[pct-l] The RIDDLE continued

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 6/5/03 7:39:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
goslowgofar@yahoo.com writes:

<< 
 Did you know that the park has a Lost and Found
 office? You can turn in found items at any visitor
 center, ranger station or campground office.  You can
 even fill out a form to have the items sent to you if
 they go unclaimed after six months. And, yes they
 really do that.  I have a friend that worked there and
 her job was to send out unclaimed items to the finders
 if they indicated that they wanted them. 
 Or maybe you did that?
 Katy >>
 No. I didn't know that. I didn't really want the stove,( I never have used 
it) but thought it would be a waste to throw it away. Nobody I knew needed a 
stove so I just hung onto it.  The pack had been there for many years. The 
fabric was quite deteriorated, with vegetation growing through it and I was quite 
surprised that the film turned out at all. This all happened back in the early 
80's. I doubt that I would have filed a lost and found report if a bear 
dragged off my pack since the odds of someone finding it off trail would be very 
remote. It was a good 1/4 mile off the trail. Maybe they did. Guess I'll never 
know. 
 I found a pair of crampons once on a Three Sisters trip. I gave them away 
since I already had a pair.