[pct-l] 130 Attend 3rd ADZPCTKO

[CDRRIESS@prodigy.net (Robert E. Riess)]

We just keep on making history.  130 hikers and PCT supporters gathered =
at Lake Morena Campground for the 3rd Annual Pacific Crest Trail Kick =
Off.  The overwhelming support for this event by hikers, equestrians, =
supporters, historians, and PCT adventure-seekers continues to astound =
everyone associated with the Trail.  In perfect weather we once again =
came together to do good works on Friday, April 27th, through Sunday, =
April 29th.   An estimated 30 hikers had started at the monument =
Thursday and Friday.  There were automibiles driven by volunteers =
meeting hikers in San Diego, Campo, Cibbets, Mt Laguna, Warner Springs =
and other locations with no names to make it possible for hikers strung =
out over 100+ miles to come together for the annual event.  Hikers in =
previous years covered great distances to come home.  The ADZ organizers =
work hard to make the Kick Off a noncommercial, unsponsored, spontaneous =
event with "no rules."  The no-rules gear contests were rousing, =
informative, and entertaining.  Stove makers milled and shaped dozens of =
soda cans into miniature rocket engines capable of boiling huge kettles =
of water almost instantaneously while burning almost no fuel.  Hikers =
made new friends and renewed old friendships  People came from far away; =
Switzerland, Great Britain, and even some foreign countries like North =
Carolina and Alabama.  Stay tuned to this channel for first-hand =
accounts from attendees who know a lot more than I do and who are much =
more articulate in their accounts.  Hike on!!  Bob Riess


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