[pct-l] Section E report and Warner Springs

[patti kulesz]

o really? no washcloths? we got one for two people lol...that's weird....but yeh no shampoo and conditioner which I thought was kinda crazy too! The Dr Bronners or camp soap is better than the bar soap. And the business card that Kim gave me says "Ranchmotel"...or are u saying that this place is ranc? LOL

Also me and Halfmile hiked south from HWY 74 to Warner Springs. Plenty of water and yes it was freezing both nights and really foggy Sat night and WINDY! We stayed at Mike Herrara's Sat night in Chihuahua Valley. He wasn't home but I was warm cuz there were blankets there to add to my sleeping bag. And if we needed anything like bandaids, or whatever he had that there too, even some cup o'noodle! But we just slept there and got some water...never found the shower...like we would have used in it 34 degree windy weather anyways..LOL There was alot of overgrown brush on a 5-6 mile portion of the trail but someone has been notified about it, so hopefully by the time we get there for the thru it will be taken care of.

You can check out my trailjournals for more info on the hike.

patti

--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Janet Grossman <janetgr at cableone.net> wrote:

From: Janet Grossman <janetgr at cableone.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Section E report
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 2:06 PM

I just did Section E from Agua Dulce to Hwy 58 3/10-15. It would have been better to wait another week or so for it to be a little warmer at night, but there was plenty of water, info on which is already in AsABat's wonderful water report. There were lots of flowers and singing birds, and lots of wonderful crunchy, juicy green miner's lettuce to eat on many of the hillsides. However, a woman who lives somewhere out the road toward Cottonwood Creek Bridge backed up her car to warn me of a pack of 5-6 feral dogs in the area. She said they seemed to be afraid of humans, but had attacked her chow dog the previous day. I camped at the bridge (no water there) on 3/13, didn't see or hear any animals.     
When I got to Tehachapi, thanks to ride from a trail angel, I did go to the Ranc Motel (not "Ranch" as Patti said). While it was ok, a big issue for long-distance hikers could be that they don't provide washcloths! I explained to Kim, the proprietor, that I was so filthy I needed something to scrub myself with, and she finally gave me a hand towel from her house, which was awkward to use. Also no little bottles of shampoo, so if you don't have your own you'll need to wash your hair with bar soap. 
Happy hiking, everybody!
Janet
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