[pct-l] Fw: SF Hills Water Cache

[montypct]

Pea Hicks (Girlscout) is still being the Eveready rabbit in hiker support.
Lots of thanks from this thru-hiker.

Anyone able to help?

Monty


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Monty Tam" <montytam at gmail.com>
To: "pct list" <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>; <montypct at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:03 PM
Subject: Fw: SF Hills Water Cache


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pea Hicks" <phix at optigan.com>
> To: <CharlieJones at aol.com>
> Cc: <montytam at gmail.com>; <jctomlinson at cox.net>; <jim_fulmis at pacbell.net>; 
> <maurer at earthlink.net>; <r.denner at ix.netcom.com>; <rbpix at pacbell.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:21 AM
> Subject: Re: SF Hills Water Cache
>
>
>> hi everyone
>>
>> as some of you know, charlie is under the weather, and the 3rd gate cache 
>> is getting quite low, just in time for some really scorching temps out 
>> there, as well as the arrival of the herd from the kickoff. hopefully 
>> most of these folks will have gotten the message not to depend on the 
>> cache, but inevitably some will be irresponsible and not carry enough 
>> water for the san felipes.
>>
>> tomorrow afternoon, i'm taking a hiker to campo, and plan to drive up to 
>> the 3rd gate after i drop him off, so i can haul up as much water as i 
>> can. i suspect i'll hit the cache maybe around 5pm-6pm or so, possibly a 
>> bit later. this timing works well for me, since i DO NOT want to be 
>> hauling that water during the heat of the day. i'll bring my headlamp in 
>> case i need to keep hauling water after dark. i also plan to ask any 
>> hikers that may be milling around to volunteer hauling a load.
>>
>> last time i was there, over a week ago, there were several boxes of water 
>> at the parking area, but i'm not sure if any of these have been hauled up 
>> in the meantime.
>>
>> anyway, as always, the more the merrier, so please get in touch if you'd 
>> like to help, or pass this on to others who may want to help. i'll have 
>> room in my car (leaving san diego) for 2 more bodies besides my hiker, 
>> his gear, and whatever additional water i'm able to bring. be sure to 
>> bring a pack of some sort- last time we each hauled 5 gallons at a time. 
>> the trail is a mile (one way), and about 300 feet elevation gain.
>>
>> my cell is 619-840-4288, and yes, i do know how to get in there, having 
>> gps'd it when we went out with charlie last month.
>>
>> cheers-
>> pea (aka girlscout)
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