[pct-l] resupply from the hiker box at Muir Trail Ranch

[jason moores]

Perhaps one of the reasons for this was the weather. Two weeks of storms (rain, snow and hail) slowed quite a few hikers and meant that they were working even harder for every mile. I met quite a few hikers in Mammoth who said that they had miscalculated their needs in that stretch. 

I don't advocate hitting up MTR for free food, but if I was hungry enough I'd probably check it out too.

Jason




> From: dsaufley at sprynet.com
> To: len5742 at gmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:18:45 -0800
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] resupply from the hiker box at Muir Trail Ranch
> 
> Last year when I went there, staff at MTR were quite alarmed (and not at all
> happy about) the number of PCT thru-hikers who had counted on getting free
> food out of their hiker box. A hiker number than seen before had
> miscalculated the number of calories they needed to ingest at high elevation
> and were dangerously hungry and out of food when they arrived, only to find
> that the hiker box didn't have what they needed.
> 
> L-Rod 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Len Glassner
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 2:03 PM
> To: PCT
> Subject: [pct-l] resupply from the hiker box at Muir Trail Ranch
> 
> Just FYI
> I've crossed paths with thru-hikers on a budget who planned on
> significant food replenishment from the hiker discards at MTR.  They
> came away disappointed - couple of guys were running on fumes due to
> that miscalculation.  While there can be a lot of stuff there during
> prime JMT season, its too early for much to be available to the
> average thru-hiker.
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