[pct-l] Angel Opportunity in Portland Area

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, All,

Below is another opportunity for angels in N. Oregon and S. Washington.

If anyone can help please reply directly to GeisingerD at aol.com

Steel-Eye

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*From:* GeisingerD at aol.com [mailto:GeisingerD at aol.com <GeisingerD at aol.com>]
*Sent:* Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:12 AM
*To:* Dana Berthold, PCTA Regional Representative
*Cc:* GeisingerD at aol.com
*Subject:* Help for 2010 PCT Ride to and from Trailhead


Dana,


Thank you for your email of 3/18.  You mentioned that you would be sharing
my ride request with Jack Konner.  Perhaps he put my request on the web
site.  I ended up making a motel reservation for July 30 at the Columbia
Gorge Inn.  It is cheap but hopefully ok for my overnight before starting
the trail.  Any chance I could meet you in Cascade Locks late Friday July
30?


 I did receive a number of potential ride offers to my general request that
was posted to a web site of the PCTA (or associated with the PCTA).  My goal
in this email response is to provide the specific dates and trailhead sites
and let people respond accordingly.  I thank you for your generosity and any
help to this PCT section hiker and my two friends joining me on this trip.
As a minimum, we want to reimburse for all vehicle expense.


This year’s PCT trip for me is in two phases.  It will be my 20th section
hike, having previously completed all trail miles up to the Columbia River.
The first phase will by a three day solo hike. The second phase will be a
eight day hike with my friend Peter and his teen-age son Ben.


On Friday, July 30, I fly into Portland from my home in upstate NY, arriving
about noon.  That afternoon I plan to obtain fuel and visit a friend in
Vancouver, whom I have not seen in 42 years.  I think that I may have a way
to get to Cascade Locks via the Skamania County bus from Vancouver for an
overnight stay, leaving Vancouver about 6 pm.  I will start the PCT at the
Bridge of the Gods on
Saturday, July 31 and end that hike on *Monday, August 2* at Road 65 near
Panther Creek Campground.  I *will need a ride* that afternoon from there to
the McMenamins Edgefield Lodge in Troutdale, where I will meet up with my
two other hiking partners.


On *Tuesday, August 3, Peter, Ben and I* *need a ride* from the McMenamins
Edgefield Lodge in Troutdale to our trailhead on Natl. Forest Road 24,
southwest of Mount Adams, arriving as early in the day as practical.


On *Tuesday, August 10*, we will end our trip at Highway 12 at White Pass.
>From there in the afternoon, we will *need transportation* back to the
Edgefield Lodge site.


In 2011, my goal is to return and hike the PCT through the Indian Heaven
Wilderness area, and from White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass.


Thank you for your initial response and your consideration of this more
specific request.  I look forward to hearing from you again.  My wife and I
are going on a wedding anniversary trip from May 10 to May 27 so I will not
respond to your reply till after May 27.


David Geisinger (member of PCTA since before there was a PCTA)
518-887-3030 (home phone after May 26)
518-225-2390 (cell phone after May 26)