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i havent been there, Myotis will know. i shall ask the owners. It sounds
like a tough hike.
gln
At 07:55 AM 1/15/2003 -0600, you wrote:
- I have never been here. Do you know if we can backpack in and camp overnight?
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn" <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:32 AM Subject: [GeoStL] Pioneer Cache
> - > proffit mtn was mentioned recently. Here is another cache that might me a > good "2000th cache" hike. No one has been there yet either!! Here is a > note from the cache placer. > > http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=41875 > > >Well, we, (Jeepers2, Memphis & Galphoto) reached the trailhead at > >8am. It was a dreary overcast day, with the threat of showers > >throughout. Temperature was about 38-39 degrees. As we were > >entering the forest, a truck stopped us by honking his horn > >repeatedly. The driver wanted to know is we knew that today was the > >first day of youth (11 & under)hunting. Galphoto wanted to know if > >they were hunting with bows or firearms....GUNS! I wanted to know if > >there was a parent/adult with them...SUPPOSE TO BE! He bid us good > >luck, be careful and if we saw anyone in orange to make alot of noise > >so we would not end up a statistic. Good advice. > >The trail does not let you warm up but gets right to the gritty with > >a hard up hill climb and just when you think the worst has come and > >gone the mountain arises in front of you. > >About 2 miles in just as we are breeching the top we loose the > >trail. Now there have been trees down across the trail throughout > >the hike and we managed to get around and back on the trail but this > >time the trail seemed to disappear. After doing some orienteering we > >make a heading and break through the underbrush to find the trail > >just where it was suppose to be. Back on the trail again we come > >across a nice little camp site. Further along just of trail, we come > >across an US Bearing Marker, bearings no longer readable on the > >markers. Finally seeing the yucca plants we realize we have found > >the first of two homesteads at a two trail junction. Here we drop > >our backs and go to work doing what we came out here to do. By this > >time it is maybe 45 degrees with a light rain falling. We don our > >rain ponchos and decide on how we want to precede. It is about 11am > >and we decide to head north. After about a mile hike we come to the > >Little Paddy Creek, we cross and find another campsite. We drop our > >packs, rain is still coming down lightly but steady. We manage to > >get a fire going in the fire pit, hard to do with it raining all > >morning but we succeed and roast hot dogs for lunch. The rain > >doesn't seem to be letting up so I suggested to cut across country > >following the creek and try to get out before we really start feeling > >the elements. We ate and studied the topo map and decided yes we > >could do this. GPS pionting the way to the car, Map and Compass in > >hand heading off in a NE direction. The going was alot easier then > >we thought. At one point Memphis refused to go in the direction we > >were heading, to the point that he wrapped his lead around my legs so > >that I could not go. We were, at the point, near the foot of a rock > >bluff with many nooks and crannies, any of a number of animals could > >have been lurking about, I don't know but I trusted his instinct and > >changed directions by crossing the creek. We continued our journey > >with several creek crossings but success met us when we came out just > >where I said we would...in the middle of the Paddy Creek Trail...we > >took the left branch that brought us to several beautiful overlooks > >we followed the trail then followed the GPS to our vehicle. 8.54 > >miles and 6 hours and 45 minutes later we walked out of the forest. > >Memphis was exhausted as well were the 2 legged adventurers. Great > >hike! It will be an awesome hunt!!! > >
<><><><><> Glenn The SLAGA Mail & Membership guy
