<p>As a hiker, and with no business to promote, I'm just giving the facts as I experienced them. Sam doesn't need anyone to stick up for him. The market spoke. It just would be nice to know ahead of time...ie...this info and alternatives need to be blogged/published...etc. No one should have a monopoly on info. Simple.</p>
<p>Blister<br>
AT - 2006<br>
PCT - 2011</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 1, 2012 6:05 PM, <<a href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com">ks1007@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><strong>you see it as shameless self promotion - I see it as letting the hikers know what's available - you must be a friend of yogi's (I'm sorry) - your name says it all - shouldn't it be "nut case"? - thank god I never met you </strong><br>
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From: Wingnut <<a href="mailto:wingnut.hiker@gmail.com" target="_blank">wingnut.hiker@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: ks1007 <<a href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com" target="_blank">ks1007@aol.com</a>>; cdt-l <<a href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a>><br>
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Subject: RE: [Cdt-l] Fwd: Sam Hughes<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Jeez….</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Let’s see, now. He picked you up in Deming, which added over 100 miles to the trip, then took you to another 45 miles over Jeep roads to the border. Plus another 30 miles or so to cache your water for you. It cost you more than the $100 price than if you had just gone to Hachita in the first place. You poor thing. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Sam Hughes is a saint in my book for what he does. Especially when you consider how ungrateful certain people are. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Nice of Keith to step right in and turn it into a shameless self promotion. Beginning to understand Yogi’s point. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>People who want to hike the actual CDT will go to Crazy Cook. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> <a href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a> [<a href="mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net?" target="_blank">mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com" target="_blank">ks1007@aol.com</a><br>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>or $25 to me with a water cache and description of the trail and I deal with customs and the BP</span></strong><span></span></div>
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From: ron guay <<a href="mailto:ron.a.guay2@gmail.com" target="_blank">ron.a.guay2@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Designer Aviaries <<a href="mailto:birdcage@7cities.net" target="_blank">birdcage@7cities.net</a>><br>
Cc: cdt-l <<a href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net" target="_blank">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a>><br>
Sent: Tue, May 1, 2012 10:34 am<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>The $160 cost to Crazy Cook as a solo male hiker was all I could afford..that and a 1qt of chocalate milk for Sam. Given the documented $100 cost (and a phone conversation)...I was shocked. It was completely unexpected but after getting to Crazy Cook from Deming and seeing how my first three water sources were Sam caches...I became indifferent.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Future hikers need this information so they can plan appropriately. $160 to the official strarting point (nice new monument by the way) or <$5 to Columbus.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>On Apr 26, 2012 1:13 PM, "Designer Aviaries" <<a href="mailto:birdcage@7cities.net" target="_blank">birdcage@7cities.net</a>> wrote:</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>As trail angels in Grants, we understand the costs involved in water caches and supporting the hikers. It would be a wonderful gesture to send Sam some help as he has done so much to support the trail. Let's make some "trail magic" for Sam, we are. Hugo and Carole in Grants NM</span></div>
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