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[pct-l] Re: Jets
- Subject: [pct-l] Re: Jets
- From: Lonetrail at aol.com (Lonetrail@aol.com)
- Date: Thu Jan 19 08:52:36 2006
While doing the Wonderland trail I was headed up one of the many ups and
downs as I got nearer to the top I heard these sonic booms. I thought what the
hell there must be a squadron of jets. As I started down it turned out to be
boulders being smashed together by the force of one the glacier breaking
pieces of into one of the river making the booming sounds. I believe it was either
the N.Puyallup or S. Puyallup River. The PC goes thru the East Park
boundaries.
lonetrail
In a message dated 1/18/2006 9:40:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mardav@charter.net writes:
I have seen the spot where the hang gliders take off--they take off
from a parking pull- off on the road to Horseshoe meadow, about 15
miles up the mountain from Lone Pine. They take off from an elevation of
almost 10,000 feet. I can imagine the thermals rising from the Owens
Valley up that mountain wall must be awesome, so I can easily imagine a
hang glider ascending on those thermals to 15K. It takes a truly gutsy
individual to fly that bird.
I was buzzed by a fighter jet while crossing Mosquito Pass in Emigrant
Wilderness in about 1976. It came over so low, loud and fast that I
dropped to my belly in the dirt. Just another wonderful and
unforgettable backcountry experience.
Marion