[pct-l] A Window of Opportunity

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

I've ridden in Skip's convertible mustang into Yosemite before, and heard
the story of the rise and fall of he and his wife's manufacturing business
in the 70s which at one time employed a whole bunch of local owens valley
folks when taking a "training run" for his wife dropoff in their sedan, but
not the excursion.  I'm glad they're obviously recovering from the fire that
his brother stupidly set adjacent his property in high winds that burned his
place down.  In mid June he was talking about a TeePee park.  Aparently the
European and Japanese tourists are into teepees when visiting the West.  heh
heh.

s.c.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Zimmerman" <jeffreyn@sonic.net>
To: "PCT-L" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:48 AM
Subject: [pct-l] A Window of Opportunity


> Those of you who this last year had a chance to ride Skip
> Wilder's shuttle service along the eastern escarpment of the Sierra
> recall his new Excursion.  Perhaps such a circumstance is the only
> politically correct time to use such a vehicle.
> <URL: http://www.wilderhouse.com/ >
>
> Alas (Hooray?) even those days may now be dwindling.  Ford has
> announced its intent to discontinue the model.
> <URL:
> http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/13/pf/autos/bc.autos.ford.suvs.reut/index.htm
> >
> Enjoy it while it lasts.
>
> Skip's a good man.  Sure is a comfortable car.  Sure is a gas hog.  For
> sure not much else out there.
>
> YARTS is north of there, reaches only as far south as Mammouth.
> <URL: http://www.yarts.com/schedule.html >
> CREST transit covers much of the southern Sierra, but it's schedule
> is impossible.  <URL: http://www.countyofinyo.org/transit/CRESTpage.htm >
> "The Dog" (Greyhound) is long gone.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Neil Zimmerman
> Sonoma County, The Left Coast
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