[pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT

[Bill Burge]

Yeah, I knew it wasn't them (though the search revealing a "Sarah" in  
the same time frame also using SPoT, in a similar timeframe, did take  
me down a side path for a while).  They should have been coming up  
behind them.

I did find Jake's MySpace page:  http://www.myspace.com/366868541  and  
there are some pictures there.  Are the Sycamore pics of them?

<http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=366868541&albumId=517883 
 >

BillB



On May 15, 2009, at 9:54 AM, The Dosey Family wrote:

>
> Bill, That is close, but not them... But I truly appreciate the  
> efforts for sure. I have spoken to many, and have had many responses  
> over the last day or so from a lot of really great people, and All  
> have assured me that they should be just fine, and the more  
> information I find out, has me leading to believe that is the case,  
> and that their Spot unit is the cause of all the frustration. I will  
> still keep making inquiring calls at the places that have registers,  
> and keep a watch on the posts and hopefully on the trails, and at  
> some point they will check in. Their next supply is in Tehachapi so  
> they should still have ample supplies for now.....
> And we will keep moving forward from here.
> Thank you again for your information and time
> Wes
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Burge" <bill at burge.com>
> To: "PCTL Listserve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT
>
>
>> I did some searching on Postholer (awesome site!) and found Sarah and
>> Mikey:
>>
>> <http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=d7083c6ff74ada9b456c34339904fd5d&event_id=346#
>> >
>>
>> They are in a similar day range to Jake&Sarah.
>>
>> They had a SPoT marker in Idyllwild on May 5th and one north of 10  
>> fwy
>> on May 8th.  They had their most recent SPoT on May 15 (this morning)
>> a ways west of the 15 fwy.
>>
>> They had one in Big Bear on May 11.
>>
>> I own a SPoT and yes, they can be finicky about when they connect AND
>> the blinking LED interface can make you _think_ you sent a OK message
>> when you did not.  I usually wait a LONG time and send more than one.
>> This is part of why, in my earlier posts, that I warned against using
>> the SPoT device if what a hiker _really_ wanted was a distress
>> beacon.  (I will still carry my SPoT on the trail or my Mom won't let
>> me go - I'm going to be 49 soon!  ;-)
>>
>> Hopefully, they are fine and hammered at the Cabazon Morongo Indian
>> Casino, sitting by the pool and treating their sunburns with  
>> Margaritas.
>>
>> BillB
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 15, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Postholer wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, their last SPOT was definitely from the water fountain:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/plbc74
>>>
>>> I've scanned the journals for May 5,6,7. Lots of trail names given  
>>> so
>>> nothing obvious was found.
>>>
>>> 9 days is a long time to be out of touch. My first 'guess' is they
>>> probably
>>> went on a bender in Palm Springs. They may have quit their hike and
>>> are
>>> embarrased to tell anyone, especially if someone else is paying for
>>> it;
>>> happens more frequently than one may guess. Ugly statement, but
>>> there it is.
>>>
>>> I know it's hard not to worry, but they'll turn up safe and sound
>>> I'm sure.
>>>
>>> -postholer
>>>
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