Trail Magic on Saturday and Sunday, 05/16/09 to 05/17/09
Post 4 - Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17 -
3 Points - milepost 403.2
On Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, my wife Patty,
my sister Connie, and I travelled to 3 Points to provide
"magic" for the hikers passing through. We set up at
about 7:15 AM on Saturday morning and many hikers
passed through all day long.
There were over 30 hikers passing through on Saturday,
and over 15 on Sunday. It was great to see Alien March,
Joker, and Jellybean who I hiked with at times last year.
It was also good to see and meet many ot the "Class of
2009" and listen to "hiker talk".
I forgot the names of many (perhaps most) of the hikers. It
usually takes me about 3 introductions/meetings before I
remember a person's name. Sorry about that!
My sister Connie and my wife Patty did most of the work, and
Shorty helped out on Sunday morning. On Saturday,
Meadow Ed, Incredible Bulk, and Paul stooped by after
they added water and supplies to the cooler near the road.
Also Treebear
and Makela (?) stopped by on Saturday
afternoon and spent the evening. Connie and Patty when
home on Saturday evening. Connie came back up on
Sunday morning with more supplies.
There were fewer hikers on Sunday, but we were still
kept busy. It was great to meet them and to hear their
stories. As usual, Connie did most of the work - thanks
Connie!
On Wednesday, May 20, I stopped I dropped
by 3 Points on my way to Agua Dulce and left some
beer and sodas at the cooler. While there I met Dot who
was also resupplying the cache. He did his thru-hike in
2005 and had driven up from Long Beach. Also at the
cache were Trashman, One Strap, and Stumbling
Norwegian.
I dropped the leftover food from the weekend
(chili-dog makings) at Hiker
Heaven in Agua Dulce, and I saw most of the hikers that
had passed through 3 Points last weekend.
Most of the hikers were there lounging
around as usual. What a great stopover for thru-hikers -
there had to be at least 50 hikers staying there.
Take care and see you down the trail...
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