[pct-l] Few questions from a PCT-rookie

[Scott Williams]

Camping mid way from Campo to Lake Morena was no problem at all.  Amoeba
pitched her tent right in the trail and it's where I met her and we later
spent many miles hiking together.  The group I was with went off into the
chaparral and found a wonderful spot under some oaks on an old illegal
trail and had a very secret night all to ourselves.  The illegal trail had
not been used in at least a year as the leaves drifted on the Mexican beer
cans and old clothes and the grass growing tall in the trail, were
obviously undisturbed for a long time.  It's not a problem.

Shroomer

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com> wrote:

> On 1/22/2012 3:58 AM, Robert Kristoferitsch wrote:
> > 1. Arriving at Campo (using the bus from EL Cajon) around noon, I'm
> > looking for a good camping spot between Campo and Lake Morena. Any
> > suggestions?
>
> Wherever you find yourself around 8:30 PM. All you are going to do is
> sleep there, so you don't need much. Be aware that illegals also use the
> trail, so you may want to get off the trail a ways if you want to avoid
> them. A lot of thrus will camp at Hauser Creek. So do the illegals, so
> you will have the Border Patrol in an out of your camp during the night
> if you camp there.
>
> If you are planning a thru hike, or long section hike, you should just
> get used to camping wherever you are when you start losing daylight or
> the energy to walk any farther, whichever comes first.
>
> > 2. ...or are there some trail angles who are willing to give a ride
> > early in the morning so I can make may way to Lake Morena on the
> > first day?
>
> There is a network of trail angels in SD who provide this service. If
> one of them cannot accommodate you, they will often know who can. Search
> the archives for Barney and Sandy Mann (Scout and Frodo), Girlscout or
> Bob Reiss. There are others, but their names don't come to mind right now.
>
>
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