[pct-l] Trail angel in LA acting as gear mailbox?

Tue Jul 24 02:54:23 CDT 2012

Hello everybody

First I must thank everybody for offering help, I got many emails, that was fantastic :-)

I will get help from Carl from AZDPCTKO. They are in Pasadena.

Carl could also offer storage for my 2 suitcases while on the PCT, so it is perfect.
I need something in LA because I will land/take-off from there. So just to pick up my stuff at Carl's house before leaving again for Norway end of 2013 (and bring it to his house before PCT). And get my gear on my way out to Hawaii in December. The easiest is always the best.

Thanks also to people offering me rides from the airport, or help to find where the train is, etc. That was cool.
I will rent a car, so transportation is solved :-)

Cheerios from Paris, France

Anne

From: Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>
To: Chris Anderson <srhspaded at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "anne_estoppey at yahoo.com" <anne_estoppey at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail angel in LA acting as gear mailbox?

Yeah, I was kinda thinking the same thing. 

I'm a little closer, Santa Clarita. 

If we can work out details, I might be willing/able to do it. 

Send some possible dates and an idea of how much gear. 

I have a few ideas and caveats. 

SomeGuy 
Bill Burge
Typoed on my iPhone...

On Jul 23, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Chris Anderson <srhspaded at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello Anne,
> I live in Corona, which, if you look at a map of the Los Angeles area, is about 60 or so miles east from LAX.  If you contact me with more information regarding the amount of gear and your itinerary I can most likely be able to accommodate your request.  There is an amtrack train that runs from LA to about 2 miles from my house so if you aren't renting a car in LA you can use the train to come get your gear... it should be an easy, straight route but I am not sure of the cost for tickets versus having your gear shipped from somebody to you if they do not live in LA.  That would be something worth looking into, and of course if you find somebody in LA to help then that would be your best option.  
> -Chris Anderson
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> From: Stephanie Wilson <wilssteph at gmail.com>
> To: Anne Estoppey <anne_estoppey at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail angel in LA acting as gear mailbox?
> 
> Hi Anne- I live in northern California, several hundred miles north of LA
> close to Lake Tahoe.  If no one comes forward in LA, I would be happy to
> accept and store your items for you and then send them to a friend who
> lives near LAX in one shipment right before you arrive for your trip.  Hope
> it all works out for you!
> 
> Stephanie
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Anne Estoppey <anne_estoppey at yahoo.com>wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I was wondering if there is a possibility to find a trail angel who would
>> perhaps agree to act as a mail box for my gear. I live in Europe, and quite
>> a few items I am interested in comes from the States. I don't see the point
>> to pay a lot for shipping to Europe, and a bit later I travel with the same
>> gear back to the US. I think that TrailDesigns don't even ship to Europe...
>> I will start hiking first in Hawaii from about mid-December. My idea was to
>> travel via Los Angeles just before that a) to buy some remaining gear at
>> REI, b) to pick up my gear if I manage to find a trail angel in LA who
>> acted as mailing box.
>> 
>> Please tell me if I am completely "off the tracks" for such a request. I
>> am not sure otherwise how to get in touch with trail angels to ask them
>> directly. I don't know if any trail angels are in the PCT mailing list at
>> all.
>> 
>> Unfortunately I can't bring any food rewards from France (except
>> chocolates!), because importing any meat product to the US is forbidden
>> (and this time I will enter with a proper visa, not the default 3 months
>> thingie, so no funny stuff ;-)
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your replies and hints :-)
>> Anne
>> 
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