[pct-l] Sonora Pass Resupply -- was Caches--good, bad and ugly

[msarahm at cox.net (Sarah)]

Caching isn't an option for me.  If I want to resupply at Sonora Pass, 
is Kennedy Meadows the place to mail my package?  The book I have says I 
can resupply from Sonora, but it doesn't say where exactly..  I can call 
Kennedy Meadows for details, but I'm wondering if this is the usual spot.

Thanks,

Sarah

Bob Bankhead wrote:

> I've used caches only twice - both times in places where resupply 
> options were distant. Both were successful and not disturbed by critters.
>
> The first cache was beside the parking lot of the picnic area at 
> Sonora Pass. Three of us used water-tight plastic boxes buried in the 
> ground and covered with logs. Even with GPS coordinates, let's just we 
> had an interesting time finding the cache again.
>
> The second cache was beside the trail at Etna Summit. Again, I simply 
> buried a doubled trash compactor bag at the base of a tree along a 
> side trail. No problems finding this one. Lesson learned above.
>
> That said, I'd second the comment that caches are not the way to go on 
> any routine basis. I got lucky and nothing (almost including me) found 
> either of mine. I would resort to them again in the future ONLY where 
> it would be difficult or time-consuming trying to reach an off-trail 
> resupply point. Unless I had no other choice, I would not use one 
> someplace where there was NO other re-supply option available. If Yogi 
> or Booboo find it first, or if even you can't find it yourself (all 
> those darn trees look alike out here) you could go a long time hungry 
> until your next supply point. If you leave it visible or otherwise 
> visibly marked (trail tape, sign, etc) there is always the remote 
> possibility that someone else - certainly not a LD hiker - might eat 
> at your table. Always leave yourself an out.
>
> Oh - and don't let the rangers see you heading up the trail with a 
> shovel and a plastic pail. They don't like people digging holes in 
> their National Park grounds. They might even give you their autograph 
> on an expensive piece of paper and escort you to the entrance.
>
> As far as a 100 mile trek goes, that's only 4-5 days - 6 tops - on the 
> trail. On the last, you arrive at the 100 mile point out of food and 
> ready to kill the first restaurant you see once you retrieve your car.
>
> Wandering Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- Has anyone else used caches successfully? 
> Has anyone had a critter dig up
> their food cache? It is too much of a risk to depend on a food cache in
> the middle of a 100-mile trip?
>
>
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