[pct-l] Getting off the trail at Lone Pine

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Mar 10, 2009, at 5:50 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Just for completeness, there is a third trail to Horseshoe Meadows.  
> Mulkey
> Pass is 1.5 miles before you get to Trail Pass. I have walked all  
> the trails
> mentioned. Of the three to Horseshoe Meadows, Cottonwood is the  
> steepest,
> but it is downhill. Mulkey and Trail are comparable. I agree with  
> the pros
> and cons given with regard to Horseshoe Meadows vs. Whitney Portal.
>
> Pieces

I took the Mulkey Pass trail. It sucks. I fell down. I got lost at  
the end of it. Basically I did not know I needed to turn at a  
junction in the gravelly area at the bottom. Trail pass is better.

I got a ride to Lone Pine from the PCT from hikers I met the day  
before I needed the ride. Getting back on the trail was MUCH harder  
(and expensive.)

And about the money question. Ain't telling. I don't need people  
knowing how much cash I have.