[pct-l] Help needed to stock 3rd Gate Cache

[AsABat]

I should add that the ranch owners have given Charlie's crew specific
permission to enter the ranch to restock the cache, and you should go to the
ranch only if the cache is empty.


On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 3:33 PM, AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> The water source off trail at 3rd Gate is on private property, at a ranch
> about 3 miles away. The water report gives explicit directions from Charlie,
> including "BUT...The owner asks that hikers return to the trail (unless
> there is a medical emergency). PERMISSION TO TAKE WATER IS NOT AN OPEN
> INVITATION TO VISIT THE OWNER/EMPLOYEES, NOR TO CAMP ON THE RANCH ITSELF.
> Respect the owner's property and NOT GO NEAR any pen with livestock for any
> reason."
>
> The water report does also mentions a cistern about a mile from the PCT.
> I've only had one person told me they found water there, many others told me
> it was more like a garbage dump.
>
> AsABat
>
>   On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
> diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I seem to recall that there was a water source off trail a mile or a
>> little more from the 3rd Gate. So technically, the cache isn't
>> actually needed.
>>
>>