Thanks guys, this helped me answer a question that I now don't have to ask. We're planning to do the 'Cats and Carters on Mon/Tue this week (with an overnight at the hut). Leaving the car at PNVC so there is a road walk (or hitchhike) coming no matter what, but coming down Imp and using Dodge Cutoff is definitely now the plan. Keeping our fingers crossed that the forecast stays as good as it is now! Thanks for all the tips...
Mark
Keep close to Nature's heart...
and break clear away, once in awhile,
and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean. - John Muir
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