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

[Stephen Adams]

Perhaps, perhaps, but it might be worth a try to not heat the Daniels  
so much, just warm it a little, or even sweeten some good coffee with  
it.  I think over heating it reduces the euphoric effect of altitude  
also.  And I'm not sure if I didn't gobble my food too quickly.  More  
research will probably be necessary out at Joshua Tree soon.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:57 PM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:

> This is good to know......Perhaps we should substitute Jim Beam for   
> Jack Daniels for breakfast and save the Jack Daniels for dinner.
> Yes, Taboos is a long haul and steep drop to nowhere.....I had to  
> bail out via Taboos couple years ago.
> However, I got a ride just like that......a good looking girl came  
> to a screeching halt and gave me a ride to Lone Pine.
>
> It pays to be good looking.....I guess that is why Switchback does  
> not hitch-hike
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The most handsome guide of the Sierra
> -------------------------------------------
>
> Stephen Adams wrote:
>> 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.
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 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.
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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.   
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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.
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Reinhold wrote:
>>> 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
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Marcia wrote:
>>> If Skurka is guiding the Sierra High Route it's 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. /
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