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RE: [pct-l] Goforth does annual ritual rain and snow oddesey
Whatha doing Tom? We're coming down to do Baldy Sunday- snow or not
on snowshoes if needbe.
Rich
At 11:19 PM -0800 2/17/2000, Reynolds, WT wrote:
>Joanne-
>Thankyou very much fair maiden for your snow dance. I will climb the
>mountain [via tram] and try out my , currently unused, snowshoes.
>
>Tom
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul R. Miller Jr. [mailto:thebear1@JPS.NET]
>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 8:26 PM
>To: PCT-l-Digest
>Subject: [pct-l] Goforth does annual ritual rain and snow oddesey
>
>
>I am in Anza, very much enjoying Pat Ziegler's and Paul Miller's
>hospitality and company. I hope that others will meet these two special
>folks and find the respite at "Hiker's Oasis". IS THE CLASS OF 2000
>LISTENING? HEADS UP ALL YOU POTENTIAL THRUHIKERS: RESPUPPLY AT ANZA AND
>AVOID THE BIG ELEVATION GAIN AND LOSS AT IDDYLLWILD.
>
>Actually, I am beginning to suspect that my presence at Anza or in the
>immediate environs of Pat's and Paul's presence creates a VORTEX in
>which wind, rain, and snow are drawn into the Southern California
>sphere. Of the 7 days that I have spent in Southern California, 6 have
>been windy, very rainy, and last night snowy as well. I have managed to
>do 2 good days of digging, shoveling, and pickaxing to work on trail
>tread, and than walked North out of Warner Springs bound for Anza. It
>was good to be back on the PCT and walking again, but I was amazed at
>how stiff I got in 3 days of walking. Tomorrow I go back to near Warner
>Springs (Oak Grove) to hopefully put in 10 days of trail maintenance.
>However, I am having a strong and continued presence on the Southern
>California weather and the weather forecast looks, if this is possible,
>worse than it has been.
>
>For all you potential PCT spring hikers, let it be known that I have
>made this long, arduous, and expensive trip just so that the potential
>wet weather that might otherwise occur in April and May, is now being
>dumped on my environs NOW. Some kind of purification thing going on I
>guess. I should get used to by now. Anytime you want to erect a statue
>in my honor at either end of the trail, I will sanctify your efforts.
>
>Ever and anon the rainy maiden,
>Goforth
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