<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:24:44 EDT <A href="mailto:TSBryan@aol.com">TSBryan@aol.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/20/2004 3:52:08 PM Mountain Daylight Time, thedulcimerlady@juno.com writes:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV>The route to Queen's Laundry is straightforward, really. Do this. Drive to the end of Fountain Flats Drive and hike along the old road to Ojo Caliente Spring. Cross the bridge. Directly on the opposite side of the river from Ojo Caliente is the trailhead for the Sentinel Meadow trail. Take it. Keep going. Go all the way, past the other springs (Mound, Steep, Iron Pot). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>This last part goes along the hill just south of these features, yes?</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV>The trail will curve toward the south. At that point either 1) cut straight across the grassy meadow -- probably pretty dry at this season -- or 2) continue the trail a bit more until you reach another that branches sharply back to the nnorthwest. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Ugh!  I remember seeing the place where the NW trail merged in.  It was right after some "sand traps" on the trail.  I pondered taking it on my first try, but didn't.  Ah, the road less travelled.  But maybe we'll cut across.</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Take it and it goes directly to Queen's Laundry, and Norris's bath house.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Put another way -- if you can find Sentinel Meadow (no hill climbing needed or recommended), then Queen's Laundry is simply the farthest spring in from the road.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Got it now.  Thanks, Scott.  We're going Thursday, weather permitting, if anyone else would like to join us.  See me at OFI on Wed., next to the fireplace.</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Lucille Reilly</EM></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>