[pct-l] SoBo Border?

[ron guay]

Cetaris paribus, I (US citizen, passport, no CA border permit) would rather
go up to Manning and on to BC...hostel...I-5...etc) then turn around and
return back into the US via PCT.
On Mar 3, 2011 12:45 PM, "Spring" <kjssail at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> According to the PCTA "Trail Dirt" news "U.S. Customs and Border
Protection no longer allows hikers and horseback riders to cross the
international border from Canada into the United States"  They go on to
state that hikers were fined (imprisoned) for violating this rule.
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> Anyone have experience with this?
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> And, how do they (the border guards)  know if you came from Canada or
walked up from Highway 20, and are just on the return?  Do they now maintain
patrols on the section south of the border?
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> Thanks, Spring
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