[pct-l] Wrightwood Question

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Besides the Hiker Box/Hardware Store another spot in full view from a 
distance are the tables in front of the grocery store (Jensens).  Good 
resupply store with a really good deli.  They have a sandwich that will last 
a hiker two days.  The town's pay phones and the Bakery/Coffee Shop are half 
way between the grocery store and the Hardware Store.  Hikers are walking 
back and forth a lot in this area.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Trekker4 at aol.com>
To: <billbatch at cox.net>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Wrightwood Question


> The hardware store has a hikers' info book,  including a few people who 
> put
> up hikers in their home. Please do not abuse such  hospitality. I stayed 
> at one
> home for two nights (the first morning was cold and  rainy); it was a
> wonderful experience - wine and talking until after midnight  one night, 
> plus a
> couple of home cooked meals. And no, I won't give a name;  I don't have 
> permission,
> nor have I ever asked permission to recommend this  home. I just remember 
> it
> fondly.
>    Also, in Wrightwood - '05, I got a haircut for $15  on no notice, 
> except
> to go back two hours later to get worked into her  appointment schedule. I
> seem to recall a good bakery/coffee shop, perhaps in the  same building as 
> the
> beauty salon. I solved some problem at the hardware store,  but I don't 
> remember
> much else.
>    The best way to have town info ahead of time is  Inet research, for 
> maps,
> motels, restaurants, coffee shops, laundromats, etc.  For instance, if you
> like coffee shops, that info is only on the Inet. Local C  of C's will 
> gladly
> mail you stuff. Type and cut/paste it all onto both sides of  a 24-lb 
> piece of
> paper; dip it in Thompson's Water Seal, and let dry on a  clothespin for 6
> hours in the sun. Carry it with you from the previous stop, so  the info 
> is
> immediately at hand when you enter a town; that's much better than 
> wandering around
> trying to figure things out from scratch, especially if you  can't get 
> your
> resupply immediately.
>    The old PCT Town Book is getting dated, since it's  no longer updated;
> however, a certain Triple-Crowner publishes up-to-date town  info, which 
> you'd
> be a damn fool to not buy, and not have pertinent  parts with you. You can 
> go
> into any town these days, armed to the teeth with  reliable info; it just 
> takes
> Yogi's book and some Inet research.
>
> 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 3/11/2008 5:16:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> billbatch at cox.net writes:
>
>
>
> I am going to section hike this Spring from Big Bear to Aqua  Dulce - to 
> the
> Saufley's to be more specific.  I am planning the hike  from May 1 so that 
> I
> can meet thru hikers along the way.  Is there a  history of where people
> congregate or stay in Wrightwood?
>
> Thanks in  advance.
>
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