[pct-l] Need Ride from Lake Isabella
Nathan
nathanfrank2 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 4 09:35:56 CDT 2012
Anybody available to give my partner and a ride back to trail (mile 516) from Lake Isabella Wednesday morning? We opted to get off on the Kelso Valley road, and are trying to minimize our chances of having to take a day to walk the 16 or so miles back up it from 178.
Gas money, good conversation and coffee provided by team Lotus and Old Spice.
Cheers.
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> 3. test message (Len Glassner)
> 4. test (Brick Robbins)
> 5. Ride from Julian to warner springs (David Shipp)
> 6. Re: Where's Alaska, a hiker? (twolegs at roadrunner.com)
> 7. Re: I NEED to be walking! (Jim & Jane Moody)
> 8. transit from Bakersfield to Tehachapi (Jerry Goller)
> (Ann Gerckens)
> 9. Saturday 6/2 Ride Needed... Paradise Cafe to Fobes Trail
> Trail-head on Fobes Ranch Rd. (Stephen Clark)
> 10. Ride from Lone Pine TH to Kennedy Meadows (John Casterline)
> 11. Re: Saturday 6/2 Ride Needed... Paradise Cafe to Fobes Trail
> Trail-head on Fobes Ranch Rd. (Edward Anderson)
> 12. A thank you to the team at Callahan's (thomas Kazmierski)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 18:14:06 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] I NEED to be walking!
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> I sit too much and don't walk enough. Now I know why it's hurting me;
>
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>
> ?But it looks as though there?s a more sinister aspect to sitting, too. Several strands of evidence suggest that there?s a ?physiology of inactivity?: that when you spend long periods sitting, your body actually does things that are bad for you.
>
> As an example, consider lipoprotein lipase. This is a molecule that plays a central role in how the body processes fats; it?s produced by many tissues, including muscles. Low levels of lipoprotein lipase are associated with a variety of health problems, including heart disease. Studies in rats show that leg muscles only produce this molecule when they are actively being flexed (for example, when the animal is standing up and ambling about). The implication is that when you sit, a crucial part of your metabolism slows down.
> Nor is lipoprotein lipase the only molecule affected by muscular inactivity. Actively contracting muscles produce a whole suite of substances that have a beneficial effect on how the body uses and stores sugars and fats.
> Which might explain the following result. Men who normally walk a lot (about 10,000 steps per day, as measured by a pedometer) were asked to cut back (to about 1,350 steps per day) for two weeks, by using elevators instead of stairs, driving to work instead of walking and so on. By the end of the two weeks, all of them had became worse at metabolizing sugars and fats. Their distribution of body fat had also altered ? they had become fatter around the middle. Such changes are among the first steps on the road to diabetes.?
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> Greg Hummel
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> ?Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks in the world?
> ? Forest Gump
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 15:46:40 -0700
> From: Len Glassner <len5742 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Whitney and Forester conditions 5/29 - 5/30, and
> other stuff
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> Whitney:
>
> The hike from the PCT up past Timberline Lake to Guitar Lake is
> essentially a dry hike. No snow and only a couple of mud puddles.
>
>> From Guitar Lake up to Mt. Whitney - easy to follow the trail past
> Guitar Lake to the switchbacks up the mountain. Only a couple of snow
> lumps on the trail to Trail Crest. One short inconsequential bit of
> snow shortly before the summit. (Hiked on 5/29.)
>
> Camping tip: The second you can first see Guitar Lake, look right -
> you won't see anything. Climb up a few feet and you will find a large
> flat area cleared of rocks. I've camped there four times. Also a
> similar spot a little further along that is easire seen from the
> trail. Aggressive marmots here, though.
>
> Forester Pass: South side - A short snow field at the last, highest
> plateau before swithcbacking up to the pass, directly under it. If
> solid easier to walk on than the trail tread. Only a couple piles of
> snow on some of the switchbacks, easily dealt with. The trail/snow
> chute just below the pass notch - trail starting to clear of snow, I
> took maybe three steps on snow. North side - Spotty switchback
> visibility at the top, but more or less continuous snow that I walked
> on for about 30 minutes.Intermittent snow/trail from there on.
> Compared to 2008/2009 at a time two/three weeks later, far less snow.
>
> Creeks - Still plenty of water in all the usual suspects, but nothing
> at all difficult because of level. I was hoping they'd be low enough
> for rock hops, but no such luck :-(
>
> Onion Valley - The campground host, Michael, will allow PCT'ers to
> stay free in the walk-in sites (2) and also in his location, if there
> is room. I came down 7pm, stayed the night, and then solicited from
> campers as they walked around, and as they drove out in the AM.
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 16:15:28 -0700
> From: Len Glassner <len5742 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] test message
> To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> nt
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 16:20:24 -0700
> From: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] test
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> test
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 16:39:30 -0700
> From: David Shipp <davidanthonyshipp at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Ride from Julian to warner springs
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> In Julian now.
>
> 714 317 5595
>
> Davey Savage
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 20:23:08 -0400
> From: <twolegs at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Where's Alaska, a hiker?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Alaska, a hiker (aka Dan Young), got off the trail past Big Bear earlier in May, and is now back in Anchorage Alaska, recovering from a serious infection, according to his mom Linda Cutler who lives in Irrigon, Oregon. I explained to Linda that friends of her son were concerned, because he stopping posting to his trail blog on May 8, and encouraged her to have him resume blogging, to quell his friends' concerns. She will do so. Hope this makes Gouvet Philippe feel relieved, and anyone else who was worried.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Two Legs
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gouvet Philippe <philippe.gouvet at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:45 AM
> Subject: Where's Alaska, a hiker?
> To: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
> Cc: marc fendel <marcfendel at gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi Brick,
>
> My usual email address (philippe.gouvet at orange.fr) continues creating
> problems. Yet I would like to send the following message. Could you
> please forward it to the list, or tell me what you think of this?
>
> Best,
> Philippe
>
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I would hate alarming people without a reason. Yet I have a few
> reasons to be alarmed. And I need your help.
>
> On April 9 I started a thru-hike attempt in Campo, with a hiker by the
> name of Alaska (Dan Young, lives in Anchorage). We hiked for a few
> days together. Then we lost touch, and I ended up quitting at Casa de
> Luna.
> Alaska stopped blogging on May 8 (http://www.danswalk.net), after
> announcing that he was back on the trail, after a few miserable days
> in Big Bear, seriously sick with some form of infection. No news
> since. Nothing. He didn't show up in Agua Dulce.
> We had exchanged a few emails, but he didn't reply to the last three I
> sent him, asking for news. He didn't reply either to Marc Fendel
> (Gourmet), who is currently in Kennedy Meadows.
> Alaska is single, and I do not know whether he has family. I hope you
> will agree that I can reasonably be concerned about this situation.
> I am back in France, where I live, and do not know what to do. Should
> the authorities be told about this? Any help or advice will be most
> welcome. I do hope I am wrong to worry.
>
> Philippe
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 01:25:25 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] I NEED to be walking!
> To: Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> lipoprotein lipase - I thought that was the problem.? Now I know.
>
>
>
> Mango
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 22:51:09 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ann Gerckens <volunteer_ann at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] transit from Bakersfield to Tehachapi (Jerry Goller)
> To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> RE: transit from Bakersfield to Tehachapi (Jerry Goller)
> Jerry,
> I used Kern County Transit in 2008.
> http://www.co.kern.ca.us/roads/pdf/East_Kern_Express.pdf 800.353.2396 I
> notice the date on the web site is still 2007, so I?d call first!
> East Kern Express-Service is provided Monday through Saturday.
> Depart Bakersfield arrive at Tehachapi KMart
> 4:00am from Golden Empire Transit 5:02
> 7:40am from Golden Empire Transit 8:57am
> 9:25am from Amtrak station 10:47am
> 11:25am from Amtrak station 12:47pm
> 1:25pm from Amtrak station 2:47pm
> 3:30pm from Golden Empire Transit 4:47pm
> 5:25pm from Amtrak station 6:47pm
> And for those who may be interested?.Kern River Valley Route
> Service is provided Monday through Saturday. Service provides intercity fixed
> route and Dial-A-Ride service between the communities of Kernville, Wofford
> Heights, Lake Isabella, Bodfish, Mtn. Mesa, Southlake, Weldon and Onyx.
> Ann Gerckens (SPLAT!)
>
>
> "We all struggle with something, you can either be paralyzed by it or take
> action". - Patrick Dempsey, Remedy's Healthy Living, Winter 2011.
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 23:10:21 -0700
> From: Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Saturday 6/2 Ride Needed... Paradise Cafe to Fobes
> Trail Trail-head on Fobes Ranch Rd.
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> Need to get from Paradise Cafe to the San Felipe Hills/Fobes Trail
> trail-head to hike up to the PCT and on to Cabazon. My plan is to be at
> Paradise Cafe at 8:00AM Saturday, June 2.
>
> Anyone going my way?
>
> Snake Charmer
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 03:30:43 -0400
> From: John Casterline <tnx4asking at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Ride from Lone Pine TH to Kennedy Meadows
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
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> Anyone available for giving me and as many as 3 other hikers a lift late
> afternoon on June 18th from Lone Pine TH to Kennedy Meadows?
>
> I plan on parking a car on June 18th at the Lone Pine TH for 3 days and
> then hiking back to the car from Kennedy Meadows. I will be continuing on
> to Canada, but my son will only hike the 3 days from KM to LP.
>
> --
> John Caster____
>
> *3C *
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 07:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Saturday 6/2 Ride Needed... Paradise Cafe to
> Fobes Trail Trail-head on Fobes Ranch Rd.
> To: Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com>, "pct-l at backcountry.net"
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> Use your thumb.? Hitching works.? You might have to hike the last few miles up Fobes ranch road to the PCT trailhead. It is a fairly rough dirt road without much traffic. If someone is going up, it most likely that you will get a ride.
> ?
> MendoRider-Hiker??? Hitcher
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com>
> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:10 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Saturday 6/2 Ride Needed... Paradise Cafe to Fobes Trail Trail-head on Fobes Ranch Rd.
>
> Need to get from Paradise Cafe to the San Felipe Hills/Fobes Trail
> trail-head to hike up to the PCT and on to Cabazon.? My plan is to be at
> Paradise Cafe at 8:00AM Saturday, June 2.
>
> Anyone going my way?
>
> Snake Charmer
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:14:58 -0700
> From: thomas Kazmierski <kaziertm at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] A thank you to the team at Callahan's
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> Two weeks ago, after finding too much snow to hike through, from Forrester
> pass, was forced to backtrack to Lone Pine and eventually was able
> to obtain rides north to Ashland, OR, where could start again, this time
> hiking south. About 15 miles into the south bound return hike found that
> the snow south of Mount Ashland to still be well over 2 meters deep, soft
> and that it totally obliterated the two main roads and the PCT. Do not
> enjoy hiking in that stuff and as the day was starting to turn to night
> decided to return back to Ashland.
>
> Was feeling really down, having to admit that being too early on the trail
> and not enjoying post holing really limits your options. So hiked back to
> setup an evening camp in a dry spot by Mt. Ashland and in the morning
> returned to Callahan's, off of interstate 5, to catch a ride.
> Just want you all to know that the whole crew at Callahan's were so
> wonderful, very friendly and open. They did everything to make me feel
> welcome. That experience, like the many we share with trail angels, was
> almost worth the hike back.
>
> "Tomas Tortuga"
>
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