[pct-l] Horseshoe Meadow Kickback Campout Expedition

[Reinhold Metzger]

Yes Switchback,
I am in complete  ''AWE''  of your amazing, death defying expeditions.
While you will be struggling to survive on your triple ''Therma-Rest'', 
eating hot gourmet food and wearing fuzzy pink camp slippers on Tuesday, 
October 11,......I will be at the Mexican Border, waiting for a hiker, 
Scott Williamson, that has hiked a mere 40+ miles a day for 65 days, 
without a stove indulging in cold gourmet black
bean dinners.
Yes Switchback, you amaze me with your ability to push yourself to the 
limit, go ''spartan'' and deny yourself
the pleasures of the flesh.
You are truly amazing and hardcore....they just don't make them like you 
anymore.

JMT Reinhold
Your admirer
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On 10/9/2011 5:32 PM, hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> Gentlemen, I called the Ranger Station in Lone Pine today (Sunday) and 
> they said the road is still open up to Horseshoe Meadow (10,000 
> feet).  There is snow everywhere up there, so it should be exciting.  
> Let's use the Tuttle Creek Campground as our backup site.  I am 
> thinking that we could stay one night at Horseshoe (Tuesday, October 
> 11) and then one night at Tuttle Creek (Wednesday, October 12).  
> Tuttle is several miles out of Lone Pine off the Horseshoe Meadow 
> Road.  I have been there and it is a very nice campground with great 
> views.  It is just over 5,000 feet.
> My vehicle will be a silver Toyota Highlander with the Nevada licence 
> plate, "Hiker."  My cell phone is 702-556-2458.  I plan to check into 
> the Ranger Station outside of Lone Pine and see what the latest news 
> is, etc.  I think I should get there around 1100 Tuesday.  I will goof 
> off in Lone Pine and eat lunch and stop by the Joseph Market too.
> In any case, we should have some nice camping and goof-off.  I am 
> bringing lots of reading material so I can lounge around relaxing.
> Hope to see you soon,
> Switchback