[pct-l] John Stanley?

[be hope]

Was Stanley the guy who conceptualized and tentatively mapped a trail from
Yosemite to Whitney and decided that the best way to mobilize political
support for such a trail was to call it the "John Muir Trail."?
Barney

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Scott Herriott <yetifan at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Just off Snow Creek Rd. this year I interviewed a guy who lives in the area
> who claims that a gentleman named John Stanley used to live at the house
> that he now resides in (a former Pony Express stop).  He claims that Stanley
> had something to do with the genesis of the Pacific Crest Trail and that he
> (Stanley) had met with John Muir in Muir's later years to discuss such a
> trail.  I've Googled to no avail in search of info on this.  Anyone know
> anything about this?
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> Thanks,
> Squatch
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