[pct-l] Idyllwild verses Cabazon

[pastafly at hotmail.com (jeeves wooster)]

    sorry monte but i do have to disagree with your final decision on the 
cabazon vs. idyllwild.

   in my opinion there is absolutely no contest between the two, idyllwild 
wins hands down.   idyllwild has EVERYTHING that a tired hungry pct hiker 
would want(except a decent movie theatre).  how in the world can you beat 1$ 
taco night at el casitas resturant!??     cabazon on the other hand is 
WWWWAYYYY out of the way of the trail and hell to get to and get back from.  
the only cool thing there is the dinasours and a nice mail lady that gave me 
a ride back to the trail. everything else about cabazon is WORTHLESS.   i 
would never stop there again.     i think that idyllwild is easily one of 
the best towns on the entire trail. and though this might stir up a little 
conterversy, i also choose the town of idyllwild over etna.   no  offense 
meant to big mamma, father serge and bloody stick, but i just didnt see what 
made etna so special and why everybody said that it is the best hidden 
sectret on the trail.  the trailhead cafe does have the BEST HAMBURGER ON 
THE WHOLE TRAIL though!!

    these are just my opinions.
  have a wonderful day.
TYVEK


>From: "Monte Dodge" <montedodge@msn.com>
>To: "pct-l" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Idyllwild verses Cabazon
>Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:28:09 -0800
>
>  Idyllwild is a " Downer" with all the trapping  of a Get- A-Way town. 
>Mostly crowded streets of people, ( Which they all went there to get a way 
>from) Fat old guys on noisy bikes, young smug guys on " Rice Rockets" all 
>trying to look different, yet all looking the same. Trailheads that look 
>like mail parking lots the day before Christmas.  PAJeff and I did go there 
>on a side trip from Paul and Pat's in 2003 who live in Anza. Bottom line is 
>I was happy to leave . Idyllwild is a town that " Was" cool before the 
>masses found it..  I never wanted to hike  down there off the PCT as you 
>just have a big climb back up only to drop 8,000ft again. There are many 
>nice side-trips along the PCT, but Idyllwild is not high on my list.. 
>Cabazon does have Hadley's and a great Icon. Cabazon makes better sense to 
>resupply out of as well. ( Get a " Date Shake" at Hadleys) Downtown Cabazon 
>is like something out of a documentary . Lots of brown paper bags filled 
>with broken dreams and cheap booze.  I have a feeling Cabazon is where you 
>moving after you have been booted from everywhere else. Still , the old 
>chipped paint houses would make a great day to spent with a few rolls of 
>your favorite B/W film as does the character and beards of many of it's 
>homeless men.  The town looks much the same as it did in 1977. ( San Diago 
>Truckers found a body in an old gas station that year) I am sure in that 
>area , it is more common than not.   OK,,,,,,, the winner is,,, Still 
>Cabazon.
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