[pct-l] Trail conditions-2

[Trekker4 at aol.com]

Dennis & Georgi,
    You'll be getting my resupply & bounce boxes at  the pertinent time; 
Drakesbad will be getting a small resupply box. I believe  all'a y'all asked for 
some help a couple months ago, or someone asked for you  due to Dennie's health 
problems. At that time I said I'd stay an extra day when  I got there; that's 
still my commitment.
    Remember, that I won't leave Donner until about 1  Jul, so I'll be in Old 
Station not too long after that, I'm somewhat slower  than a thru-hiker's 
pace. I'm guessing that'll put me there somewhere along with  that well-known 
pack of aliens from the Mexican Border.
    You've been added to my Pocketmail PCT list; I'll  do it for you alone if 
no one else. As A Bat's still on there, but he doesn't  need my info; he can 
opt out now if he wants. Anyhow, reply from this moment on  to 
_trekker at pocketmail.com_ (mailto:trekker at pocketmail.com) ; I  checked, and it's "turned on" 
so to speak; I'm leaving town in the morning. With  a bit of luck, and by the 
Grace of God, I'll have about 860 miles under the feet  when I return about 1 
Sep, 60 GET and 800 PCT. 
 
Bob  "Trekker"
Big Bend Desert Denizen
Naturalized Citizen - Republic of  Texas

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if  it 
wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' 
-- Harry Browne

"If you think  health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs 
when its free."  
-- P. J. ORourke



In a message dated 6/13/2008 1:41:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bobbnweav at gmail.com writes:

(to  Trekker Bob) ....Sorry, hit the wrong button....
FireFly here,
I'm  interested in trail conditions from Donner Pass as far north as you  can
supply or at least to Crater Lake.  Crater Lake still being  still
impassable, that much I know.

As info to anyone  interested...we have section hikers that have been doing
the Hat Creek Rim  since before Memorial Day to beat the heat...and two guys
that have  successfully navigated Lassen National Park thru some snow and
about 75  blowdowns, only a few that are a bit of a problem to get
over/around, tho  the trail summit was clear...therefore assuring that the
trail was open  from Hwy 36 to Burney Falls St. Pk.  The stretch from north
of BFSP to  Castle Crags St. Pk. (Red Mt., Bartle Gap, Mushroom Rock, Grizzly
Peak to  Ash Camp, etc) is still unknown to me here in Old Station.   Attempts
to reach Rufus at Bartle Lodge on Hwy 89 still haven't worked...he  has
access to loggers who work the Bartle Gap--Mushroom Rock area and can  give
us a good idea when their roads are log truck passable.  I'll  keep trying.
Trekker Bob...if you send me your reports until problem areas  (the
Wildernesses, high elevations, north/east facing slopes, etc.) are  open,
I PROMISE to print and post your info for hikers to read.  I DO  NOT promise
to respond to you, so please let me thank you in advance.   My Trail Angel
'season' has never, until this year begun before right about  now, with the
advent of some early section hikers.   This year,  we've had section hikers
since before Kick-Off, and they've been coming in  a steady stream since
Memorial Day.  Last year, we 'housed', provided  showers, laundry, dinner,
breakfast, vehicle parking, stocked a small water  cache on the Hat Creek
Rim, provided clothing, first aid and limited  shopping and travel to 277
hikers, two equestrians, three burros, a horse,  half a dozen dogs a hybrid
wolf, traveling hiker support people and a  hitch-hiker that a 'helpful'
neighbor saw with a pack, mistook for a trail  hiker and brought to us.  Once
this season, any day now, begins in  earnest I'll not check my mail but maybe
once a day, print out reports and  post them, but there may be no time for
responses.  Rest assured that  your info will aid hikers in both
directions...that's the best I can do.  Sorry, discovered my limitations
several years ago...back when we leaped  from 36 hikers in 2004 to 163 in
2005, and we've increased (exponentially?)  annually.  This year I'm trying
to educate my brain in terms of  300...it doesn't want to go there, but
realistically, it probably  oughta.....  So, please forgive me if I seem
unappreciative of your  assistance re trail conditions, your help is very
important to our foot  travelers, believe me.
We'd be so happy to have you visit us at the  Heitman's Hideaway in Old
Station, Shasta Co. CA if/when you pass thru our  area, with or without
pack.    Thanks for all you  do.......
FireFly (Georgi) and Fire Walker (Dennis)
P.S.  Drakesbad  Guest Ranch inside the south trail entrance to LVNP is open
and welcomes  hikers.  Billie and Ed are wonderful, the food is half price  to
hikers, gourmet and plentiful, hot springs-fed showers and swimming pool  on
site, camping at Warner Valley C.G., 1/4 mile or so away.   At  the north end
of the Park is Badger Flat...water there will probably be  gone in two to
three weeks according to the first hikers thru the park on  about 6/10 or
11.  Taking the alternate route thru the northern half  of the park steers
hikers around the burn area from 2005 or '06 (I forget),  and past Silver and
the Cluster Lakes for filtered water, it's much  prettier too.  There is
water (Hat Creek?) about 1 1/4 miles past  Badger Flat, check maps, hikers
said 'it's on a loop that takes you back to  the trail, still inside the
park'* * I think.  I didn't check a map  while they were telling me
this...therefore memory is fuzzy. Oh, a word to  the wise is
sufficient?.... last year, as water at Badger Flat became very  limited,
there was a bear that claimed squatters rights on the flats and  was
apparently down-right aggressive toward hikers attempting to camp  there
overnight.  The bear won!
Thanks again,
FF and  FW
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