[pct-l] Fw: Re: All those nice people...

[aslive at charter.net]

Jackass

It is my understanding that the Pink Motel closed a few years ago.

Shepherd


On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:50 PM, Jason M. wrote:

> "How difficult is it to read the two paragraphs pertaining to 
> re-supply at
> the beginning of each chapter while at home packing boxes?"
>
> Don't forget your box to "The Pink Motel" just north of the I-10. 
> Great
> place to hang out for the day.
>
> tell 'em Jackass sent ya!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Charles Williams 
> <charlesnolie at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 2/28/12, Charles Williams <charlesnolie at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Charles Williams <charlesnolie at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] All those nice people...
>> To: "Douglas Tow" <douglastow at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:26 PM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> All we had decades ago was the "Bible", not the "Book of Lies" and 
>> very
>> rarely did we hear about people being "dead, maimed, or still lost". 
>> Yes,
>> we got everything we needed including resupply information, trail
>> description, mileage points, reliable water sources, and maps in the 
>> Bible
>> and it was the only source of information available.  I met lots of 
>> people
>> that thought they could do better, but none did.  And if you really 
>> want to
>> know anything about the valleys, ridges, and peaks you're traveling 
>> through
>> it is still a very useable tool.
>>
>> Of course this was the time before Spot's "Help" button, GPS, cell 
>> phones,
>> and water caches.  And it was before the "herd" and speed attemps or
>> records.  Angels were to be reveered, not used.  It was really a 
>> simple
>> time that I long for.
>>
>> I'm just saying it's not as difficult as some want you to believe and 
>> we
>> did just fine oblivious to our "without" status.  How difficult is it 
>> to
>> read the two paragraphs pertaining to re-supply at the beginning of 
>> each
>> chapter while at home packing boxes?
>>
>> Charles
>>
>> --- On Tue, 2/28/12, Douglas Tow <douglastow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Douglas Tow <douglastow at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [pct-l] All those nice people...
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 5:42 PM
>>
>>
>> Good afternoon!
>>
>> "I cannot imagine what my PCT experience would have been without 
>> Yogi's
>> books, except that I probably would be dead, maimed, or still lost."
>>
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