[pct-l] Sierra resupply strategy

[Jim Boatwright]

Diane,

That is what I meant, I guess i didn't word my question very well.  Thanks
everyone for the advice, I will look into the Lone Pine options.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I don't think Jim was planning to carry the bear can all the way from
> the Sauffleys. I think he wanted to use the Sauffleys as sort of a
> base station to forward his Sierra gear. I would advocate against
> that. Lone Pine is a better place to do that. It will cost a lot of
> money to ship things twice. You don't need Sierra Stuff until around
> Lone Pine. You'll have your first day above 10,000 feet about two
> days before you get to the turnoff to go to Lone Pine and you won't
> cross into bear can regulation country until after Lone Pine. If not
> Lone Pine, then Kennedy Meadows is a better location to deal with
> your Sierra gear. Lone Pine has the advantage of having a post office
> right there so it's easy to mail out, but you can mail out from
> Kennedy Meadows, too.
>
> Diane
>
> On Apr 12, 2010, at 7:50 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> >
> > Imposition? Only Donna can answer that; not anyone on this list.
> >
> > The bigger issue is the difference in the distance you will be
> > carrying the bear canister. By sending the canister to Sauffley's,
> > you are (unnecessarily) carrying both the weight and the bulk of it
> > for 243 miles to Kennedy Meadows.
> >
> > Unless the regulations change, you COULD save an additional 42
> > miles of carry by exiting at Trail Pass down to Horseshoe Meadows
> > (there are bear boxes at the campground) and hitching into Lone
> > Pine for re-supply and a zero day. GREAT TRAIL TOWN - best along
> > the Sierra, IMO. Pick up your canister here instead of at Kennedy
> > Meadows and continue north to Muir Trail Ranch or Vermillion
> > Valley. This also lets you skip the Kearsarge Pass detour to Onion
> > Valley/Independence (a so-so little desert town).
> >
> > It's your hike and your body carrying the pack.
> >
> > Wandering Bob
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Jim Boatwright
> >   To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
> >   Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 9:04 PM
> >   Subject: [pct-l] Sierra resupply strategy
> >
> >
> >   I have been trying to decide whether it would be better to send
> > my bear
> >   canister and other Sierra gear to Kennedy Meadows or to the
> > Saufleys.  My
> >   thinking is that if I send everything to the Saufleys, it could
> > all be
> >   combined and the number of boxes forwarded on to Kennedy Meadows
> > would be
> >   reduced.  Does this make sense or would it be an imposition on
> > the Saufleys
> >   to send 3 or more boxes  to them?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >   Jim
>
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