1977年的早春，优胜美地

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对于yosemite的climbing bum，在camp4的篝火边总少不了意淫突如其来的幸运事情，比如说找到一个有钱又hot还痴迷攀岩的女友，或是一份收入不错却可以自由支配时间攀岩的工作，各式各样千奇百怪的撞大运的事情都被讨论过，不过谁也没有想到过，会有一架装满成吨高等级大麻的运输机会从天而降，坠毁在自己的后花园里。

然而在那个1977年的早春，这个天上掉馅饼的狂野幻想却真的发生了，改变了很多climber的一生。

听说这件事已有好久了，具体我就不多说了，大家自己考古吧。最近因为有人准备写书，所以很多新料报出来，包括前天在
supertaco贴出的首次见光的dope的清晰照片。
知道的和对valley dirtbag history感兴趣的可以看看。

http://public.fotki.com/RonLykins/travel/airplane_1977/

Hey,

My name is Ron, I lived in Yosemite in 1976 and 1977, worked at the Ahwahnee
Hotel. I am one of the so called "hikers" actually on showshoes, who found
the airplane, or the wing as it turned out along the trail to Lower Merced
Pass Lake and our ultimate destination, Ottoway Lake, in the Clark range. We
never made Lower Merced Pass Lake, pity, I often wonder what would have
happened if had and figured out what happened. When we returned to the
valley after camping on Ottoway Lake I reported to the Rangers that we had
found a wing in the high country and gave them the numbers from the wing.
Well all hell broke lose and in the next few days the entire Valley knew the
story of the plane crash.

In April 1977 I returned with seemingly the entire Valley and returned with
a backpack full of pot. Which I quickly dried and sold to a friend in San
Jose. The next year I went back to college and used the airplane money to
make the move to San Diego and pay for my first two years of college.
Something good did come from the "Loadstar Lightning"

Rich Schloss is a good guy and has interviewed me and we have spoken on the
phone a few times since. He is trying to piece the story together from
several angles. I personally don't think there is any need to be fearful,
statute of limitations having long expired. If you really know something
first hand, NOT HEARSAY, (there are all kinds of Valley myths), then I would
encourage you to come forward and let's get the whole story out. I have
learned so much from him and cleared up some of the myths I still believed
about the event.

I HAVE PHOTOS FROM THE SHOWSHOE TRIP TO OTTOWAY LAKE WHEN WE FOUND HE WING
AND THE POT SALVAGE IN APRIL ON-LINE at:
http://public.fotki.com/RonLykins/travel/airplane_1977/
The first 7 or so are at the lake in April (chopping pot out of the ice) the
others are the snowshoe trip when we found the wing, shots of thw wing
included.

I look forward to reading Ricks book when it is realeased.

Ron Lykins