[pct-l] Restaurant between Wrightwood and AD

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Word from the hikers this year is that the current owners would not let the hikers stay inside, or camp nearby, even with the snow storm that was occurring.

L-Rod 

-----Original Message-----
>From: CATHARINE FRENETTE <tahoe.cat at verizon.net>
>Sent: May 27, 2008 8:48 AM
>To: "Jim \"PITA\" Payne" <enyapjr at comcast.net>, "Donna  \"L-Rod\" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>, pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Restaurant between Wrightwood and AD
>
>"How's Your Trail"?    Regarding "Newcomb's Ranch" Back in, I think 05', 
>Eagle Scout and I hiked from the I-15 to Hwy 2 at three points then pooped 
>out. Heard about Newcomb's Ranch and walked about, can't remember for sure, 
>2 miles down Hwy 2 to the restaurant. The guys that lived there and worked 
>there were Great! We got there about 3pm and my wife wouldn't get there 
>until midnight to pick us up. We had about $20 between us and ate a good 
>lunch and dinner and played pool for hours and I had a few beers and cokes 
>and when they closed at 10pm one of the guys let us watch a movie on his DVD 
>player and gave us change to use the pay phone to call him down to get his 
>player back when my wife arrived. These guys were really Good to us but I 
>heard that they have changed hands and those guys don't work there any more. 
>I hope that they are as good as they were.  Remember "Be Prepared"  Ground 
>Pounder Bill "Semper Fi"
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jim "PITA" Payne" <enyapjr at comcast.net>
>To: "Donna "L-Rod" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>; "pct-l" 
><pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:04 AM
>Subject: [pct-l] Restaurant between Wrightwood and AD
>
>
>> Regarding Newcomb's Ranch, L-Rod said:
>>> It's been there for years, but apparently wasn't listed in any PCT 
>>> literature.
>>
>> I hadn't seen it before, either, but word has certainly spread throughout 
>> the '09 class via the trail grapevine...
>> I had checked a few journals late last week and quite a few thrus had 
>> stopped in there - evidently a fairly large, good tasting breakfast, plus 
>> the Newcomb folks gave some a ride back to the trail and made lunches to 
>> go (long before 'lunch' serving hours), too...  A "triple decker turkey 
>> club sandwich and fries" - my mouth is watering already!  I searched and 
>> found the website and had bookmarked it - saving it with other "important" 
>> PCT info - even before Pink Gumby's query...
>>
>> Extremely important to know about these off-trail food "details" and 
>> opportunities!   ;-)
>>
>> Happy trails!!!
>> Jim / "PITA"
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