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Hello out there! 

Attiliese the Hun, Former Supervisior of Trails for the Potomac Appalachian
Trail Club (1995/96) in the Washington DC Metro Area starts her attempt of
the PCT on or about 2May97.  If anyone out there see's her can you please
post where that was.  I have lots of people here and in Germany I have to
keep updated.

Thanks,

Phil Fosterman
oregon1@erols.com or piragis@pobox.org.sg

At 12:00 AM 4/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>pct-l-digest          Tuesday, April 22 1997          Volume 01 : Number 124
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
>    [pct-l] May 1
>    [pct-l] how to
>    [pct-l] MAY 1 OR I'LL BUST!
>    [pct-l] Section A/B water and trip report
>    [pct-l] trail rides
>    [pct-l] Trail Advisory:Hantavirus found in mouse near PCT
>
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>
>Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 21:27:18 +0000
>From: Tom Best <spot@onr.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] May 1
>
>hey all
>
>Just checkin in to keep sane.  All the gear is ready and I've been for a
>test trip.  Sleeping under a tarp is going to take some getting used
>to.  That Sierra Designs Divine Lightening is looking pretty good. 
>Anybody heard reports on it?
>
>I am leaving on May 1 from Campo.  We may be renting a van if enough
>people want to chip in to get people from San Diego to Campo.  How many
>are leaving on the 1st and what time are you getting started?  I think
>the bigger the group near the border the better.
>
>tom
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>Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 22:22:01 -0700
>From: Shane Heilman <mshaner28@jcc-uky.campus.mci.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] how to
>
>Hello all,
>
>I have tried to remove my name from this list, but to no avail.  How can
>this be done?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Shane
>
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>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 03:56:47 -0400 (EDT)
>From: JWilsonVW@aol.com
>Subject: [pct-l] MAY 1 OR I'LL BUST!
>
>hey tom,
>we, p. cat and i are arriving in s.d. either the 30th or 31st. we don't know
>what time yet, as i'm not even down there yet and we're both too busy to
>talk,...
>we may be staying with stacey bealeau, and she may be able to take us to
>campo on may 1 , early. not yet defined.
>if you rent a van, do you need to drop it off somewhere or just abandoning it
>at campo?
>I hope to start early on the first, like sunrise, as tired as I'll be. the
>sooner the departure from the border, the better. I don't want to be near the
>border at dusk. seems too risky!
>let's keep talking. i'm outta here thursday a.m.
>saturday was my last day at REI and I am sooo thankful to be out of there. we
>just had a bon voyage bar-b-q tonight and i was saying good bye to all these
>wonderful people but it still doesn't seem real!? It's a continual dream that
>I wake up to, talk about and plan for all the time. But it still isn't real.
>My pack weighs in at 20 lbs, but i forgot my first aid kit and my tiny wash
>tub. i'm skipping my radio for awhile until/unless i'm going crazy. but it
>still includes a frisbee and hacky, for those who want to play a little,
>beyond just the push north.
>for all you may firsters, i'm young, but out of shape, relaxed, but
>determined. the last hike i did was 2 days on the duckabush river in the
>olympic mtns a month ago. so much for pre-hike training. though I've been
>enjoying these last few weeks of excess ben & Jerry's and micro beers, mostly
>porters and stouts, as winter continually hangs here in the NW and I want to
>fatten up for some reserves.
>I'll be off this chat room soon, and Chad and Dom will be posting my trip for
>me, for you. I'll miss you all. And thank you for your support
>(By the way, they are doing the JMT in early august if anyone's interested)
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>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 13:42:11 -0700
>From: Brick Robbins <brick@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Section A/B water and trip report
>
>Mike Springer and I hiked from Lake Morena in Section A to Hwy. 74 "The
>Pines to Palms Highway" between 16 Apr and 20 Apr. Here is a trail
>conditions/water report.
>
>Water:
>- -Creek in Long Canyon - map A6 was flowing strongly
>- -Water in Burnt Ranchero Campground was off
>- -Water in Desert View Picnic area was on
>- -New water at Penny Pines (about 100 meters west of the pipe swing gate
>near the GATR road) map A8 was on
>- -Tank at Pioneer Mail Picnic is about =BC full, or about 200 gallons.
>- -San Felipe Creek map A11 is flowing well
>- -Barrel Spring - map A13- is flowing well
>- -Augua Calliente Creek map B1/B2 is flowing well
>- -Lost Valley Spring map B2 has water.
>- -The tank at Tule Spring is full to the brim - map B4
>- -Nance Creek is flowing well map B4, text page 81
>
>We did not check any off trail water sources.
>
>Trail condition report:
>The trail we covered was in good shape. About 5 miles of the San Felipe
>hills needs work (already scheduled for May) and the area around the San
>Diego/Riverside county line was a little brushy for a couple of miles. My
>thanks to Pete Fish and all his trail volunteers for the great improvement
>in this section of trail since my hike in '95.=20
>
>Other stuff:
>Ticks were not too bad. Only a couple each hour on whoever was leading. No
>bites.
>By Hwy 74 we got within a few hours of  Scott "let it be." Another section
>hiker who had talked to him said he was injured and was only able to hike
>18 miles a day.=20
>On 16 Apr we saw gear in Lake Morena CG that HAD to belong to a through
>hiker, but didn't see the actual culprit. I didn't feel like peeking in the
>showers, so we never did find out who it was.
>We ran into Ben York with a  Backcountry Horsemen of California group who
>were doing trail work. They fed us dinner and gave us a shower at San
>Felipe creek, before we did a couple of hours of night hiking under a
>waxing moon, and Hale-Bop comet.=20
>
>Good luck to the class of '97
>- --
>Brick Robbins
>San Diego, CA         =20
>brick@ix.netcom.com             =20
>http://www.netcom.com/~brick=20
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>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:16:12 -0700 (PDT)
>From: daniel rufner <drufner@ucsd.edu>
>Subject: [pct-l] trail rides
>
>My wife Sara and I are trying to help as many people get to trail as we can.
>We are going out April 30 and on the 1st (and maybe the 6th and 9th).  Let
>us know if you need help.
>
>I have a sport wagon for a few people, but I also have connections to rather
>inexpensive vans (I'm a concierge at a San Diego hotel) so if a bunch of
>people want to rent one and go together (mainly on May 1) we can put in the
>time to organize it and drive you there if we know you are coming.
>
>Feel free to let me know or call us at (619)488-5657 if you need this.
>Otherwise hope to see you on the trail and good luck everyone hitting the
>trail this year.
>
>Dan
>
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>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 20:05:56 -0700
>From: Brick Robbins <brick@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Trail Advisory:Hantavirus found in mouse near PCT
>
>I got this from the association today to post to the website. Make sure you
>bring your 45 so you can shoot any mice you see <gdr>
>
>Brick
>PCTA Webmaster
>http://www.gorp.com/pcta
>====begin advisory=====
>
>Hantavirus found in mouse near PCT.
>
>Health officials in Riverside county, California found a mouse infected with
>this potentially lethal virus just west of the PCT near Mt. San Jacinto last
>month.  Hantavirus is spread by the saliva, feces, and urine of rodents,
>primarily deer mice.  It dries and is carried in dust into the lungs of
>humans,
>filling them with fluid and causing respiratory distress.  It is rare but
>often
>fatal for those who do catch it.  Symptoms include high fever, muscle aches,
>cough and headache- much like the flu.  After several days, the respiratory
>problems worsen.  Prevention:  avoid direct contact with rodents, their
>droppings or burrows, avoid sleeping on bare ground or near woodpiles or
>garbage
>areas that rodents frequent.
>
>
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