[pct-l] Red's Meadow Ranger

Mon Jun 29 12:55:42 CDT 2009

Well put - we should all be quick to respond to law enforcement with respect
and compliance.  If you think otherwise, then you need to go to YouTube and
search for Chris Rock's video titled, "How Not To Get Your Ass Kicked By The
Police".
On the other hand, I've encountered Ranger Ricks with an attitude before
and, male or female, they somehow manage to instantly erase the serenity of
my outdoor experience.  Once I was just arriving at the crest of Camel's
Hump in Vermont and was standing on a rock when I was approached by a
uniformed female teenage rangerette-in-training who proceeded to lecture me
with an angry tone about not trampling on fragile alpine plant life.  I was
standing on a frigging rock at the time, mind you.  Grrr.

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   1. Re: Hydration system (hiker97 at aol.com)
   2. PCT Books (hiker97 at aol.com)
   3. Red's Meadow Ranger (shelly skye)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:44:39 -0400
From: hiker97 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hydration system
To: reinholdmetzger at cox.net
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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Snappy writes: Switchback,?My hydration system is far superior to yours.?
About 10 years ago I hiked the Apache Point trail in the Grand Canyon, which
has no shade or water, in 100 degree temperatures hauling 12 liters of
water.? CAUTION!!!....Do not attempt to do that.....it would rip the bottom
out of your flimsy Mariposa pack.?
?
And for your information my hiking wardrobe beats your hiking wardrobe any
time.?
My hiking wardrobe consists of the finest quality garments available at
Goodwill and at .50 cents to $2.00 per item I don't have to be nervous about
rolling around in the dirt like you will be, wearing your fancy $50.00 -
$75.00 per item designer showcase wardrobe.?
You are just trying to impress the hiker babes.....you're not fooling me one
bit.? JMT Reinhold,?Your snappy trail companion?
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Switchback replies: Since my hydration system only requires 3 liters of
water in the Mariposa Plus pack and I can easily carry 9 liters of water
with my system, I think I doing pretty good.? Plus, if I really wanted to
carry more I could easily add some liters in the Mariposa.? It would make
your 12 liters look like you had a Learner's Permit for backpacking.?
Instead of the professional hiker trash that I am.
?
Say, I am really getting my new gear setup going.? I will be doing a new
SuperSecrets of Backpacking paper soon.? I think the subtitle will be
"Canada Guaranteed."? This will be?platiumn information on gear.? Only a few
people in the world know this stuff.? Every year at the April Kickoff I will
hand out copies to attendees to my seminar.? These hikers will have?a BIG
advantage over others on the trail.? Their odds of making it to Canada will
be around 85%.? If they do not, then of course I will give them my world
famous 120% money back guarantee.

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:55:08 -0400
From: hiker97 at aol.com
Subject: [pct-l] PCT Books
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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I just finished A Thru-Hiker's Heart about No Way Ray Echols?edited by Stone
Dancer and Zero Days by Nellie Bly about their 2004 family thru-hike with 10
year old Scrambler (who must be 15-16 years old now).

What great books for you to read.? I made some minor changes to my
supplies/gear set up after reading these books.

In any case,?hope you get to read these PCT books.

Your obedient servant, Switchback the Trail Pirate

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:34:16 -0700
From: shelly skye <shelbel26 at gmail.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Red's Meadow Ranger
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I just wanted to say that I have met the ranger in question near Reds Meadow
and found her to be friendly, interested in what I was doing and meticulous
at her job... which is to say she wanted to see my permit and bear canister.
I did get the feeling that she wouldn't have been happy should I not have
had the required items but she was only doing her job, which is to protect
the resource and make sure backcountry users are following regulations.
I understand not following the rules, I do it all the time. That is a choice
we, as adults get to make. However, when we get caught breaking the rules, I
find it interesting when people get pissed off at the person who catches
them breaking the rule. Most of the time it isn't the people who we
encounter who make the rules so it isn't productive to get angry at them. I
suspect (pure speculation) the ranger in question has had to deal with too
many people breaking the rules and has developed a shell to deal with people
she suspects might be in that category.

Of course this is pure speculation. But I did want to say I found her to be
friendly.

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