A pizza and a pitcher of beer!

In our conversation at 6 p.m. tonight Jack mentioned that they had been lost in the snow. They found the trail again and were low on food. They heard that Idyllwood had a place with pizza and a pitcher of beer. "Pizza and a pitcher of beer" became their mantra as they hiked late into the night toward Idyllwood. They arrived about 25 minutes before closing...just in time for that pitcher of beer and pizza. The last customers. They are spending the night in Idyllwood drying out their shoes, washing their clothes, and camping out at a campsite that charges $3 per camper. Tonight they are relaxing around a campfire. They have been walking until dusk, sleeping at dark, and getting up at at dawn. No time for campfires.

I thought back at what Jack said about the snow and looked at what another blogger wrote about the area. Here is what he said:

"It was a day of great views as I wound along a ridge heading north around several peaks over 7500 feet. Unfortunately I swung west about 11 AM on the north side of the ridge above 8000 feet. The combination of the shading and the altitude led to deeper and deeper snowdrifts. The trail would appear every 50 to 100 feet where the sun had melted the snow and there were footprints in the snow so the way was clear. My progress was slow, as I had to carefully place my feet in many locations lest I slide downhill to perhaps not a fatal but certainly an unpleasant landing.

After a couple of miles this I hit the trail junction I was looking for and looking over the diverging footprints headed in what I thought was the correct direction. About ten minutes later I was not so sure and was beginning to have visions of being lost I the snow, so decided to stop for a bite to eat and a map and compass check."
Wednesday, 4/26/00 http://www.startlivingthetruth.com/pctwarner.htm