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[pct-l] RecentTrip/Thanks



This is totally wonderful.. Nothing better for your plateletes than
a great hike! <laughing Masterfully!>

Richard

At 09:43 AM 7/21/03 -0500, firefly wrote:
>Hello,
>Two weeks ago I did a post asking for help from this group in planning a
>last minute trip to the Tahoe area. I believe the title of the post said
>something like "Tahoe Advice Please", or "H E L P  PLEASE!"  <G>, or
>something like that.
>Many people replied with wonderful suggestions, and I just wanted to say
>thanks. Bill Person from Pooh Corner wrote and invited me to visit with him
>and Molly and I am so glad I accepted! I was with them the two weekends
>which bracketed a 5-day 4-night trip into Desolation Wilderness. As I was
>exhausted from work and life, I took my time, base camping at Tamarak Lake
>and then Aloha Lake and did day hikes. It was a delightful sojurn, even with
>dodging mosquitoes.  One of the most rewarding parts of the time in Truckee
>was the chance to visit with PCT thru-hikers. I have never met a more
>interesting, on the whole, group of people. I became especially fond of
>several of them. If anyone finds out what happened to Turtle's feet, please
>let me know. I provided him with an extra set of insoles I happened to have
>with me. I hope they helped, and that he was able to stay on the trail.
>
>Bill and Molly do an amazing thing at Pooh Corner, opening their home on
>beautiful Donner Lake to complete strangers, out of sheer kindness. I truly
>don't know how they do it! Dozens of thru-hikers, section hikers, their
>loved ones,  along with will-bees like myself, owe them a huge THANKS.
>
>My trip provided me with exactly the kind of break I needed to face the
>challenges waiting for me back home. Thanks to this list for getting me in
>touch with so many wonderful people!  MARSANNE (Firefly)
>
>
>
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