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[pct-l] Re: Jets



 




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