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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yes that video is the Pinnacles I remember. I think Rick's hike will go the reservoir at about 9:00 in the video then go back down.Suggest taking the bypass trail at least one way because it is a different experience.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">IMO, park in the bigger lot and take the shuttle to Bear Gulch. On the return, take the trail back to the parking lot. It's a gentle downhill slope and should be full of flowers.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Wear comfortable shoes/boots.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Take water</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Take flashlight.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Maybe take a small snack</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Take water.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 12:24:44 AM PDT, Steve Litt <slitt@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Rick Moen said on Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:28:12 -0700<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>Quoting Steve Litt (slitt@troubleshooters.com):<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>> Codger, huh? Big respect: 3 miles at an average of 3.5% grade. This<br clear="none">>> means there will probably be some 5% grades. And unlike on a bicycle,<br clear="none">>> it's often more difficult and more wear and tear to go *down* a big<br clear="none">>> grade than up. <br clear="none">><br clear="none">>Here's an excellent video'ed hiking tour of first the entire east side <br clear="none">>(where we'll be) and then on day two the west side:<br clear="none">><a shape="rect" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjJY0TCMkJo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjJY0TCMkJo</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">After seeing that, I'll wait 20 years until I'm 75 pounds. I'll bring a<br clear="none">parachute in case I fall off that narrow part of the trail. I think<br clear="none">I'll skip the cave thing: It reminds me of the tunnel scene in Stephen<br clear="none">King's The Stand. Knowing my luck, just like Larry in The Stand, I'll<br clear="none">drop and break my flashlight and have to feel my way through, and all<br clear="none">the ghosts will talk to me. Or maybe the San Andreas will throw an 8.0<br clear="none">and the rock piles forming the caves will fall on me. Or in the caves<br clear="none">I'll be attacked by rabid bats.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I'm too chicken to go, but I have to admit, it's really beautiful.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">SteveT<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Steve Litt <br clear="none">Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm</a><div class="ydp61c54d2dyqt0007107422" id="ydp61c54d2dyqtfd29099"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">conspire mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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