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calebEOC

calebEOC - Jul 23, 2008 8:15 pm - Voted 10/10

I always wanted to climb this one

I remember someone in sitka telling me that a prankster lit some tires on fire inside the caldera back in the 80's as a joke, any idea if thats true?

DrewB

DrewB - Jul 24, 2008 3:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: I always wanted to climb this one

Haha, that is funny. I haven't heard it, but I will ask my Sitka native friend about it. He would remember.

hgrapid

hgrapid - Jul 24, 2008 11:34 am - Hasn't voted

Good start

I saw this mountain from an airplane, and it looked beautiful. I'd love to see some more detailed route information, and trailhead information. How long a hike are we talking about?

DrewB

DrewB - Jul 24, 2008 3:40 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Good start

Hi hgrapid, I will be adding route info when I get a chance as well as some more photos and a trip report. Check back in a couple of days.

Steve Gruhn - Jul 24, 2008 2:32 pm - Hasn't voted

I'd heard the same story

I'd heard the same story as calebEOC about the tires burning in the crater to make it look like the extinct volcano had come back to life.

DrewB

DrewB - Jul 24, 2008 5:47 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: I'd heard the same story

that is really funny, i will try and confirm it with my Sitka contacts.

calebEOC

calebEOC - Aug 20, 2008 12:20 am - Voted 10/10

Re: I'd heard the same story

I had a chance to talk to a guy from Sitka, he told me the guy who did it was named "Porky Bacall", and he was a legend in Sitka. Apparently it made national news in the late 70's.

Steve Gruhn - Apr 1, 2009 3:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: I'd heard the same story

Here's a link to a website that describes the April Fools Day prank in 1974.

http://www.olypen.com/sitkacds/porky.htm

calebEOC

calebEOC - Apr 1, 2009 7:06 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: I'd heard the same story

Awesome link, thanks for posting this!

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