Hi Florian.
I've been hiking the lower sections of Skyline (usually to the '4300' marker) for about a year. Someday, I'll finally hike past your 'bucket.'
The warning sign you said in an earlier post, that disappeared in 2012--what did it say?
Actually, I'm in training to hike all the way to the Tram during ideal weather conditions--in either Oct. or Nov. (maybe Dec.). It is so sad to read about those who required rescue / medical attention or have died--due from lack of preparation to hike this unfortunately, infamous trail. It is NOT a dangerous trail if one prepares for it, accordingly along with all of the precautionary measures.
Seriously: I am all for the idea of a pamphlet / leaflet / brochure (which was initially posted on this forum in 2012--but never materialized). I would like to be involved in the producing the covered holder / box for the pamphlets (which would probably require the city's and/or Agua Caliente Indian's permission on both N. Lykken & Museum Trailheads.) I also know of good writers who would be glad to help with the wording of the pamphlets. I would then post the pamphlet on this forum for further review from other experienced Skyline hikers.
I await your reply. Good day, David
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bcrowell wrote:While we're all brainstorming about possible constructive things to do, here are a few possibilities:
Donate money to Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit:
http://www.rmru.org/donate.htmWhen you head up Skyline, bring an extra half-liter of water with you and leave it at the picnic tables, rescue 1, or rescue 2. Most people who die on Skyline actually seem to die at very low elevations, such as the picnic tables or even lower. If leaving water at the picnic tables, we need some way to make sure that people know it's there, and that it's there for emergency use by anyone who needs it. Unless something more organized happens, I'm planning that the next time I do Skyline (in the fall), I'll bring along some kind of makeshift sign sealed inside a freezer bag, and duct-tape it to the end of one of the picnic tables.
Seems like it would be a good thing to either replace the stolen "you will die sign" or put up something similar at the trailhead. Who has to be involved to make this happen? A private property owner? State park rangers? If there was agreement in principle on doing it, I'm sure we could pass the hat and collect enough money to make it happen. (I'm sure the rangers are low on both money and time due to the state budget dysfunction.) If it prevents even one helicopter rescue, it will have paid for itself many times over.