'Mountain Girl' In the living room of 710 Ashbury....	'Mountain Girl and Jerry' A happy moment at 710...
	Mountain Girl Displaying the confidence and sense of adventure which would become her trademark, Carolyn Adams hitched a ride with her brother from upstate New York to the San Francisco area at age 17.  Shortly after arriving, she met up with a like-minded group of psychedelic adventurers who referred to themselves as The Merry Pranksters, and with whom she would be immortalized in Tom Wolfe’s book,  “The electric cool-aid acid test”  Sleeping in a tent earned her the nickname “Mountain Girl”, bestowed by fellow Prankster Neil Cassady.  After one particular Acid Test, she found herself sweeping the floor with one of the members of the “house” band, The Warlocks.  A casual conversation was struck up, and before too long, 710 Ashbury would become home.	'Jerry, Mountain Girl, and Sunshine' Taking a break from practice, Sausalito Heliport... photos by Gene Anthony, 1967

Mountain Girl

Displaying the confidence and sense of adventure which would become her trademark, Carolyn Adams hitched a ride with her brother from upstate New York to the San Francisco area at age 17.  Shortly after arriving, she met up with a like-minded group of psychedelic adventurers who referred to themselves as The Merry Pranksters, and with whom she would be immortalized in Tom Wolfe’s book,  The electric cool-aid acid test   Sleeping in a tent earned her the nickname Mountain Girl, bestowed by fellow Prankster Neil Cassady.  After one particular Acid Test, she found herself sweeping the floor with one of the members of the house band, The Warlocks.  A casual conversation was struck up, and before too long, 710 Ashbury would become home.

interview by David Gans - 1/29/97

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