[pct-l] Trail Magic Advice

[Sabrina Harrison]

CEREAL
ICE COLD MILK
CRUNCH BERRIES

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> On Jun 15, 2017, at 8:44 AM, Zog7140 at gmail.com <zog7140 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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