[pct-l] Dixon Roller Pack
susan
woodswitch at hughes.net
Tue Dec 2 14:45:14 CST 2008
Amanda
I hopefully will be doing a thru-ride with my horse in 2009; I researched
the Dixon rollerpack in lieu of another horse as a pack animal and was told
by the PCT that the roller pack was not allowed, what a shame because the
impact of that versus another horse was incomparable. I have opted to use a
single horse but wanted everyone to know that in the past few years horses
have been fitted with sneaker like boots which leave little or no trail
damage - in fact at home no one even knows I have been riding a trail. This
would be the thing that the PCT should outlaw, no bare metal shoes on the
trail. That is where the real damage comes from, not the Dixon Rollerpack.
Susan (Grayhair)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:19:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Dixon Rollerpack
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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You don't need to worry about leaving a rut in the trail.?? ...and I can't
believe that Switchback didn't think of this,? just nail horseshoes onto the
tire and Gallup away.?
Getty-up pardner!
?
Amanda (Shepherd)
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:22:22 +0000
From: enyapjr at comcast.net
Subject: [pct-l] Anti-perspirant for feet?
To: pct-l at backcountry.net (pct-l)
Cc: mmsoffera at charter.net
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My feet sweat quite a bit... In 'normal' life I've used various foot sprays
- usually some combination of anti-fungal and deodorant/antiperspirant
powder spray... For hiking and golf (I walk) the best thing I've found for
me personally in preventing blisters (usually between the toes because of
the sweat) is Injinji socks (toesocks),
<http://www.injinji.com/tetratsok/performance.htm>... No more between the
toes blisters since I started using them...
Happy trails!!!
Jim / PITA
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:36:35 +0000
From: murbre at gmail.com
Subject: [pct-l] abandoned campsite
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks News Release
December 1, 2008
For Immediate Release
Alexandra Picavet 1-559-565-3131
Sequoia National Park Requests Public Assistance in Search Effort
Sequoia National Park is asking for assistance from the public in obtaining
information about an abandoned
campsite near Twin Lakes in Sequoia National Park. The campsite seems to
have much of the gear and food
supplies still in it. No identification from the person who set up the camp
has been found.
The park received a report yesterday from two hikers who noticed the
campsite had not been occupied in more
than 24 hours. This report follows a sketchy report from a hiker
approximately a week ago, but he did not have
much information for rangers to go on. At this time there are no unresolved
reports of overdue hikers, no
abandoned vehicles, and no Wilderness Permits that are associated with this
situation.
A hasty search by two rangers and a helicopter located the abandoned camp
but did not find an associated person.
The investigation is ongoing. The National Park Service is currently asking
for any person who was in the Twin
Lakes area including hiking between Lodgepole and Silliman Pass since
October 31, 2008 to contact rangers with
any information that will aid in this investigation. ?We are looking for
information about when this camp was
setup, so even if someone did not see the camp, that would provide
information to our investigation,? Incident
Commander Kyle Nelson said.
The parks dispatch office can be reached at 1-559-565-3341 extension 0, 24
hours a day.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:42:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Lenny Leum <littleleum at yahoo.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Does this work?
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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First time trying to post...
Trekking Camel
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:52:17 -0800
From: <jomike at cot.net>
Subject: [pct-l] FAQ
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Message-ID: <5C865C81B4BE4EADA5B373137A8FD013 at arewethereyePC>
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Back in the good 'ole days of Usenet, newsgroups used to have FAQs
associated
with them that contained the collected wisdom of the group. Newbies
were
expected to read the FAQ before posting to the group.
Usenet has faded away to be replaced by a proliferation of mailing
lists,
forums, web sites, and so on. It seems like the tradition of having FAQs
has also started to fade.
Perhaps we need to create an FAQ for pct-l?
Radar
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Even if not a newbie, I favor a FAQ site myself. It would be neat to
research various answers to a particular question, etc. Anyway, doubt it
will come to our list but still threw in my opinion.
are we there yet
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:54:47 -0800
From: <jomike at cot.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Squatch's post
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Message-ID: <372004231BC64B938F4DB11F1A8CBDDE at arewethereyePC>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:14:52 -0800 (PST)
From: Scott Herriott <yetifan at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Permits/ Bear Cans
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Message-ID: <458920.74305.qm at web54505.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Bob queried:
<Is it Ok to bring automatic weapons on the PCT?>
Yes, as long as they're made of paper mache.
> Can anyone
> recommend a light
> weight ammo Bag?
I hear baggies are good.
> Am I allowed to hunt bears with dogs on
> the PCT?
Absolutely not. However, a team of well-trained housecats is fine.
******************************************************************
What a boring, too serious place this would be without Squatch!!
are we there yet
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:56:13 -0800
From: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
Subject: [pct-l] abandoned campsite
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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Here's a topo map of the area:
http://tinyurl.com/6gr7js
-postholer
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:03:38 -0800
From: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
Subject: [pct-l] PCT Daily Snow Conditions
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Cc: Bighummel at aol.com
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I've gotta agree with Greg on this one, crow does taste like chicken. :)
But hey, we can both have steak. It's just that Greg prefers baked potato
and I like fries. That difference has presented itself in the past, and I'm
sure it will in the future as well. ;)
Scott Parks
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:04:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Bear cannister
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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As to what to do with cooking equipment at night, if you have the room for
it, you might want to?keep it in your bear canister.? As you correctly point
out,?your cook set?will hold on to order and bears are attracted to order.?
Of course this depends on what kind of cooking pot or plate you are using
and if you can fit it into the canister.?
?
A bear can just as easily bat away a cooking set as anything else and if
they stand on it, it will be bent out of shape.? If it won't fit into your
canister, well then I guess you could hang it or strap it to the canister in
the hopes that the bear will see the canister and walk away before noticing
that the cook set is strapped to the outside.?This might be accomplished by
leaning the canister with the cook set side against some rocks or by digging
a shallow hole and burying the cook set while keeping it attached to the
canister.? The bear might think that it is smelling the canister and not dig
underneath it looking for your cook set.
?
Perhaps you could place it into a stream or river?and fill it with rocks so
that it doesn't wash away.?? Cold food is always an option.?:)
?
I am using boil-in-bag cooking myself.? I use self-prepared, dehydrated
meals, that cook in a zip-lock bag that I put in a cozy to simmer/cook.? In
this way, I only boil water?in my cooking equipment and it doesn't smell.?
There are lots of menu and cooking sites on the WEB if you are unfamiliar
with this method.
?
Amanda (Shepherd)
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:12:00 -0800
From: ALAN ARTMAN <alanartman at msn.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Ramona Falls
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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I'm curious to hear from thru hikers of the last couple of years whether you
took the small side trip to see Ramona Falls, about 8 or so miles north of
Timberline Lodge. Last summer I met about a dozen thrus north of there, but
none had gone to the Falls. The old PCT route used to go right by there,
but now that the old equestrian route is the new "official" route, I wonder
if anyone goes there anymore. If not, that's a shame. I've hiked all of
Oregon twice now, and still consider Ramona Falls one of Oregon's best
sights, as breathtaking after all the times I've been there as it was when I
first saw it. So here's my tip for the Class of 2009 (and beyond): when
you get to the junction, take a right and head up to Ramona Falls. Take a
lunch or rest stop there and watch the lightplay on the cascading water. You
won't regret it, and you won't forget it. Believe me I understand how hard
it is at that point on your hike to even think about a side trip, so here's
my dirt
y little secret: if you go to the Falls, you can continue along Ramona
Creek below the Falls for a couple of miles and pick up the PCT again where
the PCT is rerouted over the Muddy Fork. This way is actually a little
shorter than the "official" PCT, so not only do you get to see one of
Oregon's primo sights, you also SAVE a half mile or so! And I have it on
good authority that the PCT police rarely if ever patrol the area, so you
will not be busted for missing a few "official" PCT miles by hiking what
should at least be an "alternate route". Good Luck in 2009! Alan
"Patchwork" Artman PS: If you have dallied too long at Timberline--perhaps
you followed your Timberline breakfast with a long lunch at the Ram's Head
Bar--there are several excellent campsites along Ramona Creek.
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:07:56 +0000
From: asabat at 4jeffrey.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FAQ
To: jomike at cot.net, pct-l at backcountry.net
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Here's one faq:
www.pcta.org//planning/before_trip/faqs.asp
I suspect they'd be open to someone volunteering to help them update the
content one in a while.
AsABat
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From: jomike at cot.net
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
ReplyTo: jomike at cot.net
Sent: Dec 2, 2008 10:52 AM
Subject: [pct-l] FAQ
Back in the good 'ole days of Usenet, newsgroups used to have FAQs
associated
with them that contained the collected wisdom of the group. Newbies
were
expected to read the FAQ before posting to the group.
Usenet has faded away to be replaced by a proliferation of mailing
lists,
forums, web sites, and so on. It seems like the tradition of having FAQs
has also started to fade.
Perhaps we need to create an FAQ for pct-l?
Radar
------------------------------
Even if not a newbie, I favor a FAQ site myself. It would be neat to
research various answers to a particular question, etc. Anyway, doubt it
will come to our list but still threw in my opinion.
are we there yet
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:17 -0700
From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ramona Falls
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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I'll second Alan's recommendation. The hike in the little forest north
of the falls along the creek is as unique as the walk along eagle
creek. It's incredibly filled with glade after pristine glade...
Jeff...
ALAN ARTMAN wrote:
> I'm curious to hear from thru hikers of the last couple of years whether
you took the small side trip to see Ramona Falls, about 8 or so miles north
of Timberline Lodge. Last summer I met about a dozen thrus north of there,
but none had gone to the Falls.
>
>
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