[pct-l] VVR resupply info

[Donna Saufley]

I'm heartbroken about Denali.  He was a way cool dog who rode the ferry with
me and the others on the boat.  He lumbered around the camp amiably and
didn't appear the sort who would go dashing off.  I hope he was found by
someone who took him in, or if he perished that his ending was swift.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of kmurray at pol.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:22 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] VVR resupply info

Hey y'all...the info I have read so far on VVR is incorrect. I looked
online and found that resupply pickup is now $18.00. Make sure you read
this so you get your packages:
http://edisonlake.com/site/content/view/25/42/
Also the fare has gone up to $10.00 one way for the ferry
http://edisonlake.com/site/content/view/26/43/
I'm wondering if it would be cheaper to just buy all the food and stuff
there as opposed to having a package sent for resupply. Food + UPS +
pickup at VVR...hhhmmmmm
Also people with dogs:
http://edisonlake.com/site/content/view/29/56/
patti
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Patti, a little perspective on VVR:

VVR is a tremendous convenience for many PCT/JMT hikers.  Most (but not
all) have a great time there.  When you consider that they have to cart
all the packages 30-some miles on mountain roads, in their private
vehicles, that is still a deal.  Muir Trail Ranch, just up the trail,
charges $45.
5 or so years back, the resort was bought by Jim Clement, a
mountaineer/hiker who changed the focus from being a cowboy haven, to a
hiker haven.  He has struggled to make it financially, partially because
of what he was left with.
If you think that running such a place is, day in and day out, a real
dream, one might consider the previous owner, Butch, who ended his tenancy
with a gun in his mouth.

I've seen Jim do all sorts of things to help hikers out, at his own
expense.  He is an environmentalist, not common in the vendors in this
part of the backcountry.

I'm not sure your point about the dogs.  People who don't/won't control
their dogs should leave them home.  Virtually no one comes in off the
trail with a dog, as the parks to the south don't allow them.   Jim also
has to console 4-5 people a year who wander out with their dogs, who
wander off, never to be seen again.  Denali was a very nice dog.


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