[pct-l] Food Drop Services

[Kea]

Bob,

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Kea



On 3 March 2010 09:49, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:

> Resupply by Ned at Sonora Pass is a suberb idea and a service long needed.
> Yuo can avoid the ~13 mile downhill highway roadwalk to Kennedy Meadows
> (North) - and the same 13 miles back uphill.
>
>
> Cottonwood Pass: It is a short, gentle 2 mile, 600 foot descent from Trail
> Pass down to Horseshoe Meadows campground. Easy hitch into Lone Pine. Lone
> Pine is a great place for a zero. Stay at the new Lone Pine Hostel ($22).
> Eat, drink, and make merry at local restuarants. Hitch or take local shuttle
> ($80 in 2009) back to HSM.
>
>
> Kearsarge Pass: It is a 1000 foot climb from the PCT up to Kearsarge Pass
> and a 2600 foot drop to the Onion Valley trailhead parking lot. Then you get
> to reverse that with a full pack; total non-PCT distance travelled is 16
> miles.
>
> For those of you who want to avoid the lost trail time, the hike over
> Kearsarge Pass down and back up again with a full pack, or the hassle of
> hitching a ride into Independence for resupply (and an overnight motel
> bill), the pack station at Onion Valley can offer two options.
>
> Option 1: For the heavy wallets among you, they will bring your supplies up
> to the PCT/JMT and meet you (other locations also available but the
> Kearsarge Pass/JMT junction is the least expensive). This is an especially
> good option for groups whose members can share the cost among themselves.
>
> Option 2: They will hold your package at the pack station for a fee. You
> can pick it up 24/7 anytime that they are there so no more worries about
> hitting the post office's hour and days of operation. For a small extra
> charge, you can use their showers and camp at the station, or just grab your
> package and go back up the hill or over to the USFS campground. Your choice.
>
> For details, pricing, and procedures, contact Sequoia Kings Pack Train at
> pinecreekps at aol.com or call 760-387-2627. Website is
> http://horse-pack-trips.gordonsguide.com/sequoia/index.cfm
>
>
> Wandering Bob
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: David Ellzey
>  To: ned at mountaineducation.org
>  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food Drop Services
>
>
>   As Patti said, a resupply service to the trailhead east of Kearsarge Pass
> and at the picnic site on Sonora Pass would be really sweet. I don't know if
> there is a need to hike it in to the PCT at Kearsarge, I personally would
> just like to avoid the hitch into Independence.
>
>  BigToe
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:16 AM
>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food Drop Services
>
>  We used to bring thru hiker's resupply boxes right to them on the trail
> years ago. Never had a problem with the USFS, but then it was only into the
> Sierra while there was still a lot of snow still on the ground! (1984 to
> 2005)
>
>  We would still offer the service to points like Cottonwood Pass, Kearsarge
> Pass, Bishop Pass, Mono Pass, Red's Meadow, Tuolumne Meadows/Tioga Pass,
> Sonora Pass, and Echo Pass if hikers could make it worth while. Would anyone
> be interested?
>
>  It depends on whether it is important to the thru hiker to stay on the
> trail, saving the time it takes to hike down the thousands of feet to the
> trailhead (think the first four Passes), hopefully hitch into some closest
> town, and then repeat the round-trip by hitching back and climbing up to the
> trail with a full pack or not.
>
>  This is what we offered and would do again if we could afford to do it.
> We're non-profit, after all....
>
>
>  Ned Tibbits
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