[pct-l] Trail magic

[Jennifer Zimmerman]

Shepard!

THANK YOU for your trail magic!  My husband and I hiked in 2013 and while
reading this thread I was just reminiscing about the day we met you.  It
was Mother's Day; best float I ever had.  Thanks so much for the wonderful
memory.

Glad to see the list come back to life!
Jen Z

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Susan Virnig <susanvirnig at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Hikers,
>
> As a section hiker from Spokane, I had never heard of Coppertone.  One day
> I was backpacking between the two paved roads leading down to Bucks Lake.
> Someone walking by me mentioned getting root beer floats — my favorite
> since childhood! — and I assumed they meant they were going to head down to
> the resort.  OH MY GOSH!!!  I was stunned to come out at Bucks Summit into
> the shade, with chairs to sit down on, water and fruit, and great company
> while I waited for my root beer float.  Such a delight!  As a solo hiker in
> my 60s, it was a the biggest morale booster I’ve had in many a hiking day.
> Thank you, Coppertone!
>
> In the late 70s/early 80s I section hiked WA; then did OR between ’02-’09,
> often leading backpacks for local backpacking groups; and have been working
> on CA in the meantime.  The kindness of official and unofficial trail
> angels — especially Are-We-There-Yet? — but so many others, who gave me a
> safe ride while hitching, offered a slice of watermelon where the road
> crossed a major highway on a 105 degree day, and so much more, continues to
> fill my heart with gratitude.
>
> Thanks to all, known and unknown, for how you have benefitted my life, and
> my PCT hikes.
>
> —Susan from Spokane—Sunshine
>
> > On Mar 11, 2018, at 9:35 PM, aslive at charter.net wrote:
> >
> > I used to do trail magic for hikers coming out of Deep Creek Canyon.
> > Root beer floats and hot dogs etc. The hikers always seemed to enjoy
> > it and of course no one had to stop. I have only run into trail magic
> > twice myself: once at Carson Pass and once at Sanonia Pass. I expected
> > neither but was happy to run into it both times. This whole question
> > seems a bit strange to me. If you want to take advantage of the
> > generosity of strangers, do so and if you don't don't, simple. Why all
> > the fuss?
> > Shepherd
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