-"Hiker thrilled after note he left on peak in 1972 is found"
-Los Angeles Times
-October 8, 2012
-http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/hiker-note-mountain-peak.html
A man who left a note on the peak of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, had his note found after forty years. He left the note when he went on a hike with his boy scout group. On the paper, Tim Taylor wrote his name, the date, and for whoever found the note to write back. Forty years later, a sixty-nine year old man hiking with his son and grandson, found the note in the Milestone Mountain area. Sixty-nine year old Larry Wright tried to contact Tim Taylor, but had no luck. Five years after leaving the note, Taylor moved to attend USC for three years, then to Georgetown Law School. Since Larry Wright had no luck finding him in the La Canada area, he published the story in the local newspaper, and Taylor began to receive calls from relatives and friends who lived in that area and read the article. Tim Taylor chose to climb this peak because no one else had before, and it was his chance to have the mountain named after him. The ironic part is, that Wright and his family were traveling to the same river that Taylor had hiked to after leaving the note.
It is a huge coincidence to say the least that Timmy's hiker was found by a different hiker, forty years after he put it there. Usually, notes like that are gone unnoticed or left ignored, but Timmy should feel lucky and proud that another hiker, four decades after he climbed the mountain, found the letter and put an effort to respond. Larry Wright was very clever in publishing the story in a local newspaper since he had no means of contacting Timmy. It is truly appalling how a simple letter left on a mountain peak could be unharmed and untouched for forty years. This is a fascinating story and more people should be inspired to do what Timmy Taylor did.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly remarkable to read that after forty years, one has found a note that was left in the same location where the initial hiker had left the note. Many people leave their "note in a bottle" hoping that a person will find their saying and reply back. I am happy to read that Larry Wright had found the letter with his son and grandson. It is a memory they will never forget. Also,who would not want to have a mountain named after them? This will become a story that will be passed onto the Wright generation for years to come.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how things happen. You leave and note on a mountain, and forty years later someone else finds it and responds. The man went out of his way to put in the newspaper about the note that he found. It is a day that Wright and his family will never forget. Going for a hike expecting nothing but find a note that gives a lifetime of stories to tell. Always remember expect the unexpected.
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing... I wish we did something like this. I have always wanted to put some random things into a box so when people find it 200 years later, they will know more about living in 2012 was like. Obviously this story did not involve that much time difference between the year it was placed and the year it was found, but it is still older than me. I think the mountain should be named after the man because he went through trouble putting a paper on a piece of tree with a shrivel of hope that someday, someone will find it and realize that they were not the first ones there.
ReplyDeleteIt is on my bucketlist to either find a note or to leave one and have it found. This story was a joy for me to read and entertained me for quite a while. I wish I found this article but you did quite a well job explaining the story that I do not even need to go back to read the article.
ReplyDeleteIt does amaze me at how this note was still able to be found forty years later. Timmy Taylor wrote the note, hoping to get a letter back from someone saying that they have found the note, but had probably forgotten about even writing the letter. If someone called and told me that my note was found, I would have been excited. It is a small piece of history, traveling to forty years earlier and maybe showing the reader what life was like in those years. I agree with Ani T., I believe the mountain should be named after Larry Wright as well, since he was the one who found the note, took the time to trying to find the writer, and published it into the newspaper, with the hope of finding Timmy Taylor.
ReplyDeleteThis story is absolutely fascinating. The fact that a note left behind forty years ago was found and responded to is incredible. That is something I have always wanted to do myself. Although, I agree that the mountain should be named after Larry Wright as well, since he was the one who found the note in the first place.
ReplyDeleteA note withstanding forty years on a mountain's peak, is quite intriguing. Also, I find it fascinating that the trip of Larry Wright, his son, and grandson, was almost identical to the trip of Tim Taylor. Furthermore, this news influences me to research the events that take place in La Canada; After all, it is my community and exciting news, such as this, should be praised.
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