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Trail AngelsLast update: 05/01/2008 12:14 AM. On this page:
You'll find links to a few more here. San Diego: Scout and FrodoWe thru-hiked the PCT in '07 and have hosted hikers in San Diego for the past two seasons. We can provide transportation from the airport or train or bus station, a place to stay for one night or several, some home-cooked meals, and a ride to the border. We have six available beds, plus a loft bed in the treehouse, plus a tent trailer. We are walking distance from two supermarkets and the post office, and a short drive from REI. We are helping to organize a network of San Diego hosts, so can likely find you transportation and a place to stay if we're booked full. Scout and Frodo (Barney and Sandy Mann) Lake Arrowhead: Bruce and Carol WagnerHello, 2008 PCT hikers. Greetings from Bruce and Carol Wagner in Lake Arrowhead, CA. What do you need? Mailing services? Hot bath? Laundry? Lunch? Local transportation? Perhaps we can assist. We're a bit familiar with your situation when you get this far … Carol's brother, Carl, did the Trail in 1977 (your Webmaster, Carl Siechert). I have a bit of mountaineering experience, too; Muir Trail in 1957, Mt. Rainier in '72, and several of California's 14K peaks. We expect to be home in the Lake Arrowhead area during much of the "season" for PCT hikers trekking through our area.As you may have noticed from your maps, we are a one-day (tough) or two-day (easy) hike west of Big Bear, in the San Bernardino National Forest. We can provide good directions (and possibly a lift) to our place or other desired local destinations. The Lake Arrowhead area has many convenient services: supermarkets, pharmacies, post office, fast food or fine-dining restaurants, hardware stores, etc. Find the west end of Hook Creek Road on your maps (Cedar Glen). Our place is about half way around, above the northwest corner of the lake. So, if you'd like to avail yourself of some local hospitality, call us from Idyllwild or Big Bear and let us know when you'll be in our area and inquire about what we can offer. That will largely depend upon whether we are home and the volume of requests received. As of this writing, our plans have us in town in April and May. Please do not assume that leaving a voicemail will assure you of a shower or laundry facilities! We've hosted a few PCT hikers over the years. They've been enjoyable visits and we hope that some of you might be able to drop in. Bruce and Carol Wagner Donner Summit: Pooh Corner (Bill and Molly Person)Again in 2007, Bill and Molly Person will be providing free hospitality for Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers at the Donner Summit (old hi-way 40) area just north of Lake Tahoe. We live about four miles from the PCT and will pick up and deliver hikers from the trail. We will be open from June 20 to July 20 this year. Pooh Corner receives food drops, provides beds, meals, showers, laundry, etc. We also make airport runs for significant others and anything else we can to support thru hikers in their quests. Our cabin faces on Donner Lake and provides swimming, boating, etc. or just plain loafing. Mail to Truckee is VERY slow!!! Priority mail usually takes six days or more to reach us. We pick up mail once a day in the early afternoon. We mail outgoing mail for hikers departing on Saturday and Sunday only. Bill hiked the AT in 96 (Pooh, SillyOldBear) and welcomes the chance to repay a little of the hospitality I received. Here is our contact information. Food Drops & communications (This is the local Mailboxes, Etc. not our home address)
Weed/Lake Shastina: (JoAnn 'are we there yet' Michael)JoAnn and Emory live in the community of Lake Shastina, southern portion of the beautiful Shasta Valley in true Northern California. If you need replacement gear we can get you to Fifth Season in Mt. Shasta or if you want to climb Shasta, send me an e-mail. Our door, unfortunately, is not 'always open' but advising me ahead of time that you plan a zero in our area, we'll be glad to provide meals, laundry, computer, TV in one room and beer, lots of beer! Two guest rooms: one for two people; one for a single; small but full, private bath. Available on a "first contact-first served" basis. Not always available but when I am, I'm glad to help. Contact me before you leave or while in Sections O, P or Q, and I'll put you on my list. JoAnn Michael Skykomish: Dinsmore's River Haven (Andrea and Jerry Dinsmore)The Dinsmores have been opening their home to PCT hikers since 2003 and live 15 miles west of Stevens Pass summit on the Tye River and Hwy 2. Please hitch into Skykomish and the Dinsmores will pick you up. Call from anywhere in town. It's a 30 mile round trip to the trailhead. If you arrive at Stevens Pass after dark, call us and we will come get you. The Dinsmores offer camping, Hiker Loft, internet, hiker box, laundry, trail updates and showers. Hikers may use the phone with phone card. Please remember this is the Dinsmores' HOME. They do what they can to make you dry, warm, clean and hopefully resupplied. Dinsmores will pick up and hold all boxes and mail for PCT thru-hikers that are staying with us. Post Office closes at 3:30pm M-F and is only open on Saturday for pick up from 8-10am. 360.677.1237 home zaqueltooocool@gmail.com
USPS address: Dinsmore's River Haven, (your name), PO BOX 374, Skykomish, WA 98288 and ETA. UPS home delivery address: Dinsmore's River Haven, (your name), 76110 NE 123rd St., Skykomish, WA 98288 and your ETA. Packages that need to be returned will be arranged and paid for by sender. If you leave gear we will mail it back but you must prepay. We hold all forgotten gear for one season. Then it's up for grabs. If we can figure out who it belongs to we will contact you. |
