[pct-l] Bridge of the Gods

[David Margavage]

Is this a joke?

On 2/3/09, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> apparently some people are getting a little carried away with their answers
> on some of the questions I ask on here...I ask for a reason which I feel no
> need to explain at this time but in the end it will be understood. It was
> not my intention to bitch about paying the toll...only to inquire as is all
> the other inquiries made one here...yes I may joke at times about the costs
> of things...but it is merely that...a JOKE...
> patti
>
> --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Stephen <reddirt2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> From: Stephen <reddirt2 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bridge of the Gods
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net, "Wayne Kraft" <wayneskraft at comcast.net>
> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 10:10 PM
>
> Hahahahahahaha, I fell out of my ever lovin chair on that one !
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Kraft" <wayneskraft at comcast.net>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:28 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Bridge of the Gods
>
>
> > The bridge crossing the Columbia River at Cascade Locks belongs
> > eternally to God, of course, but its temporal caretaker is the Port
> > of Cascade Locks, a tiny municipal organization with a limited
> > budget.  The Port of Cascade Locks has managed to keep the 1926-built
> > structure maintained and safely serviceable since purchasing it with
> > revenue bonds in 1961.  It seems like the measly fifty cent toll
> > asked of pedestrians crossing the bridge would be considered a
> > bargain by most folks, but apparently some thru-hikers object even to
> > this. Well, there are alternatives.  You could ford the river. It is
> > only about 1800 feet or so across and you do have to watch the
> > currents, the grain barges and the gill nets, but you are out for
> > adventure, are you not?  You could also take an alternative route to
> > avoid the toll.  You could do a road walk to Biggs and cross the
> > Columbia there for free.  It's only about 120 miles extra and it
> > saves you fifty cents.  Actually, I'd recommend you take the Herman
> > Creek Trail from Wahtum Lake down to the river.  That will cut, oh,
> > two or three miles off the road walk. Or maybe we could get the PCTA
> > to build us a new "free" bridge.  I hear it would cost about $26
> > million to replace the bridge, so I guess our memberships would cost
> > a bit more. Of course, we could probably build a cheaper bridge
> > suitable only for pedestrian traffic.  A sort of Bridge of the Lesser
> > Gods.  As for me, I cross the BOG every once in a while and I've
> > always considered it sort of a privilege to chip in my small
> > contribution to the Port of Cascade Locks' expenses, but that's just
> > me, I guess.
> >
> > Wayne Kraft
> >
> >
> >
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