked like.

- Twodog
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