[pct-l] Hitching - santiam vs mcKenzie

[Jeffrey Olson]

I hitched down into Sisters from Santiam pass in 1994 when my food 
disappeared from the Youth Camp, and last summer.  I stood on the car 
width shoulder as cars whizzed by at 65 mph.  Lots of traffic, and I 
waited only 15 minutes.  If you don't mind the less than ideal 
hitchhiking conditions - cars going fast in close proximity - I would 
hitch there rather than McKenzie, which has far less traffic - more rv 
types...

Jeff, just Jeff...

Wayne Kraft wrote:

>Faster traffic, but more of it.  You can try to yogi a ride from the  
>tourists at McKenzie Pass or you can try the PCT trailhead at Santiam  
>Pass.  On weekends there are people coming and going almost all the  
>time at both locations, but you've got 100% hikers at Santiam Pass.   
>On weekdays you might find more people at McKenzie. Maybe.  When I  
>cross Santiam Pass in a car I usually pull into the trailhead and ask  
>anyone there if they need a ride. Reverse yogi.  Igoy.
>
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>On Jul 31, 2006, at 2:32 PM, David Hough reading PCT-L wrote:
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>>>hike further north to
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>>Santiam Pass and hitch to Sisters from there.  Santiam Pass is the
>>same distance from Sisters by road as McKenzie Pass and is probably
>>an easier hitch anyway
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>>I wonder about that.    You can go over Santiam Pass FAST.
>>You can't do that over McKenzie Pass - very twisty.    I think that's
>>why it's easier, by most accounts, from McKenzie.
>>
>>And one can yogi from the observation building if one has that talent.
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