[pct-l] Hitching - santiam vs mcKenzie
Jeffrey Olson
jolson at olc.edu
Mon Jul 31 21:02:15 CDT 2006
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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