[pct-l] Trail Magic Advice

[Jim Banks]

I agree that Barker Pass would be a good location.  Since you will be
staying in Tahoe City it would be close by.  The road is paved except for
the last quarter mile or so and is no problem for a two drive car.  There is
a trail head there with parking.  Plus at the end of the day if any hiker
needs to come down off the trail you would be able to give them a ride from
a place that otherwise would be hard to snare a ride. 

I-Beam

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To: Marcus Schwartz <pctl at marcusschwartz.com>
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Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Magic Advice

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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