[pct-l] Bridge of the Gods

[Trekker4 at aol.com]

So, did you just save me 50 cents? At least that reduces the probable cost  
of that beer I promised.
 
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 2/3/2009 12:58:53 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com writes:

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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