[pct-l] Muir Trail Ranch

[reynolds@iLAN.com (Reynolds, WT)]

Sly-

You are talking about Russ, no doubt. Muir Trail Ranch has only the Owner
[88 years old] and a couple of support people on staff. Everyone else,
including the cook [often Brenda, Russ's girl], is hired by the renter.
Obviously if the 3 people are busy you won't get noticed or helped. Russ, an
AT and PCT thruhiker says simply "We don't advertise ourselves as anything
other than a food drop". That being said I had  great time and free wine
when I stayed there. Beds are $100/night including food if/when you can get
them. I personally consider this a bargin.

-----Original Message-----
From: Slyatpct@aol.com [mailto:Slyatpct@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 1:37 PM
To: pct-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Muir Trail Ranch


I stopped there, not because I had a food drop there, but because I met one 
of the guys that worked there on the AT and he invited me.  They were kind
of 
busy that day with their *customers* and I didn't stay for long, but when I 
asked if they sold cigarettes, he scrounged me up a pack of Marlboros 
(cowboys smoke them) and treated me to a couple glasses of wine.  Yahoo!

It (the wine) didn't make the steep trail back to the PCT any easier, but I 
felt good about my visit.  I've also met others that dropped in and got 
treated royally and some that stayed a few days with the owners permission 
and had a great time.  Of course, your timing has to be right.  

Sly


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