[pct-l] Restaurant between Wrightwood and AD

[CATHARINE FRENETTE]

Hi Donna  when my grandson and I were there, when they closed at 10pm we sat 
out side at one of there tables until my wife came at midnight. Ground 
Pounder
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna "L-Rod" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
To: "CATHARINE FRENETTE" <tahoe.cat at verizon.net>; "Jim "PITA" Payne" 
<enyapjr at comcast.net>; "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Restaurant between Wrightwood and AD


> 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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