[pct-l] Night Hiking in the Mojave / Vagrancy Issues

[Scott "Squatch" Herriott]

In 2005, H, Whistler and others were night-hiking across the Antelope
Valley when a truck (without a driver's side door)
slowly approached them. They were all a bit apprehensive. When the driver
pulled up next to them all he uttered, in a an apparently
somwhat Southern accent, was.... "Dummmbasssss".


Squatch
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:

>
> On Nov 26, 2012, at 2:28 PM, BF wrote:
> > I was thinking that hiking
> > under the full moon for a couple of night might be a way to conserve
> > moisture.  Anybody ever done this out there?  I know that Mojave Greens
> > may be an issue.  They're usually bright green during that time of year
> > and pretty easy to spot during the day, but at night, that might be a
> > different story.
>
> I'm not a big night hiking fan but did hike for a couple hours under a
> very full moon around Kelso Valley Rd. in 2007. At one point I was
> hiking directly into the rising full moon and it required the use of my
> hat as a 'moon visor' because the glare/contrast was so great.  There
> was absolutely no need for a headlamp.
>
> I found Joshua Trees to be quite spooky in these lighting conditions!
>
> The trail is pretty open in the Mojave area and I doubt that many
> snakes would be out in the open at night. I never had a encounter with
> snakes at night.  During the day though...
>
>
> > I was wondering if the
> > opposite ever happens: have any of you PCT thru hikers ever had any
> > problems with being confused being homeless during your travels on and
> off
> > the trail?
>
> I was viewed as a 'hobo' by the driver who picked me up outside Mojave
> on that same trip. Some people don't seem to even comprehend what
> backpacking is never mind the more esoteric experience of long-distance
> hiking.
>
> Radar
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