[pct-l] Hiker Addiction: PCT Southern California

[Diane Soini]

That walking home part will be epic. That's a great idea!

On Jan 23, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Michael Slusser wrote:

> Since I'm getting a late start this year, I'm hiking from my  
> doorstep in Running Springs (just a tad south of Big Bear) to the  
> trail; I should be hooking up with the PCT around Bench Camp at  
> mile 295. I'll head north, then flip back to Mexico and walk home  
> in September or early October. (Can't wait to see the water  
> situation then... Trail angels keep some caches open for SOBO's,  
> right?) I'm about 4 miles as the bird flies from the trail--about  
> 15 by foot.
>
> Big Bear itself has a lot of pretty cheap rentals, especially with  
> poor snow totals the past few years and the depressed economy in  
> our region. You could get hooked up with a ski cabin out near  
> Baldwin Lake or on the north side of the lake and be within steps  
> of the trail from half a dozen points.
>
> Professor Errant
>