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...pair of good boots are an absolute must--particularly on the granite slab of the High Sierras. Other essentials are a warm sleeping bag, insect repellent, a canteen (don't trust that there'll be water everywhere), and if you're in the East, a light tent and rain poncho (afternoon showers are common, and there is nothing worse than hiking in wet clothes). The cardinal rule, however, is travel light. As an experienced backpacker said, "Put everything you think is absolutely essential in one pile, then take half of that...
...Thomas, reportedly spent the night in a gasmask and poncho outfit...
...crews arrange for campsites, make dinner, shuttle passengers in and out, and bar the door to undesirables, which in this case means the press. Inside, the rain is a nearer enemy than the power plant--tents and tarps spring up, some Himalya-proof homes, other makeshift shelters, like the "Poncho Villa" erected by four Harvard students...
...hiking at his own pace. I was at least 15 minutes behind Adrian and the same amount of time in front of Johnnie, Mike and the other two. It seemed an interminably long way to the top. I was getting cold, dressed only in shorts, t-shirt, down vest, poncho and wool cap. I hadn't eaten anything that morning and very little the day before, which was beginning to worry me. But worse still, my shoe came untied...
...hair into a ponytail, crooned continuously about the moon melting and the pavement swelling. When the police made a move as if to open the doors, the mob pressed together so closely that someone's elbow forced my camera to take a picture of the inside of my poncho. For more than half an hour everyone struggled to breathe and not to let anyone cut in front, as if such mobility were possible. A scene like that makes one wonder if promoters should hold general admission concerts at all. It shows what Dead Heads will put up with...