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[pct-l] Etna Summit



Certainly agree about  Etna.   However...

> It is a 9 mile hitch from the trailhead on a narrow winding road, 
> but surprisingly there is sufficient traffic both ways.

In 1990, I met 3 local lads from Etna with fishing poles 2 days before 
Etna Summit. They said traffic was OK during the week, but dead on 
the weekends. Arriving on a weekend, from the height of land above the road
I kept cranking my neck desperately looking for movement of a car on the
twisting road below as I descended.  Nothing in sight.  Anxiety mounted...
Reaching the road, there sat an old beaten-up pickup loaded with firewood
with the engine being cooled after the climb on the road.  The driver
graciously waved us over.

"Sufficient" means one car that will take you.

Dr. Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-
> bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Singewald
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:10 AM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Etna Summit
> 
> Just thought I would share a bit about the current conditions up above
Etna.
> This weekend my wife and I headed north to snowshoe south from the Etna
> Summit trailhead.    We found 4-5 feet of snow with 3-4 inches of fresh
> stuff left on Thursday night.  It was a glorious day for snow travel and
> although we didn't make it out as far as I had hoped it was a wonderful
> adventure.
> 
> On the way back to town, we saw several of the monks from the monastery
out
> walking and also thoroughly enjoyed a fountain drink at the Scott Valley
> Drug Store's old-time fountain service.  The Etna Brewery was closed
during
> January, so we missed the chance to taste the local brew.
> 
> It's amazing that Etna hasn't changed much at all since my last visit in
the
> late 70s while growing up just east of Etna.  I would highly recommend
this
> stop to all the thru's this year.  It is a 9 mile hitch from the trailhead
> on a narrow winding road, but surprisingly there is sufficient traffic
both
> ways.
> 
> Enjoy Etna!
> 
> Jeff
> Hopeful member of the Class of 2006
> 
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