[pct-l] Dropping off Bear Canisters

[surferskir at aol.com]

HOW true, how true!!

--Dennis--


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Phelan <dennis.phelan at gmail.com>
To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 3:25 pm
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Dropping off Bear Canisters


You should know by now that weight and cost are inversely proportional.
Weight down - cost up.

the other Dennis


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:00 PM, <surferskir at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Yeh!  For another $200.00.
>
> --Dennis--
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gary_schenk <gary_schenk at verizon.net>
> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 8:25 am
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Dropping off Bear Canisters
>
>
>  One thing you can do is get a Bearikade and knock off one pound right at
> the
> get go.
>
> Gary
>
>
> On 04/04/13, Mark Halverstadt wrote:
>
> Hey PCT-L,
> I dunno about you guys but I want to drop off that 2lb. 9oz. bearvault as
> soon as I can. But where? After Tuolumne Meadows the first road you hit is
> Highway 108 and we are officially out of bear canister zone. There is the
> Northern Kennedy Meadows Resort about 10 Miles west on 108 but I don't
> think they accept any outgoing mail to ship your bear can. The other
> option is hitching east down 108 to 395 to the town of Bridgeport. But that
> is a 30 something mile Hitch, probably not that fun to get there and back,
> I keep thinking about the wasted time that could happen. Then there is just
> going straight up to Echo Lake. However, that makes it about a 150 mile
> stretch from Tuolumne, thus carrying more food plus those damn bear cans
> all the way there. So, what are your guys' plans for ditching those damn
> bear cans? Where are you doing it? Past Hikers please let us know your
> experience!! Thanks!
>
> Mark
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