[pct-l] Trail Magic Advice

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Two additional possible set up locations: Barker Pass (via surface streets on west side of Lake Tahoe or Highway 40 at Truckee
One additional food consideration: cereal with cream or milk. 


God Bless America! 

> On Jun 14, 2017, at 10:34 PM, Marcus Schwartz <pctl at marcusschwartz.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi PCT-L,
> 
> I'm going to be in Lake Tahoe around July 15-23 this year. When I hiked
> the PCT last year, I really appreciated the trail magic I received, so I
> wanted to take the opportunity to try making some trail magic myself.
> I'd like to set up a trailside kiosk and provide food and other
> amenities to the hikers who pass by.
> 
> I hit Tahoe July 6 on my hike, and I was around the middle of the pack.
> Since snow is heavier this year, I'm thinking a lot of hikers will be in
> the area during the week that I'll be there on vacation this year, two
> weeks later.
> 
> I'd appreciate advice from the PCT-L about the logistics of trail
> angeling:
> 
> - Am I guessing right that July 15-23 will be around the middle of the
> pack this year? Or will snow have people trapped further south?
> 
> - Will I be conflicting with anybody else doing trail magic on that
> section at that time? I remember Coppertone was there around July 4th
> last year, for example.
> 
> - Where exactly should I set up? I'll be staying in Tahoe City and will
> have access to a car (2WD sedan). Maybe the I-80 Donner Pass Rest Area?
> Or maybe the parking lot of the Adventure Mountain resort, just south of
> Highway 50? (Coppertone was there last year).
> 
> - Can any of you who have done trail magic tell me about unexpected
> things I might not have thought of? E.g. items you forgot, things hikers
> needed that you didn't have, things you brought that they didn't need,
> etc.
> 
> - Do I need to be prepared for hiker misbehavior?  If so, what kinds?
> 
> I'm also trying to think of what I could provide. My hiker hunger has
> long since left me, so it's getting hard to remember what I craved...
> Here's what I've thought of so far, I don't think I could do all of them
> of course.  Any suggestions/comments?
> 
> Edible:
> - Clean water
> - Beer, especially heavy beer
> - Soda, I remember craving orange soda in particular
> - Hot non-instant coffee
> - Iced drinks. Margaritas maybe?
> - Fresh fruit, especially big juicy Fuji apples
> - Home-made chocolate chip cookies
> - Meat of some kind that's not jerky
> 
> Non-Edible:
> - Have a friend shuttle people between town and the trail magic station
> - Charging station
> - A garbage can
> - Hiker box, pre-stocked with some of my overstocked gear, and
> disposable or hard-to-find cheap items, such as: Mayonnaise packets,
> ziploc bags, trash-compactor bags, toilet paper, bug spray, stove fuel,
> duck tape...
> - If I set up at highway 80, post a sign at the confusing trail
> intersection (lots of people don't realize that you have to hike half a
> mile further if you're going westbound on the freeway).
> 
> Any more ideas?  I'd appreciate any advice from the experienced trail
> magicians out there...
> 
> -=Town Food
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