THE RIDDLE! was Re: [pct-l] YNP, Ca Update

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

Easy!

They dropped/lost the backpack over the edge into an inaccesible spot
such as a ravine perhpas; and the snow and runoff over the years
pushed the pack to where you found it from its previously
inaccesible location!

Riddle solved? N'est pas?


Richard



At 06:00 PM 6/1/03 EDT, CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:
>I did the cable route on Half dome. Lots of fun!! When I got down I decided 
>to go cross country across a large arc in the trail I soon found an old pack 
>that had been lying there for years. Inside was a film canister. Out of 
>curiosity I had it developed. There were pictures of three guys who
apparently had 
>taken a vacation in S.F. before going to Yosemite. The last picture was
taken on 
>the descent of the cable route. For years I wondered what had happened until 
>an astute young lady explained it quite logically. Can you solve the riddle?
>  Things are going better here. My mom has finally agreed to go into assisted 
>living after falling twice in one day. It is a relief to know she will be 
>living in a place where they check on her every 2 hours. The price is steep 
>--$2250/month but she can afford it
> I have decided to go on a long trip to one of my favorite places -- the Wind 
>River range in Wyoming for an extended therapy session and climb Gannet Peak 
>and then maybe the Grand Teton (done it twice -- what a great climb it is with 
>a 120' free rappel) and Granite peak in Montaaaana's Beartooth range. I am 
>titling the trip the Grand Gannet Granite Gambit as a club outing. Too late in 
>the season for the Grand Canyon - maybe early Oct. Might just decide to do the 
>highest points in all 50 States - got only 8 so far in the western states 
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