[pct-l] After Action Report - Earthquake Attack

[hiker97 at aol.com]

The Wagon Master wrote: In a book I read recently a trapper back in the 1840's found that after visiting Indian tribes many, many of them would die of a strange disease.? Amongst the Indians he was considered a harbinger of death, and he even wondered why this was so.? Of course he was spreading small pox unknowingly. 
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Similarly, the infamous Switchback carries a strange electro-magnetic curse with him that brings about massive movements of earth, rock and stone.? The local residents know this and fear him and call him the Great Mover of Earth!? Thus, the recent rash of earthquakes arises no questions in the scientific community now that the full facts are known.? The scientific community, however, have issued a "Switchback" alert to any location where it is rumored he may travel to.? Beware and be afraid!

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Switchback the GEM replies: So true.? So true.? Actually, among the natives of the deep PCT mountains I have always had the tribal name of Trail Arm Candy or Trophy Mountain Man.? I think, if I remember correctly, the native women gave me those names.? But in any case, I will also now take the name of?GEM or Giant Earth Mover.? Edward Abbey had some thoughts on GEMs in his books.?



My next expedition will be October 22-26 back over to the earthquake prone Lone Pine and Horseshoe Meadows trailhead.? I now expect that the Terminators will have a bounty out on my head/scalp.? This will make it more challenging, but not impossible.? I also expect they will be enlisting the local Indians,?outlaws,?trail?pirates, and bounty hunters?to ambush me.??At the first refrain of my Spenser .56 buffalo gun, they will all scatter.? Plus, I can now bring down?tons of rock on them.? No problem.