[pct-l] list- o- fools

[Jeff Bohannon]

>There were a bunch of fools on here last month yapping about hiking through 
>the desert in July.   Wonder if it was one of them.
>

Cross me off the list. I had a great hike but was sad to pull off short at 
Big Bear because of the fires. I was sobo and only going as far as Cabozon 
this year.
There was one hiker I saw nobo near  hwy 2 about 2 weeks ago. I didn't catch 
his name. He looked like he had been a weight lifter at one time more stout 
than your average thru. Wonder if it was him.
Oh and i did see Haulin-ass, she was doing fine.

Jeff (rogue

>From: Dust <dustpct at yahoo.com>
>To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Story of dead hiker
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
>There were a bunch of fools on here last month yapping about hiking through 
>the desert in July.   Wonder if it was one of them.
>
>Kent Spring <kjssail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  Here is the post, please note this news article is
>from Sat 7/15 and it has not been updated in the paper
>since...
>
>Man found dead on trail with empty water containers
>BY STEVE E. SWENSON, Californian staff writer
>e-mail: sswenson at bakersfield.com | Saturday, Jul 15
>2006 8:40 PM
>Last Updated: Saturday, Jul 15 2006 8:44 PM
>
>A man who appeared to be in his mid-40s was found dead
>on the Pacific Crest Trail northeast of Sand Canyon,
>Kern County sheriff's deputies reported Saturday.
>
>  The man who had identification that indicated he
>lived in another state had two empty water containers
>in his backpack, Sgt. Mike Kirkland said.
>
>The man's identity has not been confirmed and the
>cause of his death is pending an autopsy, Kirkland
>said.
>
>He was found Friday at about 5 p.m. right on the
>Pacific Crest Trail, a popular hiking trail that
>stretches from Mexico to Canada, Kirkland said.
>
>But the trail is less used in the desert-like Kern
>County section, he said. It appeared the man may have
>been dead on the trail for two days or more, Kirkland
>said.
>
>The body was about four or five miles north of Highway
>58 near Cache Peak, the sergeant said.
>
>A small group of off-road motorcyclists and quad
>runners discovered the body and then reported the find
>to sheriff's deputies.
>
>The trail was among hilly desert brush and small
>trees, Kirkland said. It is not unusual for
>backpackers to spend days, weeks or months on the
>trail -- veering off to get supplies from stores along
>the way, Kirkland said.
>
>"Hikers who go alone love it," Kirkland said. "They
>are really passionate about it."
>
>Deputies had not yet had a chance to check with stores
>to determine when the man was last seen alive, he
>said. He thought there was a creek within a couple
>miles of the body, but he wasn't sure if it had water
>in it, the sergeant said.
>
>
>
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