[pct-l] Met SOBO at Barrel Springs

[P H]

He definitely indicated he left the northern US border last year, and had been working his way south all along. I was momentarily stunned when he approached Barrel Springs from the north. I was trying to figure out what I was seeing in order to ask a coherent question. I had been hiking from the 3rd gate, so I was a little fatigued and was just settling in at that moment in order to fill up some water bottles. Ole Yeller sauntered up to the spring and drank a couple liters from a decal adorned Nalgene bottle. He was bronzed by the sun and had little body fat. We exchanged a few pleasantries and admittedly I was a bit flummoxed at my inner voice for sounding off in a doubting Thomas sort of way, while I conversed nonchalantly in the present with Ole Yeller. He had a small to average build, but no small pack, with that salty trail look and very comfortable in his own skin. I wished that I would have asked for a photo with the man. Fascinating indeed. 

Paint

> From: saintgimp at hotmail.com
> To: n801yz at hotmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] Met SOBO at Barrel Springs
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:19:09 -0700
> 
> PaintYW wrote:
> >
> Ole Yeller mentioned coming off the trail twice in the last 10 months,
> heading to Tucson, for family matters, a short work/income stint and
> Christmas.
> Ole Yeller also said he was hiker # 708 as he passed thru Ziggy and the
> Bear's.
> >
> 
> That's . . . um . . . hmmm . . . fascinating.  I'd love to hear more
> details.  Did he specifically say he had been on the PCT for the last 10
> months, starting from Canada, or just trails in general (AT and the like)?
> 
> Eric
> 
>