[pct-l] Good News & Bad News & Big Kickback Campout Event

[Reinhold Metzger]

Switchback,
While you are at Horseshoe Meadow you should check out  Muir Lake which 
is part of the Cottonwood Lakes and only about 4 miles from Horseshoe.
Muir Lake is on of those rare High Sierra lake ''Gems''  with a big 
sandy beach.
Benson Lake is another one of those rare gems and is known as "The 
Riviera of the High Sierra.

Word of caution.....I have seen hikers get altitude sickness just by 
driving from sea level to 10,000 foot high Horseshoe Meadow the same day.

JMT Reinhold....aka  "River Rat"
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On 9/5/2011 8:35 PM, hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> River Rat Reinhold writes: Hi gang, The good news is  ''TROUBLE''  is 
> back in town!!!
> That, of course, is good news for the girls but bad news for the 
> guys.  The bad news is I'm back in town for a very limited time only!!!
> That, of course, is bad news for the girls but good news for the 
> guys.  I am about to depart on a European ''barge & bike'' trip down 
> the blue
> Danube river.  I trust  Switchback  will keep the list and the girls 
> entertained during my absence
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> Switchback replies: Yes, in honor of Snow Bunny Reinhold, I will now 
> announce the big Horseshoe Meadow (out of Lone Pine, CA) season ending 
> _Kickback Campout_.  It will be October 11-12, 2011 if the the road up 
> there is still open.  This is full moon time at 10,000 feet.  All 
> campers will be on their own as far as gear and food.  If any Drug 
> Cartel Soldiers, Marauding Indians, or Female Leadership Terminator 
> Types attacks happen, you are on your own.  Bring some good reading 
> material, XM radios, and camaraderie.  Nights should be cold in the 
> Fall in the Sierras at this altitude.  There are bathrooms, bear 
> boxes, picnic tables and nice area hiking even up to Cottonwood Pass 
> and the PCT.  I think the permits are just walk-in, so it is simple to 
> camp there.  THIS IS A SEASON ENDING GOOF-OFF EVENT, but everyone will 
> be expected to act to promote the highest honor to themselves and the 
> hiking community.
> Your obedient servant and I thank you,
> Switchback the Trail Pirate
> 49% Hiker, 51% Trash