[pct-l] Interesting: emergency stations above Palm Springs

[Bill Burge]

Also know as the "Cactus to Clouds"

http://www.summitpost.org/route/155924/cactus-to-clouds.html
http://www.dayhiker.com/directory/Cactus-to-Clouds.htm

I'm gonna hit that someday!

BillB



On Sep 27, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Wes Rose wrote:

> To clarify, the emergency sites are not located on the PCT, but on a trail
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> called Palm-to-Pines, which originates out of Palm Springs and ascends 
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> westward up San Jacinto, terminating at the Palm Springs Tramway area.
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> [pct-l] Interesting: emergency stations above Palm Springs
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> Mon Sep 27 10:50:21 CDT 2010 
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> http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/20/2085636_emergency-boxes-installed-for.html
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> The Riverside Volunteer Search & Rescue group must be getting tired of searching
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> every year in the rugged mountains through which the PCT passes. They've 
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> two emergency stations for lost hikers with solar powered beacons to light the 
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> locations after dark.
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> Four deaths noted in this article. Same area PCT hiker John Donovan died in 
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> 2005.
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> The S&R people actually do a lot of work in that area. They have a website.
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