[pct-l] map drops

[Brandon McGinnity]

Alright, well here's my plan, I guess i won't be needing help after all.
Just had to muddle my way through it. So far this looks like a decent plan.

Warner Springs, Hiker Heaven, Kennedy Meadows, South Lake Tahoe, Ashland,
and Cascade Locks.

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 10:19 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

>   The way I do it is only take the maps I need from one resupply drop to
> the next. So I first split them up in sections...then figure out where all
> my resupplies are going to...for instance if I was sending a resupply to WS,
> Idyllwild, Big Bear and Wrightwood...I wouldn't carry the maps for whole
> sections. I would only carry WS to Idyllwild, Idyllwild to Big Bear, and Big
> Bear to Wrightwood and so on. Some of the sections are long...like
> OOOOOO..lol so if u have more than one, which u will, resupply then u don't
> have to carry as many map pages.
>
>  Sugar Moma
>
> * *
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>
>
> *To:* pct-l at backcountry.net
> *Sent:* Sat, March 19, 2011 6:29:32 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] map drops
>
> I guess I should lay out my "plan" so far, eh?
>
> drops so far in mind, since they are places I know I'll be or will have
> another drop are Warner Springs, Hiker Heaven (Agua Dulce), and Kennedy
> Meadows. And probably South Lake Tahoe. Warner Springs, because I'm having
> a
> small food drop sent there and figured, why not maps too? I don't really
> plan to have them spaced so close together the whole way, and even these
> locations are tenative at this point.
>
> Part of my confusion is I'm hiking with a partner, who's on the road as a
> truck driver and I haven't been able to get into details with him yet. But
> I'm excited to plan NOW, dammit! haha. Always trickier doing things in
> groups rather than solo.
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Ron Dye <chiefcowboy at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Brandon,
> >
> > I'm leaving some in a resupply box at the Lake Hemet store 9150 miles),
> > will
> > pick up another set in Desert Hot Springs (son's house) and will probably
> > not pick up any more until Tuolumne Meadows.  Haven't figured out beyond
> > that for certain yet but will probably be Cascade Locks, Manzama Village
> at
> > Crater Lake and the Dinsmores.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:
> pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> > On Behalf Of Brandon McGinnity
> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 5:37 PM
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] map drops
> >
> > So, I've just recieved my halfmile maps (thanks everyone who was
> involved,
> > they're great!)
> >
> > Now I'm trying to figure out where to send them. As a mail drop hater,
> I'm
> > trying to keep it minimal, but as someone who hates carrying weight I
> don't
> > need, i'm slightly more willing to do more of them. Anyways, I was just
> > wondering what others had done or were doing, to get some ideas for
> myself.
> > Thanks for any input.
> >
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