[pct-l] Vermilion Valley Resort

[Reinhold Metzger]

[pct-l] Vermilion Valley Resort


  Aahhmen!!!

I'll drink to that....I agree with everything Ben said.
Vermillion is a great place to resupply...been there many times.
They have most anything a hiker may need and probably the best tasting food
you have ever tasted.
They also have some military style tents with military style cots for 
hikers at no
charge....first come first serve.
Not only that, but PCT  or  JMT  thru-hikers get a free beer or 
soda...but you
have to let them know that you are a thru-hiker......I had my fare share 
of free
beer at Vermillion

Not only that,...if you tell Jim that JMT Reinhold said so, he will 
probably give
you 2 free beers because one of the workers who did not know about the free
beer to "thrus" did not give me a free beer or soda the last time I 
resupplied
at Vermillion.....BUMMER!!!

Well anyhow, I was assured that I would get 2 free beers the next time, 
so they
owe me 2 beers.
Just tell Jim that JMT Reinhold said its OK for him to give you the 2 
beers I still
got coming.

JMT Reinhold
Your spirits loving...trail companion...hic...I mean spiritual...hic...I 
mean spirited
...hic...ooohhh what the heck, you guys know what I mean...hic.

PS...I don't know what it is that makes say "hic" all the time when I'm 
drinking,...I
mean when I am hydrating.
My doctor told me it is important to stay hydrated...dehydration is bad 
for you.
I really like to follow my doctors advice....hic.

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Ben wrote:
Hello everyone.
I am currently at Vermilion Valley Resort on my trip on the JMT.  I have
met many wonderful, cheerful PCT hikers here such as Rodknee Dangerfield or
Dangertrail (sounds like it has changed a couple times), River, Bearded
Lady (formerly Smurf), and Delaware Dave.

Anyways, I asked Jim (the owner) at Vermilion Valley Resort if he ever
posts on the forum here.  I guess he does not.  In the mean time I wanted
to let the current hikers know that *the ferry is running at both 9 am and
4pm right now.  *Many of the other hikers, including myself, were told by
others that it is not running at all.

My second order of business is to encourage any current and all future
hikers of the PCT or JMT to stop at Vermilion Valley Resort.  They have new
bathrooms which are very nice and easy to clean. I know this was a common
complaint before, however unjust.  After one PCT or JMT hiker took a shower
the bathroom floor was dirty again.  To expect them to clean the bathrooms
after each and every hiker is unreasonable.
Also, the food has received wonderful reviews from everyone I have talked
to.  The High Sierra Salad is great.  The Oat pancakes were a wonderful
choice for breakfast.  I have decided I am going to stay here until Sunday
morning so I can enjoy the barbecue tomorrow night.  Why rush back to work?

I highly encourage anyone passing through to come here.  The prices are
reasonable considering the location and the difficulty it takes to get
anything out here.  Ignore the highly publicized, and somewhat
questionable, opinions of a select few who express their viewpoint online
and in print.  The more beers and food you drink the bigger your bill will
be. Only you are to blame for that.

I am writing this by my own volition and am happy to do so.  Many other
hikers who I have met have said they would do so to.  At least two have
said they would do so to counteract the negative review in a certain
popular handbook that they purchased.

Ok, I am done.

Ben Grunbaum