[GeoStL] Re: Fwd: Pioneer Cache trip report
- From: "Barramus" <barramus@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:05:04 -0600
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Wow, sounds tougher than our old Rock Pile trip.
Barramus
N 38° 25.081'
W 90° 42.823'
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From: "Glenn" <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:56 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Fwd: Pioneer Cache trip report
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> when we get around to hiking to the paddy creek cache, this is what we
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> to look forward to. it should take bruceS a couple of hours, it will take
> me a couple of days. :-)
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> >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!!!
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> Glenn
> St. Louis, Mo
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