[pct-l] Shuttle to Big Bear

Wed May 27 20:58:16 CDT 2009

I had to come off the trail at I-10 and was wandering if anyone could  
give me a lift to Big Bear by Friday.

On May 27, 2009, at 10:09 AM, "pct-l-request at backcountry.net" <pct-l-request at backcountry.net 
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>   2. Section D (PCTAtlas) hike and water report (Paul Cronshaw)
>   3. Scott and food. (Freiman, Paul)
>   4. Re: Scott and food  &  alternate energy (Reinhold Metzger)
>   5. Re: Desert Triple Crown (bighummel at aol.com)
>   6. sonora pass > mammoth (alec)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 21:45:34 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Keith Robertson <surferkeith at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] (no subject)
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> Splash,
>
> I am a Californian and can offer a suggestion. Getting to Kennedy  
> Meadows will be pretty difficult as it is remote and unless you find  
> someone who just happens to be going there, you're probably out of  
> luck. Lone Pine, however, is on 395 off of the 15 and there are  
> still people heading to Mammoth for spring skiing and they go right  
> through Lone Pine. Check out some ski blogs if you can find them and  
> check on ski buses to Mammoth. There may be a couple still running  
> on Friday afternoon/evening out of L.A.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Handyrock
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 23:45:07 -0700
> From: Paul Cronshaw <beemancron at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Section D (PCTAtlas) hike and water report
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> Over Memorial Day weekend, Bill and I hiked from San Grogonio Pass  
> to Hwy 18 (Section D in Erik the Black's PCT Atlas). The mileage  
> made for a perfect 3 day hike itinerary.
> It was a long 7300 foot elevation gain; fortunately the hot desert  
> weather was replaced by some nice cool mountain temps.
> We met a number of thru hikers, including ?Dirt?. Later we found out  
> that his real trailname was DERT = ?Distance Equals Rate Times Time?.
> My water report:
> 5/23
>
>
> 222.0 Whitewater River just n. of Red Dome - LOTS of water.
> 226 E.Fork Mission Creek water (2-4ft across)
> 226.9 End of Dirt Road water (2-4 ft across)
>
>
> 5/24
>
>
> 231.8 N and S Mission Creek Crossing  water
> 235 Creekside Camp water (Approx 1 foot across)
> 238  Forested Flats junction water (6? across water)
> 239.3 Mission Crk Trail Camp Blue bucket full of nice clear spring  
> water
>
>
> 5/25
>
>
> 251.9 Onyx Summit cache.  Supplied by Nature?s Inn
> 255.9 Arrastre Trail Camp.  Water in faucet (lift handle) and stream  
> all the way down to Road 2N04.
> 265.4 Hwy 18 water cache.   Supplied by Nature?s Inn
>
>
> Some pictures:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/beemancron/PCTSectionCI10ToHwy18#
> Happy Trails
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 23:55:01 -0700
> From: "Freiman, Paul" <pfreiman at ucsd.edu>
> Subject: [pct-l] Scott and food.
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> He has also, apparently, perfected the art of absorbing nutrients  
> through
>> the air he breathes.  Stud.
>>
>
> I heard he washes his feet and sticks them into bags that absorb the  
> nutriants as he walks.  What a system.
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 04:26:29 -0700
> From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scott and food  &  alternate energy
> To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> Reinhold Metzger wrote:
>> Paul, Squatch,
>> You guys are behind the times.....My buddy Scott has gone solar.
>> He now is solar powered
>> He had a little solar panel installed on the top of his head and now
>> can do 40+ mile days on solar power alone.
>> That is why Scott always cuts his hair really short so it does not
>> block the sun from the solar panel.
>> Besides, Scott is a Ultra-liter...."HAIR  WEIGHS".....no self
>> respecting  Ultra-lighter would hike with long hair.
>> Since I am malnourished because my wife does not feed me very well,  
>> as
>> Paul witnessed last year when I accompanied Scott and Joe from the
>> border to Lake Moreno on their PCT record speed hike, I have been
>> considering doing the same.
>> As a matter of fact I have been experimenting with a  "HELIUM
>> INFLATED  PACK"  that would get my pack weight down
>> to  "0".
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
>> Your malnourished trail companion
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> Squatchwrote:
>> He has also, apparently, perfected the art of absorbing nutrients
>> through the air he breathes.  Stud.
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> Paul wrote:
>> I heard he washes his feet and sticks them into bags that absorb the
>> nutriants as he walks.  What a system.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 11:04:02 -0400
> From: bighummel at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Desert Triple Crown
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> If you haven't done the ADZ trail, then you ain't sh!t.  This is a
> little known trail that takes a very abstract route all over Lake
> Morena campground and is approximately 21 miles long.  Every year for
> about the past 5 I have done this trail in 3 days, averaging a  
> mighty 7
> MILES PER DAY!!!!
>
> Now, after adding this trail to the list it might become the Desert
> Quadruple Crown.  I'm copyrighting that term!
>
>
> Greg
>
> Being alone gives you the freedom of choice, the freedom of thought, a
> moment to have bold ideas.
> I?m not doing what I do for the risk or to die. I?m doing it to live.
> - - Mike Horn
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 10:08:23 -0700 (PDT)
> From: alec <amr10009 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] sonora pass > mammoth
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> just wondering if anyone has any trip reports for these sections.?  
> we're planning on hiking this stretch beginning on june 5.
> ?
> also, is it possible to leave a car at the campground off of hwy 108?
> ?
> thanks for your help!!
>
>
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