[pct-l] Boiled "Jack Daniels" Hiker Menu

[Stephen Adams]

I just tried that on my Cartridge Creek ramble a couple weeks back and  
was inflicted with the worst case of hiccups I have ever known.  So  
the morning after crossing Taboose Pass I swore I would never have  
boiled Jack for breakfast again !

Side note:  And what Is it with Taboose Pass?  Four times in a row  
now, When heading up to Taboose Pass I have met JMT hikers bailing out  
at probably one of the worst trail heads to do so.  Granted the SIerra  
Shuttle has their number and an add on the backcountry signboard, but  
one would have to have the dreaded cell phone and charged battery.   
You will also have to hike until you get reception etc...
This last couple bailed because of two inches of snow.  It was freakin  
cold though.  But I gave them a great weather report and tried to  
convince them to hike two more passes  and bail at Onion Valley.   
Nope, they, and everyone else I have met who is bailing is pretty much  
done so they think.  Then you get to the trailhead and discover it is  
a long lonesome walk to the highway which is now divided and not hitch  
friendly.  At least Onion is very busy and lots of ride possibilities  
down to Independence.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:

> Boil water???.....No way Stephen.....I have forgotten how to boil  
> water long ago.
> If we have to boil water, the price goes way up.
> For $500 per day we will feed them  "Meals Ready To Eat"......if   
> it's good enough for the Marines......it should be good enough for  
> hiker trash.
> Say,.....I just thought of something.......if we boil the  "Jack  
> Daniels"  instead of boiling the water, we could have hot  "Jack  
> Daniels"  in the morning and hot  "Jack Daniels"  in the evening.
> With a menu like that  we  would corner the   "Guided  Trekking   
> Market"   and get premium rates on top.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The  "Jack Daniels" chef
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Stephen wrote:
> This is a really good idea! Though the requirements for being the  
> temple scribe will be in part, at least for a couple weeks, painful.  
> We'll have to get confirmation regarding Reinhold, but I am quite  
> confident that with a little Jack Daniels and my little "Classic"  
> Reinhold and myself should be able to perform the necessary procedure.
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> Switchback wrote:/.....Yes, I am going to set the most supported PCT  
> record. This is my // goal. But I would be glad to on the staff. I  
> will be the official // chronicler and diarist. I will be the keeper  
> of the parchment and // quill. Later I will make big bucks on a  
> book.// //
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>
> Stephen  wrote://..........Oh, of course. I should have known this.  
> But it appears we may have //lost Switchback to his impulse to make  
> a super supported thru hike// complete with soft chair and weight  
> gain program. So if we can't // entice him to join our highly  
> experienced staff I can probably // figure out how to boil water. //  
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>
> Reinhold wrote//:
> Yes,.....I agree.....//I think we should only accept good looking  
> hiker babes.
> I don't // feel like babysitting homely looking dudes.//
> I don't know about you, but I like them with long shapely //  
> legs.....that is strictly from a hiking point of view of course. //  
> It has been my experience that hiker babes with long shapely legs //  
> make far better hiking companions....aaahhh.....I mean better  
> hikers. //
>
> JMT Reinhold //
> Your shapely legs loving trail companion
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>
> // Stephen Adams wrote://
> I'm in. And since we have reasonable time to correspond regarding //  
> pricing, perhaps the first thing we should consider is client //  
> criteria.//
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>
> Reinhold w//rote://
> This is Great News!!!......since Andy will not be guiding the//  
> "High High Sierra Route Trek" perhaps Stephen and I can be the  
> guides. //
> Stephen and I have been criss-crossing the Sierra for many years //  
> and off hand I can not think of anybody that knows the Sierra//  
> better than Stephen and I// and since Stephen and I are "far" better  
> looking than Andy, we// could demand a premium rate.....perhaps as  
> high as $500/day.//
> Hiker babes will not blink an eye to be guided through the// Sierra  
> by handsome guides like Stephen and I. //
> Perhaps we hire Switchback to be the cook.//
> Yes, I can see the headlines already.......for a once in a  
> lifetime// experience......."Experience the High Sierra" with  
> Switchback, // JMT Reinhold and Stephen. //
> I bet the phone will ring of the hook and we will be backlogged //  
> for a year or two.//
>
> JMT Reinhold //
> The most handsome guide of the Sierra////
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> Marcia wrote:
> If Skurka is guiding the Sierra High Route it¹s not going to be//  
> next year as he is doing this: http://andrewskurka.com/AK10/ 
> index.php //From my November Adventure Mag Issue, page 54:  Thru- 
> hike the// Sierra with Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides and Andrew  
> Skurka,// on the 195 mile Sierra High Route. Price: $6,495, Length  
> 26 days // (or $250 per day for 7.5 miles per day). Limit 6 hikers.  
> Steve // Roper, the SHR "route founder" says in his guide intro that  
> he // really considered pros and cons before he wrote his guide;  
> he// wanted the High Route to remain pristine. I hope a party of//  
> eight  hikers camping every 7.5 miles, on average, treads //  
> lightly. /