[pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT

[The Dosey Family]

Josh, you are right for sure, and Thanks to Bill, he found 2 links for them 
for Myspace.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=366868541&albumId=517883
and
http://www.myspace.com/366868541
There are a couple of good ones on here of both of them.
Thanks for the idea and Bill Thanks for the links
Wes


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <559josh at gmail.com>
To: "'The Dosey Family'" <dart at uneedspeed.net>; "'Bill Burge'" 
<bill at burge.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT


> Wes,
> Something that would be helpful:
> Upload a pic to a photo server (like photobucket) and post the link on 
> this
> forum.  Seeing a face is 1000x better than a description of "6'1 & Red
> Backpack". :)
>
> Josh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of The Dosey Family
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:55 AM
> To: Bill Burge
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT
>
>
> Bill, That is close, but not them... But I truly appreciate the efforts 
> for
> sure. I have spoken to many, and have had many responses over the last day
> or so from a lot of really great people, and All have assured me that they
> should be just fine, and the more information I find out, has me leading 
> to
> believe that is the case, and that their Spot unit is the cause of all the
> frustration. I will still keep making inquiring calls at the places that
> have registers, and keep a watch on the posts and hopefully on the trails,
> and at some point they will check in. Their next supply is in Tehachapi so
> they should still have ample supplies for now.....
> And we will keep moving forward from here.
> Thank you again for your information and time Wes
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Burge" <bill at burge.com>
> To: "PCTL Listserve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT
>
>
>>I did some searching on Postholer (awesome site!) and found Sarah and
>> Mikey:
>>
>>
> <http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=d7083c6ff74ada9b456c343399
> 04fd5d&event_id=346#
>> >
>>
>> They are in a similar day range to Jake&Sarah.
>>
>> They had a SPoT marker in Idyllwild on May 5th and one north of 10 fwy
>> on May 8th.  They had their most recent SPoT on May 15 (this morning)
>> a ways west of the 15 fwy.
>>
>> They had one in Big Bear on May 11.
>>
>> I own a SPoT and yes, they can be finicky about when they connect AND
>> the blinking LED interface can make you _think_ you sent a OK message
>> when you did not.  I usually wait a LONG time and send more than one.
>> This is part of why, in my earlier posts, that I warned against using
>> the SPoT device if what a hiker _really_ wanted was a distress
>> beacon.  (I will still carry my SPoT on the trail or my Mom won't let
>> me go - I'm going to be 49 soon!  ;-)
>>
>> Hopefully, they are fine and hammered at the Cabazon Morongo Indian
>> Casino, sitting by the pool and treating their sunburns with Margaritas.
>>
>> BillB
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 15, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Postholer wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, their last SPOT was definitely from the water fountain:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/plbc74
>>>
>>> I've scanned the journals for May 5,6,7. Lots of trail names given so
>>> nothing obvious was found.
>>>
>>> 9 days is a long time to be out of touch. My first 'guess' is they
>>> probably
>>> went on a bender in Palm Springs. They may have quit their hike and
>>> are
>>> embarrased to tell anyone, especially if someone else is paying for
>>> it;
>>> happens more frequently than one may guess. Ugly statement, but
>>> there it is.
>>>
>>> I know it's hard not to worry, but they'll turn up safe and sound
>>> I'm sure.
>>>
>>> -postholer
>>>
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