[pct-l] What do you guys do for money?
Krikor Y
kyeremian at gmail.com
Tue May 17 16:29:07 CDT 2011
This question is for thru-hikers and those that go on overnight hikes
multiple times throughout the month. What do you do for a living? I am
considering making a career change that would allow me plenty of time to do
what you do either for pleasure or professionally. So far I have considered
mountain guide and forester. Forester sounds good to me because I'll
constantly be outdoors, it is stable work with health benefits though
education costs are significant, mountain guide is my dream job but am
concerned that I won't be able to support a family with the income. I've
also head nurse because by setting your own hours, you can work your butt
off for an extended time and end up with a couple weeks off in a row to roam
free :) What do you guys think, what are some of your professions?
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> 1. Re: Castle Crags State Park To Close (bighummel at aol.com)
> 2. Re: Hyperlite backpack (bighummel at aol.com)
> 3. songs in your head on PCT (Melissa Rexilius)
> 4. SAC-1 post-poned 1 week (ned at mountaineducation.org)
> 5. Chester Trail Angel (Meridith Rosendahl)
> 6. Re: Chester Trail Angel (Scott Williams)
> 7. Re: songs in your head on PCT (Ernie Castillo)
> 8. Fwd: CBS Los Angeles- Station Fire Burn Areas To Reopen In
> Angeles National Forest (Nitnoid1)
> 9. Re: Castle Crags State Park To Close (Gary Wright)
> 10. Re: So you Think You're a Mountaineer? (ned at mountaineducation.org)
> 11. Re: 8 (Amanda L Silvestri)
> 12. solio solar charger (Melissa Rexilius)
> 13. Re: So you Think You're a Mountaineer? (Rod Belshee)
> 14. Re: songs in your head on PCT (Scott Williams)
> 15. SoCal weather! (ned at mountaineducation.org)
> 16. Re: SoCal weather! (ron guay)
> 17. Re: The Song for Today (Nathan Miller)
> 18. Re: songs in your head on PCT (Nathan Miller)
> 19. Re: SoCal weather! (ned at mountaineducation.org)
> 20. Mile 252 Animals (ron guay)
> 21. Re: SoCal weather! (Marion Davison)
> 22. Re: 8 (Glenn Bradford)
> 23. Hiker missing on baden powell (Perry Chamberlain)
> 24. Sarah went all Hollywood (eckert)
> 25. Missng hiker in the North Cascades (Andrea Dinsmore)
> 26. Re: Missng hiker in the North Cascades (Bob Bankhead)
> 27. Re: Missng hiker in the North Cascades (Eric Lee)
> 28. Re: Missng hiker in the North Cascades (gwschenk at socal.rr.com)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 13:16:03 -0400
> From: bighummel at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Castle Crags State Park To Close
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Cc: paul at royaresources.com
> Message-ID: <8CDE2041168ED6C-22A8-8C8B3 at webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
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>
> Amaratti's was there in 1977 and where I purchased two T-bone steaks, a
> case of Henry Winehard's beer and a vat of strawberries for Paul Hacker and
> myself to celebrate my 21st bday! It wasn't until we got back to our
> campsite that we realized we had no way to cook the steaks! Our stoves were
> a mess for a couple weeks afterward!
> I swear that the guy behind the counter in 2002 (for the 1977 25 Year
> Reunion there) is the same guy as in 1977.
>
> Greg Hummel
>
>
> Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,
> the whole aim and end of human existence.
> - Aristotle
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 14:11:21 -0400
> From: bighummel at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hyperlite backpack
> To: dgwebbaux at att.net
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <8CDE20BCB77C320-13DC-69E at webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
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>
> Gayle,
>
>
> I'm sending your note to the pct list. Any one intersted, I assume contact
> Gayle off list.
>
>
> Greg Hummel
>
>
> Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,
> the whole aim and end of human existence.
> - Aristotle
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gayle Webb <dgwebbaux at att.net>
> To: bighummel at aol.com
> Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 10:40 am
> Subject: Hyperlite backpack
>
>
> Strider:
>
> I bought a too small cuben fiber (1lb 6oz.) backpack that cannot be
> returned. Do
>
> you know anyone who would be interested? I will sell it cheap.
>
> Spider.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:24:45 +0000
> From: Melissa Rexilius <melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> To: <kevinrenfrow at gmail.com>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <SNT107-W18485971C4AFCED0D6BCF7888D0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> Ha! I had Horse With No Name stuck in my head all the way from Rodriguez
> Spur to third gate cache. It was really funny to listen to the lyrics over
> and over in my head..
> [I was looking at a river bed
> And the story it told of a river that flowed
> Made me sad to think it was dead]Doesn't he know it just doesn't freaking
> rain in the desert?! Lol....
> t.Rex_______I don't know about other people but the only song stuck in my
> head during the desert heat was 'A Horse with no Name' by America. That and
> other songs about rain, water, etc.Kevin
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:45:39 -0700
> From: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Subject: [pct-l] SAC-1 post-poned 1 week
> To: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>,
> <sequoiakingscanyonhikers at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: johnmuirtrail at yahoogroups.com
> Message-ID: <9BF2D42876E748538E2CBB7A6CBE25A1 at PacificCrestPC>
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> Mountain Education is postponing its second annual Snow Advanced (skills
> training) Course #1, hiking from Kennedy Meadows to Kearsarge Pass, due to
> access road closures and team illness. It will, now, leave May 27th from KM
> instead of May 20th.
>
> If anyone who is doing a High Sierra trail (this year or in the future) and
> wants to
> - polish their snow skills on the steep and slippery,
> - cover the initial, ramp-up section of the route past Cottonwood Pass and
> over Forester Pass,
> - realize just what skills are needed to thru hike the PCT under snow,
> - see what the high country looks like in "early season,"
> please look over the Course Description at
> http://postholer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1313 and let us know if you
> want to join the event!
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 13:21:09 -0700
> From: Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Chester Trail Angel
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <BANLkTin-UO6xTj+L+W2mw-WOJGWR66aOzw at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm happy to say that this summer I will after all be able to do some hiker
> caretaking, providing rides between Chester and the trail at highway 36,
> etc. I will miss some of July, but hopefully will have someone who can at
> least maintain the cooler(s) at the trail while I'm away. We're looking
> forward to seeing 2011's hikers!
>
> Happy hiking
> Piper's Mom
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 14:53:41 -0700
> From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Chester Trail Angel
> To: Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <BANLkTikAzca+pNg2CCexhoEwi09w1W6sOg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Yeah!!! Piper's Mom!!! We love your ice chests, your lawn, your deck,
> your
> shower, your wonderful food, and you both. Great to have you back in
> action.
>
> Shroomer
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Meridith Rosendahl <
> meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm happy to say that this summer I will after all be able to do some
> hiker
> > caretaking, providing rides between Chester and the trail at highway 36,
> > etc. I will miss some of July, but hopefully will have someone who can
> at
> > least maintain the cooler(s) at the trail while I'm away. We're looking
> > forward to seeing 2011's hikers!
> >
> > Happy hiking
> > Piper's Mom
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:55:47 -0400
> From: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> To: <melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com>, <kevinrenfrow at gmail.com>,
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <COL112-W9CEE1A1186DD47C83D13FD88D0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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>
> OK, I am going to date myself again.
>
> Have you ever heard "I'm singing in the rain."
>
> Wait, one more.
>
> "Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day."
>
> Ernie Castillo
>
> PCT class of 1980
>
>
> > From: melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com
> > To: kevinrenfrow at gmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:24:45 +0000
> > Subject: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> >
> >
> > Ha! I had Horse With No Name stuck in my head all the way from Rodriguez
> Spur to third gate cache. It was really funny to listen to the lyrics over
> and over in my head..
> > [I was looking at a river bed
> > And the story it told of a river that flowed
> > Made me sad to think it was dead]Doesn't he know it just doesn't freaking
> rain in the desert?! Lol....
> > t.Rex_______I don't know about other people but the only song stuck in my
> head during the desert heat was 'A Horse with no Name' by America. That and
> other songs about rain, water, etc.Kevin
> > _______________________________________________
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 18:02:28 -0400
> From: Nitnoid1 <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Fwd: CBS Los Angeles- Station Fire Burn Areas To
> Reopen In Angeles National Forest
> To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <A2604A79-D1DD-44D0-A941-6EC00CCB673E at yahoo.com>
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> According to the link below, the PCT will reopen in Angeles Nat'l Forest.
>
>
> > Subject: CBS Los Angeles- Station Fire Burn Areas To Reopen In Angeles
> National Forest
> >
>
> > Check out this post:
> http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/05/16/forest-service-to-reopen-portion-of-angeles-national-forest-charred-in-station-fire/
> >
> >
> > The Incredible Bulk
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 18:09:02 -0400
> From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Castle Crags State Park To Close
> To: Jim Keener ( J J ) <pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com>
> Cc: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <76784FB1-45AB-4797-A035-0048F1DA2BF4 at mac.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>
> On May 16, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Jim Keener ( J J ) wrote:
>
> > It is government that has created and maintained these parks for decades.
> With low bid privatization, the public loses control and quality. Consider
> the food at Curry Village.
>
> No doubt that it is possible to screw up public/private partnerships but
> that isn't a forgone conclusion and if the alternative is to simply give up
> and close facilities, then perhaps it makes sense to re-think some
> assumptions.
>
> Radar
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:22:56 -0700
> From: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] So you Think You're a Mountaineer?
> To: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>, "PCT List Forum"
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <F3F5E7A4A3FA451794D8A3B95A0CE5F9 at PacificCrestPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> What a cool route! What I'm wondering is, how was this thing made, the
> ground-into-granite footholds, the 4x wooden walkways with bolts and wire
> and chain, and the cemented-in rod walkway back up!?
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> To: "PCT List Forum" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:23 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] So you Think You're a Mountaineer?
>
>
> > Think the Sierra passes were tough?
> >
> >
> >
> > Embraced the Brutality of the CDT yet?
> >
> >
> >
> > Climbed Mt Whitney, Rainier, and Denali?
> >
> >
> >
> > Child's play !
> >
> >
> >
> > Try the Mt. Huashan plank trails in China.
> >
> >
> >
> > This one would challenge Mountain Ned..or a mountain goat. Seeing is
> > believing
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20058649-10391705.html
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20058649-10391705.html
> >
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>
> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:25:13 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] 8
> To: tpsalumni at aol.com, paulaann7 at yahoo.com, pct-l at backcountry.net,
> pct-l-request at backcountry.net, pipecyn at wildlandsconservancy.org,
> products at collegefund.org, rangelop at yahoo.com
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> http://proximitysa.com/link_friend.php?dgmailID=25nf
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:39:50 +0000
> From: Melissa Rexilius <melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] solio solar charger
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <SNT107-W63C1895E53AD47D5D79366888D0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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>
> Hi all,
> I have a Solio Rocsta charger for sale. Please contact me off list of you
> are interested. http://www.solio.com/charger/solio-charger-rocsta.html
>
> Thanks,
> t.Rex
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 16:07:10 -0700
> From: "Rod Belshee" <rbelshee at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] So you Think You're a Mountaineer?
> To: "PCT List Forum" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <SNT128-DS14226A93800ABB12E274D9CD8D0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Some perspective...
>
> Many mountain peaks in China are spiritual places, especially My Huashan,
> often considered the holiest of the holy sites. It is not uncommon to find
> elderly Chinese making a pilgrimage to these mountains. Think about that!
>
> Ned asked how this trail was created? I don't know on this trail in
> particular, but others I visited were created over lifetimes of Taoist or
> Buddhist monks who literally hammered these trails into existence over
> decades or centuries as part of their spiritual practice.
>
> Interesting note: did you notice the point in the trail where there are
> locks on the chain? It is called something like the golden lock pass, and
> it good fortune to add a lock to the chain.
>
> Another interesting note: the videographer made a point of bypassing the
> local who rented safety equipment. That is best to check locally. In some
> cases, this is an unlicensed hustler trying to scam tourists. In other
> cases, it is a member of a family who for generations have maintained the
> trail and use the proceeds to continue their work.
>
> Steady Sr
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ned at mountaineducation.org
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 3:22 PM
> To: Bob Bankhead ; PCT List Forum
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] So you Think You're a Mountaineer?
>
> What a cool route! What I'm wondering is, how was this thing made, the
> ground-into-granite footholds, the 4x wooden walkways with bolts and wire
> and chain, and the cemented-in rod walkway back up!?
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> To: "PCT List Forum" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:23 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] So you Think You're a Mountaineer?
>
>
> > Think the Sierra passes were tough?
> >
> >
> >
> > Embraced the Brutality of the CDT yet?
> >
> >
> >
> > Climbed Mt Whitney, Rainier, and Denali?
> >
> >
> >
> > Child's play !
> >
> >
> >
> > Try the Mt. Huashan plank trails in China.
> >
> >
> >
> > This one would challenge Mountain Ned..or a mountain goat. Seeing is
> > believing
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20058649-10391705.html
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20058649-10391705.html
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:09:54 -0700
> From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> To: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net, melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com
> Message-ID: <BANLkTinkm=f9STTuTd0Bse_TeTE6S57kow at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I used to swing my trekking umbrella and pretend to be Gene Kelly when it
> rained on trail. My feet were so wet to start with it didn't matter how
> many puddles I splashed in. We're all dated.
>
> Shroomer
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> >
> > OK, I am going to date myself again.
> >
> > Have you ever heard "I'm singing in the rain."
> >
> > Wait, one more.
> >
> > "Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day."
> >
> > Ernie Castillo
> >
> > PCT class of 1980
> >
> >
> > > From: melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com
> > > To: kevinrenfrow at gmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:24:45 +0000
> > > Subject: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> > >
> > >
> > > Ha! I had Horse With No Name stuck in my head all the way from
> Rodriguez
> > Spur to third gate cache. It was really funny to listen to the lyrics
> over
> > and over in my head..
> > > [I was looking at a river bed
> > > And the story it told of a river that flowed
> > > Made me sad to think it was dead]Doesn't he know it just doesn't
> freaking
> > rain in the desert?! Lol....
> > > t.Rex_______I don't know about other people but the only song stuck in
> my
> > head during the desert heat was 'A Horse with no Name' by America. That
> and
> > other songs about rain, water, etc.Kevin
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Pct-L mailing list
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:31:24 -0700
> From: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Subject: [pct-l] SoCal weather!
> To: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <D633ABAD7B7B4D688EC5BBA5B42AF665 at PacificCrestPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Noticing that the weather is getting nasty out there!
>
> How are the thru hikers doing? Tents holding up? People staying warm and
> dry??
>
> What kind of weather is everyone experiencing, rain, snow?
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:36:01 -0500
> From: ron guay <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] SoCal weather!
> To: ned at mountaineducation.org
> Cc: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <BANLkTinNxOaFmhyqinaiGH3X6qJu5xEEmg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Big Bear is cold and expecting snow/mix Tue and Wed.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:36:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] The Song for Today
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net, bighummel at aol.com
> Message-ID: <666873.38859.qm at web44804.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> > "There's a Mojave wind, blowin' me northward, that's where
> > I'm going, and I'm almost there!"
>
> (to the tune of "A Mighty Wind")
> Oh, a mighty Trail's a-windin'
> It's windin' across the land
> It's windin' up through forest, snow and lava
> Dirt and sand!
>
> -Nate the Trail Zombie
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:40:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] songs in your head on PCT
> To: kevinrenfrow at gmail.com, pct-l at backcountry.net, Melissa Rexilius
> <melissa.rexilius at hotmail.com>
> Message-ID: <713504.76555.qm at web44804.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> >I had Horse With No Name stuck in my head all the way
> > from Rodriguez Spur to third gate cache.
>
> I was hiking Oregon Sct.-A SoBo a couple of years ago. I came around a
> bend in the trail north of Cook and Green Pass and saw the Lower Devil's
> Peak lookout perched on the end of the ridge-line. It really reminded me of
> the Beacons of Gondor from "Lord of the Rings." Immediately, music from
> those movies popped into my head and stayed there the rest of the day!
>
> -Nate the Trail Zombie
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 19
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:44:03 -0700
> From: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] SoCal weather!
> To: "ron guay" <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com>
> Cc: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <D0DF3B644EDF4C8C8DEA77893CF58172 at PacificCrestPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Snowing, "Round Two," right now. They say we should expect 4 to 8 inches at
> 6200 feet tonight!
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ron guay
> To: ned at mountaineducation.org
> Cc: PCT MailingList
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] SoCal weather!
>
>
> Big Bear is cold and expecting snow/mix Tue and Wed.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:48:45 -0500
> From: ron guay <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Mile 252 Animals
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <BANLkTimcBXMzQ7KieY11ngjnUCVpqvn0qw at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> What a sad site to see when passing the Grizzly and Big Cat cages around
> mile 252.
>
> The best way to handle something like this is to reduce the demand for
> those
> products that use these animals.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 21
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:20:03 -0700
> From: Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] SoCal weather!
> To: ned at mountaineducation.org, PCT List
> <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <4DD1DB53.7030808 at charter.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> ned at mountaineducation.org wrote:
> > Noticing that the weather is getting nasty out there!
> >
> > How are the thru hikers doing? Tents holding up? People staying warm and
> dry??
> >
> > What kind of weather is everyone experiencing, rain, snow?
> >
> We were doing trail work on Section C between Highway 18 and Van Dusen
> Road on Saturday and Sunday. We saw lots of thru hikers, and we endured
> a very cold, windy night atop the ridge. In the morning we hiked
> through five hours of blowing snowstorm. It wasn't sticking, but it was
> certainly cold. I was wearing everything I had with me, 4 layers, my
> standard summer High Sierra clothing set. Polypro longies, pants, down
> vest, fleece, and top and bottom raingear, 2 neck gaiters, a fleece hat,
> fleece hood and raingear hood. I was warm enough.
> We got home about one PM, all of our gear was damp and muddy, and I was
> glad to get home to a hot shower and a warm bed and a long nap.
> Today it never got above 60 at home in Apple Valley so I am sure it was
> another cold day for the hikers. Possibly wet as well. A friend of mine
> ran a marathon in Pasadena on Sunday in buckets of cold rain.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 21:53:20 -0500
> From: Glenn Bradford <glenn.bradford at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] 8
> To: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: pipecyn at wildlandsconservancy.org, products at collegefund.org,
> tpsalumni at aol.com, paulaann7 at yahoo.com,
> pct-l-request at backcountry.net,
> pct-l at backcountry.net, rangelop at yahoo.com
> Message-ID: <BANLkTi=NwJ_g0iWXBj6MEkGSZYFzeXk_yg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> This site is reported as web forgery site in Firefox - dangerous link
> - what gives?
>
> Glenn
> http://www.thewalk-about.com/
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Amanda L Silvestri
> <aslive at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > http://proximitysa.com/link_friend.php?dgmailID=25nf
> > _______________________________________________
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Perry Chamberlain <juniper_canoeman at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiker missing on baden powell
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <666913.47052.qm at web121218.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Rescue teams were activated after a report of an adult female PCT hiker
> had plunged off the edge of the baden powell ridge on sunday morning.
> The drop off on the south eastern face of baden powell is a 5000 foot drop
> off.
> No news on the hiker yet, teams are searching for her.
>
> Canoeman
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 24
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 20:16:28 -0700
> From: eckert <jape1 at cox.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Sarah went all Hollywood
> To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <4DD1E88C.6070306 at cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> text and POV video of the Snow Creek food poisoning rescue
>
> http://www.rmru.org/missions/2011/2011-010.html
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 25
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 21:14:28 -0700
> From: Andrea Dinsmore <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Missng hiker in the North Cascades
> To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <BANLkTikh2qVxGMpg5mcsByTHpqr24VFS3g at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> All you SOBO hikers take notice. This missing hiker is a Washington State
> Highway Patrolman. Don't over step your snow ability with your ego.
>
>
> http://www.king5.com/news/local/Trooper-missing-in-north-Cascades-121950044.html
>
> PCT MOM
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 26
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 21:44:25 -0700
> From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Missng hiker in the North Cascades
> To: "'Andrea Dinsmore'" <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>, "'PCT-L'"
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <003501cc144d$19ba5160$4d2ef420$@comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Today has been a bad day for PNW hikers. First the lady who reportedly fell
> off Baden Powell, and now this.
>
>
>
> Folks, this is NOT a normal weather year, and like the sea, these mountains
> are not inherently dangerous, but they are totally and completely
> unforgiving of the slightest mistake on your part.
>
>
>
> Two old sayings come readily to mind:
>
>
>
> "Don't let your ego write checks your body can't cash."
>
>
>
> "Don't let your elephant mouth overload your canary a$$."
>
>
>
>
>
> Seriously, have the good sense to retreat, regroup, or just quit when you
> get that "oh-oh" feeling. The trail isn't going anywhere anytime soon (Mt
> St. Helens not withstanding). You can always come back and do it another
> year.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Wandering Bob
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Andrea Dinsmore
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 9:14 PM
> To: PCT-L
> Subject: [pct-l] Missng hiker in the North Cascades
>
>
>
> All you SOBO hikers take notice. This missing hiker is a Washington State
> Highway Patrolman. Don't over step your snow ability with your ego.
>
>
>
>
> <
> http://www.king5.com/news/local/Trooper-missing-in-north-Cascades-121950044
> .html>
>
> http://www.king5.com/news/local/Trooper-missing-in-north-Cascades-121950044.
> html
>
>
>
> PCT MOM
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 27
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:03:16 -0700
> From: Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Missng hiker in the North Cascades
> To: "'Andrea Dinsmore'" <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>, "'PCT-L'"
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <BAY145-ds112A84F2A142787176BE08BD8C0 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Andrea wrote:
> >
> All you SOBO hikers take notice. This missing hiker is a Washington State
> Highway Patrolman. Don't over step your snow ability with your ego.
> >
>
> This is a friend of a friend of mine so I'm watching this one closely. No
> one yet knows what happened but the SAR teams are out in force looking for
> him. A helicopter spotted snowshoe tracks in the area of his distress
> beacon but I don't think they've located him yet. It's a rough area and we
> had really bad weather over the weekend.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 28
> Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:05:20 +0000
> From: <gwschenk at socal.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Missng hiker in the North Cascades
> To: 'PCT-L' <pct-l at backcountry.net>, 'Andrea Dinsmore'
> <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>, Bob Bankhead
> <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> Message-ID: <20110517140521.7SSSZ.88186.root at hrndva-web07-z01>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> ---- Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Folks, this is NOT a normal weather year...
>
> This pattern seems to be the new normal. We've had these late spring snow
> storms for three years now.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
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