[pct-l] Tehachapi/Mojave question.

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Mojave is convenient for all the reasons Mountain Goat states, but be aware up front that there's a major highway axis that goes smack through town, and you cannot escape the sound of cars, big rigs, and trains.  The town is really a giant truck stop in the desert.  Tehachapi is spread out, but it's a more pleasant place overall.  The motels on the main drag in Tehachapi do have trains that roll by through the night, but the traffic is no where near as intense as Mojave.  



-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephanie Wilson <taurodea at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 1, 2007 7:54 AM
>To: The Mountain Goat <themtgoat at yahoo.com>
>Cc: pctl <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tehachapi/Mojave question.
>
>I've never been to either town, but the research I've done and what
>I've read/heard from other hikers is exactly what you said. So I'll
>probably be trying to hitch into Mojave this year for my resupply, and
>probably take a zero there also.
>
>Steph
>'07 in training
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>On 2/1/07, The Mountain Goat <themtgoat at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I have started some research on resupply towns. I hope to make a video / on
>> how to / resupply strategies. Anway:
>>
>> I went to Mojave to resupply in 2005. I liked Mojave because it was a 13
>> mile hitch (The whites motel is said to pick people up, but I found it quicker to
>> hitch in).
>>
>> The town (Mojave) is fairly compact and from your hotel the USPS is only a few
>> blocks away, and the there are a half dozen hotels.
>>
>> The Supermarket is less than a mile I think, and generally you can get the mailing
>> done, Eat and get food and Internet at the Library. All within 1 mile.
>>
>> When I went to Tehachapi, everything is so spread out. You would continually
>> have to get a hitch to taxi to get around. It had I think a K-mart, Wall Greens, and
>> what not. But the distance to everything was a lot more walking.
>>
>> What are your opinions? why would you want to go to Tehachapi over Mojave?
>> or do you prefer Mojave as I did?
>>
>> For that Matter, anyone got a better Idea on resupplying, rather than having to hitch to Tehachapi/Mojave? Yes. I know you could do it at Hiker Town, but that would make it a really long section to Walker Pass or Kennedy Meadows.
>>
>> -Mountain Goat-
>> PCT 2005
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