[pct-l] pct-l Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3

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> 1. Lessons from the Trail. 50 miles with the Class of 2006, 
> Edition 1 (Ned Tibbits) 
> 2. Re: cheap lodging in Sisters? (Steve Stenkamp) 
> 3. Re: cheap lodging in Sisters? (Ken Powers) 
> 4. DNS problems (Ryan Brooks) 
> 5. Re: cheap lodging in Sisters? (TYVEK wooster) 
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> Message: 1 
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:24:34 -0700 
> From: "Ned Tibbits" 
> Subject: [pct-l] Lessons from the Trail. 50 miles with the Class of 
> 2006, Edition 1 
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> Kennedy Meadows to Cottonwood Pass, June 19 - 24, 2006 
> 
> First, a heartfelt "thank you, Meadow Ed" for hosting a most sincere Memorial 
> Service for No Way Ray on June 19 in the campground at KMdws.! I was so glad I 
> made it. With about 50 thru hikers, young & old, current & past, gathered 
> around the memorial table while Meadow Ed eulogized, we remembered why we so 
> love to hike these mountains as No Way did. 
> 
> Many of the thrus had been on-trail for the past 6 weeks and already looked the 
> part, but the smiles on their faces told a different story, one of 
> accomplishment, exhaustion, joy at being done with the desert, and the thrill of 
> finally entering the Sierra! A few I remembered from the Kick Off; some of the 
> rest I would have the rare pleasure of knowing while living and hiking with them 
> along the Pacific Crest Trail in the days to come. 
> 
> They come from all around the world these days to hike this trail. I believe 
> between 300 and 500 people start from the Mexican border with only 25% fully 
> completing the journey to Canada before being stopped by Winter. Thirty-two 
> years ago I made this same successful voyage, had great triumphs and near-death 
> experiences, hiked with a few, saw nearly no one, and had a ball! The lifestyle 
> demanded by this trail changes those who travel it. My life was changed forever 
> and I knew it, but I didn't know then where it would lead me in life. By 
> teaching aspiring hikers how to become prepared for this, deciding what 
> clothing, equipment, and logistics work for them and training them in the needed 
> safety skills like creek crossing and ice axe use, I hope everyone who sets 
> forth from Mexico will go all the way, have fun, and find what they're looking 
> for. 
> 
> Names like Wild Thing, Hot Sister, Detour, Loper, Sunset, Moose & Popsicle, 
> Chaiguy, Cache, Karma, Squatch, Meadow Ed, Billy Goat, and Chef all have unique 
> stories to tell of their experiences along the trail this year, how they got 
> their names, what keeps them on the trail - or not. I hope I can begin to 
> impart to those reading this a feeling of what life was like hiking for five 
> days and fifty miles with these rare individuals, men and women alike. 
> 
> Kennedy Meadows, its General Store and trailhead campground, is a fantastic 
> oasis-amid-the-scrub-and-pine as I've ever experienced! For the trail-weary 
> hiker, it offers two outdoor shower stalls (for two bucks, you get a towel; the 
> shampoo and soap are already there!) where you can wash off your tan while 
> watching the weather, an outdoor amphitheater that shows movies on Saturday 
> nights (you can, also, pitch your tent around the perimeter and stay a while, if 
> you please!), a public phone out front that comes with a bench so you can talk 
> as long as you want, a well-equipped General Store where, with your credit card, 
> you can buy anything they've got (from fish hooks to tee shirts to killer BBQ 
> Veggie Burgers out on the side porch!) and run up a tab, and last, but not 
> least, trail camaraderie and merriment that causes even old fishermen to listen 
> in! Spend an hour on the deck between June 1st and 30th and you'll likely meet 
> 5 to 25 thru hikers in various stages of preparation 
> for their next trail section while eating heartily, laughing loudly, swapping 
> stories, and fixing their feet. The local old-timers claim a corner of the 
> porch or a bench or just gather off to the side and watch the swarm. You might 
> even meet a celebrated 45-miler on his way through, slowing down for a brief 
> bite to eat before driving on up the trail another 10 or 20! There is so much 
> civilization here as to cause even the most dedicated hiker to feel homesick and 
> think about leaving the trail for awhile (or maybe just for a little while, so 
> the snow can melt some more?). Some do. 
> 
> This is a staging area, no doubt about it. Pick up your boxes, snowshoes, ice 
> axe, and bear vault at the Store. Restock the pack. Prep the Bounce Box. Wash 
> the clothes and body. Catch up with friends who have been ahead or behind. 
> Eat, drink, and be merry. Move on when you're ready. Just another Hiker 
> Oasis.... Leaving Southern California. Entering the Sierra Nevada! 
> 
> Wild Thing stayed a week. 
> 
> 
> 
> KM to Monache Mdws next. Lessons in stream crossing, cramps, dehydration, 
> dedication, and Advil. 
> 
> Mtnned 
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> For Information on Programs, previous Trips, and Photo Gallery, 
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> Please visit: www.mountaineducation.com 
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> Message: 2 
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 11:20:34 -0700 
> From: "Steve Stenkamp" 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> To: "pct-l" , "soulas cyrille" 
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> Sister is mainly a tourist town and summer is peak season. The least 
> expensive would be the Sisters Motor Lodge 541-549-2551. There is a Best 
> Western on the western edge of town that is more expensive. There is also 
> an RV park on the west side of town called Mountain Shadows 541-549-7275. 4 
> miles east of Sisters is a KOA with camper cabins @ 541-549-3021. 
> Hope that helps 
> 
> Steve 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "soulas cyrille" 
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> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:03 AM 
> Subject: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> 
> 
> hello there, 
> 
> looking for a camp or cheap lodging in Sisters OR 
> 
> thanks 
> 
> 
> french bob 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3 
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 11:18:20 -0700 
> From: "Ken Powers" 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> To: "pct-l" , "soulas cyrille" 
> 
> Message-ID: <001601c69ecd$10cb96e0$6501a8c0 at GottaWalk> 
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> We stayed at the Sisters Motor Lodge in 2000 and enjoyed it. It turns out 
> the lodge is really a nice B&B. I don't recall the price, but it was a nice 
> room with a nice breakfast and the opportunity to converse with other 
> tourists. We got a free ride back to the pass out of the opportunity. 
> 
> Ken 
> ...GottaWalk 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Stenkamp" 
> To: "pct-l" ; "soulas cyrille" 
> 
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 11:20 AM 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> 
> 
> Sister is mainly a tourist town and summer is peak season. The least 
> expensive would be the Sisters Motor Lodge 541-549-2551. There is a Best 
> Western on the western edge of town that is more expensive. There is also 
> an RV park on the west side of town called Mountain Shadows 541-549-7275. 4 
> miles east of Sisters is a KOA with camper cabins @ 541-549-3021. 
> Hope that helps 
> 
> Steve 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "soulas cyrille" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:03 AM 
> Subject: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> 
> 
> hello there, 
> 
> looking for a camp or cheap lodging in Sisters OR 
> 
> thanks 
> 
> 
> french bob 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 4 
> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:13:13 -0500 
> From: Ryan Brooks 
> Subject: [pct-l] DNS problems 
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> Message: 5 
> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:14:05 -0700 
> From: "TYVEK wooster" 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> To: cyrillesoulas at yahoo.fr, pct-l at backcountry.net 
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> howdy, 
> 
> TYVEK here, 
> there is a low key trail angel couple in sisters that love hikers! they 
> put up myself, cookie monster, bloody knuckles, tarzan, and tombstone last 
> year. they were absolutely great! i cant remember their name but if you 
> can get in touch with either cookie monster or bloody knuckles from last 
> year im sure they have the contact info. 
> 
> you can always just camp out in the park also. i loved sisters! 
> great town. 
> 
> have a great hike out there!! 
> 
> pct 05 TYVEK. 
> 
> 
> >From: soulas cyrille 
> >To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> >Subject: [pct-l] cheap lodging in Sisters? 
> >Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:03:33 +0200 (CEST) 
> > 
> >hello there, 
> > 
> >looking for a camp or cheap lodging in Sisters OR 
> > 
> >thanks 
> > 
> > 
> >french bob 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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