[Cdt-l] Cdt-l Digest, Vol 57, Issue 19

Thu Jun 14 13:32:29 CDT 2012

Agreed on Pinedale

Ellie Thomas
VP Operations-West
(203)722-4117

On Jun 14, 2012, at 1:00 PM, cdt-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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>   1. Re: Aspen tent caterpillars (ron guay)
>   2. South Pass PO: Alternative to Lander (Rick Ostheimer)
>   3. Re: South Pass PO: Alternative to Lander (Eric Whte)
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> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:57:38 -0600
> From: ron guay <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Aspen tent caterpillars
> To: Ron <ronyon at comcast.net>
> Cc: "cdt-l at backcountry.net" <cdt-l at backcountry.net>,    David Booth
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> Yeah, this happened in VT on the AT in '06.  It was interesting to see it
> again in a different part of the country.
> 
> Blister
> AT - 2006
> PCT - 2011
> On Jun 11, 2012 6:18 PM, "Ron" <ronyon at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> It gets better, then worse. After 5-6 weeks these caterpillars spin
>> cocoons and turn to pupae, pretty much leaving the scene. However, soon
>> thereafter armies of large gray flies arrive and deposit their maggots on
>> the cocoons. The maggots penetrate the silk and feed on the larvae. In the
>> meantime the flies hang around landing on people and regurgitating on their
>> clothing.
>> 
>> This is what I read anyway. Hopefully this will not actually happen when I
>> hike through in a couple of weeks.
>> 
>> Ron
>> 
>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 3:49 PM, David Booth <david.booth at internode.on.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Brett
>>> In 2010 while hiking in northern New Mexico (20 june) on Mogote
>>> Ridge,  I was alarmed to have hundreds of these little monsters fall
>>> on me and climb up my pack 20 at a time. It seems they are programmed
>>> after hatching to climb to the highest possible point of any object.
>>> (like the CDT sign in the photo). In Australia we have nasty
>>> caterpillars of the emperor gum moth, that can sting and irritate
>>> your skin causing a rash. So when these aspen caterpillars were
>>> coming at me I beat a hasty retreat. I couldnt sit down for several
>>> miles asthe ground was covered in the monsters. Are they totally
>>> harmless(except to Aspens)? Even the birds were sick of eating them I
>>> guess. I certainly never tried eating one. Maybe you could
>>> genetically modify them to eat the Lodgepole Pine beetles?
>>> best regards
>>> Aussie Dave
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> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:32:42 -0400
> From: Rick Ostheimer <rick.ostheimer at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Cdt-l] South Pass PO: Alternative to Lander
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> If you don't want to hitch into Lander, I can recommend Pinedale as a 
> great town stop about halfway thru the Winds.  Having hiked straight 
> through from Rawlins stopping by South Pass City to pick up my box, I 
> really enjoyed the stop.  It's easy to get a hitch from the trailhead 
> and not too far off the CDT.  I stayed at the Half Moon Lodge which I 
> found very hiker friendly.  Owner gave me a ride back to the trail.  
> ----Handlebar
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> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Eric Whte <ericshawwhite at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] South Pass PO: Alternative to Lander
> To: Rick Ostheimer <rick.ostheimer at sbcglobal.net>,
>    "cdt-l at backcountry.net" <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
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> I agree. It's compact, full service including a good brew pub. Mini Mart
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> From: Rick Ostheimer <rick.ostheimer at sbcglobal.net>
> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:32 PM
> Subject: [Cdt-l] South Pass PO: Alternative to Lander
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> If you don't want to hitch into Lander, I can recommend Pinedale as a 
> great town stop about halfway thru the Winds.? Having hiked straight 
> through from Rawlins stopping by South Pass City to pick up my box, I 
> really enjoyed the stop.? It's easy to get a hitch from the trailhead 
> and not too far off the CDT.? I stayed at the Half Moon Lodge which I 
> found very hiker friendly.? Owner gave me a ride back to the trail.? 
> ----Handlebar
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