[pct-l] High Spot Campsites (was:Regarding Fobes Saddle)

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Agreed.
 
But these were smaller (low to the ground, which created the little
"cave" we camped in.).
Not that we were thinking about the inherent dangerousness of
cottonwoods at the time...(this was back when I was about 18 and, well,
let's just say...we were "living dangerously" back then...)
 
Man. Those were the days....
 

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From: Trekker4@aol.com [mailto:Trekker4@aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:51 AM
To: Mike Saenz; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] High Spot Campsites (was:Regarding Fobes Saddle)


In a message dated 2/9/05 11:10:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
msaenz@mve-architects.com writes:

	We spent the day
	crossing the valley and found this "dark and creepy" depression
under a
	dense thicket of cottonwoods right next to the creek. The area
was a
	natural campsite!

Be careful about camping under Cottonwoods. They are a dangerous tree;
they're brittle; and small and large branches fall off for no reason
sometimes. They're especially dangerous in wind or wind gusts. 
Bob 
Big Bend Desert Denizen
(Naturalized Citizen, Republic of Texas)