[pct-l] Half Way Point

[Edward Anderson]

Meridith,  Look up "town" in your dictionary. A town does not have to have any 
of what 

you describe to be a town. I lived on the Mendocino coast for 34 years. I can 
think of several small towns that lack either all or most of the establishments 
that you describe. 

And yet - the folks who live there think that they live in towns. Yes, Beldon 
Town is small but it offers a lot to we who pass through. I have visited 
Beldon several times over the years. The people who live there were really nice 
to me.  There is even a Post Office nearby for those who resupply that way. In 
2009 I cached my resupplies 1/2 mile southwest of town. There is a restroom 
there, a corral, and a good place to camp.

MendoRider



________________________________
From: Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 8:42:04 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Half Way Point

I guess your definition of a town and mine differ.  I think of a town as a place 
with real grocery stores, hardware, sporting goods, churches, libraries and 
such.  Belden is gone in the blink of an eye.  Just because they call it Belden 
Town, doesn't mean it is.  But you're right about what it does have.

Meridith
Lake Almanor/Chester resident.



On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:

Meridith, 
>
>Beldon Town is a town.  And it has a small store, a restaurant and a bar. It 
>even had a corral for my horse.  You can camp there and go for a swim in the 
>river.  All this without even leaving the PCT - 15 feet off the trail.
>
>MendoRider  
>
>
>
>
________________________________
From: Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 4:42:21 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] Half Way Point
>
>Message: 20
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:29:46 -0600
>From: Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com>
>
>
>>>Drakesbad is almost exactly at the halfway point. Nearby towns would be
>>>Belden or Chester.
>
>But Belden is not a town.  Chester is, and it's a good place to resupply.
>Drakesbad is an acceptable drive from Chester and as Shroomer and everyone
>says, it's a great place to unwind.  Ed and Billie love hikers and feed them
>like kings.  A significant other may or may not be able to get a reservation
>there (reservations are made far in advance) but there's a forest service
>campground 1/4 mile down the road.
>
>Piper's Mom
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