Last sunday night i held a candlelighting service for a number of folks who have died on the PCT in the last number of years… It included trail founders, trail angles, workers and hikers.
We called their name then lite a candle in their honor, this included Annie and the Salesman and Weathercarrot lite the candles for them. Yogi did the one for John Donovan and Billy Goat lite the one for Richard Menkie…I lite the final one for No Way Ray and afterwards we had a very long pause to think about our missing friends… very moving moment for us all and i was impressed how long the silence lasted as we all reflected i’m sure on other friends lost over the years. It was video taped by Squatch and Go tell it on the Mt. so perhaps you will all be able to share this moment with us.
We did a final goodby and drank a toast to the memory of No Way Ray on monday the 19th of june…
Meadow Ed
MEADOW ED